African American Studies

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AFRICAM R1A Freshman Composition 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
Training in expository, argumentative, and other styles of writing. The assignments will focus on themes and issues in African American life and culture. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: UC Entry Level Writing Requirement

Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: African American Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.

Formerly known as: 1A

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AFRICAM R1AN Reading and Composition 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Summer 2007 10 Week Session, Summer 2006 10 Week Session
To provide Summer Bridge students with training in expository, argumentative, and other styles of writing. The assignments will focus on themes and issues in African American life and culture. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
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Hours & Format

Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 5.5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: African American Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Formerly known as: 1AN

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AFRICAM R1B Freshman Composition 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Summer 2019 First 6 Week Session, Spring 2019
Continued training in expository and argumentative writing, with more emphasis on literary interpretation. Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: UC Entry Level Writing Requirement and 1A

Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the second half of the Reading and Composition requirement

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2-3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week

Summer:
6 weeks - 6-8 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
8 weeks - 3-4 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: African American Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.

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AFRICAM 4A Africa: History and Culture 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Summer 2019 Second 6 Week Session, Fall 2018
Emphasis on pre-colonial social, cultural, political, and economic structures; introduction to art, literature, oral traditions, and belief systems.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: African American Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructor: Nwokeji

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AFRICAM 4B Africa: History and Culture 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Summer 2016 Second 6 Week Session, Spring 2016, Summer 2015 Second 6 Week Session
Emphasis on social, political, and economic change in 20th century Africa; with further emphasis upon the roles of modernization, urbanization, and the emergence of contemporary African states.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: African American Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructor: Nwokeji

Africa: History and Culture: Read Less [-]

AFRICAM N4A Africa: History and Culture 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Summer 1996 10 Week Session
Emphasis on pre-colonial social, cultural, political, and economic structures; introduction to art, literature, oral traditions, and belief systems.
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Rules & Requirements

Credit Restrictions: Off-campus course in Zimbabwe.

Hours & Format

Summer:
6 weeks - 7 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: African American Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructor: Mandaza

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AFRICAM 5A African American Life and Culture in the United States 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
A study of the genesis, development, and scope of African American culture, approached through an examination of selected art forms, historical themes, and intellectual currents.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 10 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: African American Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructor: Allen

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AFRICAM 5B African American Life and Culture in the United States 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
Emphasis on the social experience of African Americans. An interdisciplinary approach designed to help students understand the forces and ideas that are influencing the individual and collective African American experience.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Summer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: African American Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

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AFRICAM 7A Elementary Wolof 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012
This course introduces students to speaking, listening, reading, and writing in Wolof. Instruction is mixed English and Wolof. Emphasis is placed on developing student ability to create and to communicate with basic Wolof structures and vocabulary in culturally and socially appropriate context. Speaking and listening abilities are developed through oral exercises, class discussions, and recordings available from Berkeley Language Center. Reading and writing are developed through in-class exercises, independent reading projects, and compositions. This course not open to native or heritage speakers of Wolof.
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Rules & Requirements

Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Africam 7A after completing Africam C7A/Linguis C7A. A deficient grade in Africam C7A/Linguis C7A may be removed by taking Africam 7A.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of recitation and 1 hour of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: African American Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructor: Sow

Formerly known as: C7A/Linguistics C7A

Elementary Wolof: Read Less [-]

AFRICAM 7B Elementary Wolof 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013
This course introduces students to speaking, listening, reading, and writing in Wolof. Instruction is mixed English and Wolof. Emphasis is placed on developing student ability to create and to communicate with basic Wolof structures and vocabulary in a culturally and socially appropriate context. Speaking and listening abilities are developed through oral exercises, class discussions, and recordings available from the Berkeley Language Center. Reading and writing are developed through in-class exercises, independent reading projects, and compositions. For students with no college level Wolof completed with passing grade; this course is not open to native heritage speakers of Wolof.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: C7A

Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Africam 7B after completing Africam C7B/Linguis C7B. A deficient grade in Africam C7B/Linguis C7B may be removed by taking Africam 7B.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of recitation and 1 hour of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: African American Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructor: Sow

Formerly known as: C7B/Linguistics C7B

Elementary Wolof: Read Less [-]

AFRICAM 8A Intermediate Wolof 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012
This course reviews and expands students' knowledge of fundamental structures from Elementary Wolof and appropriate cultural contexts of these structures in oral and written communication. More grammar and vocabulary in a culturally and socially appropriate context is developed. Speaking ability is expanded through oral exercises, individual reports, class discussions, and recordings available at the Berkeley Language Center. Writing and reading are expanded through compositions, written exercises, and independent reading projects with texts available through Berkeley's African Library Collection and supplemented by instructor's materials.
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Rules & Requirements

Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Africam 8A after completing Africam C8A/Linguis C8A. A deficient grade in Africam C8A/Linguis C8A may be removed by taking Africam 8A.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of recitation and 1 hour of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: African American Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructor: Sow

Formerly known as: C8A/Linguistics C8A

Intermediate Wolof: Read Less [-]

AFRICAM 8B Intermediate Wolof 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2013
This course reviews and expands students' knowledge of fundamental structures from Elementary Wolof, and appropriate cultural contexts of these structures in oral and written communication. More grammar and vocabulary in a culturally and socially appropriate context is developed. Speaking ability is expanded through oral exercises, individual reports, class discussions, and recordings available at the Berkeley Language Center. Writing and reading are expanded through compositions, written exercises, and independent reading projects with texts available through Berkeley's African Library Collection and supplemented by the instructor's materials.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: C8A

Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Africam 8B after completing Africam C8B/Linguis C8B. A deficient grade in Africam C8B/Linguis C8B may be removed by taking Africam 8B.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of recitation and 1 hour of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: African American Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructor: Sow

Formerly known as: C8B/Linguistics C8B

Intermediate Wolof: Read Less [-]

AFRICAM 9A Advanced Wolof 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Prior to 2007
This course reviews and expands students' knowledge from Intermediate Wolof. Oral and written communication will be presented in appropriate cultural contexts. Developing oral language skills will be strongly emphasized as part of this course and will be expanded through individual presentations, class discussions, and recordings available at the Berkeley Language Center. Writing, grammar, vocabulary, and reading are expanded through compositions, written exercises, and independent reading projects with texts available through Berkeley's African Library Collection and supplemented by the instructor's materials.
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Rules & Requirements

Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Africam 9A after completing Africam C9A/Linguis C9A. A deficient grade in Africam C9A/Linguis C9A may be removed by taking Africam 9A.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of recitation and 1 hour of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: African American Studies/Undergraduate

Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.

Instructor: Sow

Formerly known as: C9A/Linguistics C9A

Advanced Wolof: Read Less [-]

AFRICAM 9B Advanced Wolof 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Prior to 2007
. This course reviews and expands students' knowledge from Intermediate Wolof. Oral and written communication will be presented in appropriate cultural contexts. Developing oral language skills will be strongly emphasized as part of this course and will be expanded through individual presentations, class discussions, and recordings available at the Berkeley Language Center rs & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of recitation per week

Additional...