African and Afro-American Studies

• AFAM 101: The Black Experience
• AFRI 101: Introduction to African Civilization

AFAM 101: The Black Experience

Self-paced Online

AFAM 101 is designed to provide a clear understanding of the origins of the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade and the impact of this trade on Africa, Europe, and (Native) America, and to apply this understanding to contemporary American society to examine the roots of the nation’s cultural diversity.

• Instructor: Micah Gilmer, MA
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
• Credit Hours: 3
• Submitted Assignments: 14
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Texts

• Wright, African Americans in the Colonial Era: From African Origins through the American Revolution, 2nd edition (2000)
• White, Ar'n't I a Woman? Female Slaves in the Plantation South, revised edition (1999)

Required Video Series

• Africans in America, two-pack (DVD)

You may purchase the textbooks and DVD set at the Higher Grounds bookstore in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form.  Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

Other Requirements

• Students must have access to a DVD player.

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AFRI 101: Introduction to African Civilization

Self-paced Correspondence

An introduction to the African continent, this course is intended to fulfill two primary purposes: to acquaint the student with the African environment—its peoples, their culture, and its past and contemporary society—and to develop an appreciation for African civilization—one that has made a major contribution to American society. This introduction will be achieved through an examination of geopolitical context, historical themes, and selected social, political, economic, religious, and aesthetic characteristics of both traditional and modern Africa.

• Instructor: Julius Nyang'oro, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
• Credit Hours: 3
• Submitted Assignments: 13
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Texts

• Gordon and Gordon, eds., Understanding Contemporary Africa, 3rd edition (2001)
• Martin and O'Meara, eds., Africa, 3rd edition (1995)
• Thiong'o, A Grain of Wheat (1967)

You may purchase the textbooks at the Higher Grounds bookstore in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

How to Enroll

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