COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
RACE AND ETHNIC CULTURES - GENERAL (610)
610-217 ETHNIC POLITICS GE/Diversity 3 cr
The central concern of this course is to provide the student an awareness
of the political development of racial and ethnic minorities in today's
political arena. It will compare and contrast the development of the
white ethnic communities of the 19th and 20th centuries with our modern
day racial and ethnic minorities. (Offered jointly with Political
Science).
Unreq: 820-247
610-380/580 RACE, ETHNICITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE:
ISSUES FOR HELPING PROFESSIONALS Diversity 3 cr
The course is designed to help students develop a greater understanding of
the influence of one's race and ethnicity on the ways individuals perceive the world and the ways they are treated by others and by society. Within the framework of the helping professions, students will have the
opportunity to examine their attitudes toward members of racial and ethnic
minorities, develop ways to learn about the participation in and treatment
of racial and ethnic minority groups in work, education, and social
services, and examine ways to affect one's own attitudes and society to achieve social justice.
Unreq: 860-380/580.
610-490/690 WORKSHOP 1-3 cr
Repeatable a maximum of three times.
610-496/696 SPECIAL STUDIES 1-3 cr
Repeatable a maximum of three times.
610-498 INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-3 cr
Repeatable three times for maximum of 9 credits.
Prereq: Cons instr.
AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES (614)
The objectives of Afro-American Studies are to provide a systematic study
of the experiences, conditions, and origins of Afro-American people, their
philosophical, religious, and social values, their various modes of
artistic expression, and the way in which each of these cultural aspects
is interrelated. In this way Afro-American Studies provides the student
with an opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of the history,
social organization, current conditions, and problems that face
Afro-Americans as a racial minority in the United States. Additionally,
the study of the Afro-American experience will unfold and analyze the
Afro-American contribution to the American heritage.
614-100 INTRODUCTION TO BLACK CULTURE GE/Diversity 3 cr
This course is an introduction to the experiences, literature, art and
music of Black people. Emphasis will be placed on major Black
contributions to American culture. Special attention will be paid to Black
studies as a discipline.
614-120 MODERN BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY GE/Diversity 3 cr
A critical examination and analysis of the status and role of Black
Americans in the United States since 1865.
Unreq: 740-120
614-270 THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY:
A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE GE/Diversity 3 cr
This course provides lower level undergraduate students with systematic
sociological understanding of the historical and current experiences of
African American people. (Offered jointly with Sociology)
Unreq: 880-270.
614-320/520 A HISTORY OF BLACK
MIGRATION IN THE U.S. GE/Diversity 3 cr
This course will examine and analyze the impact of Black migration from
rural south to the northern urban centers since the turn of the century.
Prereq: 740-125 or 740/852 220 or 614-100 or consent of instructor.
614-396 CURRENT ISSUES IN BLACK STUDIES:
SOCIAL AND
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES GE/Diversity 3 cr
This course deals with the key issues that fall under the investigatory
domain of the social and behavioral sciences. These issues are
investigated in light of the traditional eurocentric approaches of the
social and behavioral sciences, as well as the approaches of a Black
social and behavioral scientist. In addition, the long and short term
effects of the several approaches and suggested solutions to these issues
are examined critically in the context of their effect or impact on Blacks
and whites.
614-397 CURRENT ISSUES IN BLACK STUDIES:
HUMANITIES GE/Diversity 3 cr
This seminar course addresses the appeal of Black power as a polemic,
protest and propaganda in the context of the Black experience in the
United States. The primary materials will be speeches, documentaries,
comic routines, mime groups, theatre and cinema. The approach is
rhetorical and focuses on the ways in which statements are made and the
effect they may have on the immediate audience and beyond.
614-470 AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY Diversity 3 cr
This course will survey the historical development of the Afro-American
Family from Africa to modern times. Significant events (e.g., the slave
trade, slavery, and migration) will be scrutinized in order to ascertain
their role in shaping the contemporary Black Family life. Other important
social and economic forces will be illuminated to assess their impact.
The latest body of literature, models, paradigms, hypotheses, and
statistical findings will be critically examined to enhance understanding
of modern day Black Family premarital and marital relations, adaptive
patterns, and dislocations. (Offered jointly with Sociology.)
Prereq: 614-100 or 880-140 and 880-252 or 614-270.
Unreq: 880-470.
614-490/690 WORKSHOP Repeatable 1-3 cr
614-491/691 TRAVEL STUDY Repeatable 1-3 cr
614-494 SEMINAR Repeatable 1-3 cr
614-496/696 SPECIAL STUDIES Repeatable 1-3 cr
614-498 INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-3 cr
AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES (611)
American Indian Studies deals with the history and traditions of Native
Americans. Special attention is given to current issues and events
relevant to conditions in Wisconsin today.
611-102 INTRODUCTION TO
AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES Diversity 3 cr
An interdisciplinary introduction to the history, literature, art, and
religion of Native Americans designed for students seeking a basic
understanding of American Indians. Emphasis will be given to the
contemporary scene.
611-490/690 WORKSHOP 1-3 cr
Repeatable a maximum of three times.
611-491/691 TRAVEL STUDY Repeatable 1-3 cr
611-496/696 SPECIAL STUDIES 1-3 cr
Repeatable three times for a maximum of 9 credits.
611-498 INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-3 cr
Repeatable three times for a maximum of 9 credits.
Prereq: Consent of
instructor.
CHICANO STUDIES (615)
Chicano Studies deals with those who may call themselves Mexican, Hispanic
or Latino.
Chicano Studies provides the student with an opportunity to study the role
of the Chicano in, and his relationship to, United States society in
general. These courses serve to broaden perceptions of the origins,
conditions, and experiences of Hispanics by exploring their social and
philosophical values. The study of the Chicano/Latino experience includes
an examination of Chicano history and literature, culture and political
thought from earliest antecedents to the present day.
615-150 INTRODUCTION TO CHICANO STUDIES GE 3 cr
Identifies and interprets internal and external cultural experiences
converging to form the present day Chicano.
615-200 CHICANO LITERATURE: HISTORICAL
CONTEXT AND CONTEMPORARY TEXT GE/Diversity 3 cr
Identifies and interprets Chicano literature in a social and historical
context with emphasis on contemporary text. All Spanish language texts are
provided in translation. (Also offered as 680-200 by English Department.)
Unreq: 680-200.
615-201 CONTEMPORARY CHICANO LITERATURE
GE/Diversity 3 cr
Analyzes contemporary Chicano drama, fiction, and poetry within their
cultural and historical context: examined from a traditional formalist
approach and as a human expression. (Also offered as 680-201 by English
Department.)
Unreq: 680-201.
615-310/510 HISTORY OF CHICANOS IN THE U.S.:
19TH CENTURY ROOTS AND 20TH CENTURY DEVELOPMENT GE/Diversity 3 cr
Interprets historical events of the U.S. and their impact on the Chicano
emphasizing 19th century roots and 20th century development. Takes an in
depth look at implications of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and 20th
century Mexican Immigration.
615-320/520 POLITICS OF THE CHICANO GE/Diversity 3 cr
A comprehensive analysis of Chicano life as it relates to U.S.
governmental institutions. Chicanos are presented in terms of their
political, social, and religious affiliations; their economic and
occupational status; and their family life and language relationships to
the U.S. Federal System of Government. This study views Chicanos from two
separate perspectives: as a self-contained ethnic minority and as a part
of the broader U.S. population.
615-330 CHICANO AND LATINO AMERICAN THOUGHT GE/Diversity 3 cr
A close analysis of the ideological perspectives of the Hispanic Movement
will show that the issues inherent in this movement are not new ones. The
Hispanic situation, that of a conquered people, traces its beginnings to
the early XVI century with the conquest of Tenochtitlan by Hernan Cortes.
Essays from both the conqueror and the conquered will be studied that show
that ideologically Aztlan and Latino American countries have a similar
point of reference.
615-480/680 MEXICAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Diversity 3 cr
This course offers the student an opportunity to learn the traditions and
heritage of Mexico. It traces the development of the Liberal Revolution
in Mexico as seen through the 20th Century Mexican novel and short story.
615-490/690 WORKSHOP 1-3 cr
Repeatable a maximum of three times.
615-491/691 TRAVEL STUDY Repeatable 1-3 cr
615-494 SEMINAR 1-3 cr
Repeatable a maximum of three times.
615-496/696 SPECIAL STUDIES 1-3 cr
Repeatable a maximum of three times.
615-498 INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-3 cr
Repeatable three times for a maximum of 9 credits.
Prereq: Consent of
instructor.
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