This course is the introductory course for the black studies minor. It will provide students with the background information needed to understand the historical, social, political, and artistic issues that are the core of black studies. The course will also serve as a unifying foundation for the interdisciplinary minor. C21:DI,HC,HU.
This is a course in which students prepare for and participate in the annual National Model Organization of African Unity, held each March in Washington, D.C. Students research the foreign policy concerns of a particular African state, and then represent that state over an intensive four-day model conference. Students from some forty other institutions attend this conference as delegates from OAU member states. Through simulation, augmented by briefings at African embassies in Washington, student delegates gain a better and clearer understanding of the various determinants, capabilities, and constraints that shape the domestic and foreign policies of each country as well as the patterns of cooperation and conflict that characterize intra-African diplomacy.
Students in this course prepare for and apply to serve as officers in the annual National Model Organization of African Unity, held each March in Washington, D.C. Previous completion of BLST 361 is recommended.
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This seminar is the capstone course for the black studies minor. It will provide students with the opportunity to analyze, in greater depth, issues pertinent to black studies. Students are to draw on the ideas and themes in courses previously taken in the minor and to connect these to some features of their major discipline. A major research paper on a topic or theme not covered in their course work should be one of the products of this seminar.
Open to qualified students who seek an immersion experience in a setting consistent with their goals, preparation, and interests. Students are expected to complete goals agreed upon by themselves, their site supervisor, and their academic supervisor. Application required; see Internship Program.
A Field Study is an experiential learning course combining elements of workplace experience, observation, and/or research. Students are expected to work closely with a faculty field study supervisor to develop learning objectives and a plan of study appropriate to the discipline. Assignments may include a reflective journal, activity reports, and one or more directed research papers appropriate to the discipline. Workplace experience requirements should be similar to those of internships. Students should not receive compensation from workplace experience if they are receiving three-hour course credit.