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- BLS/LTS 4900 Capstone (3 credits)
- Core BLS/LTS Electives (6 credits)
- Additional BLS/LTS Electives (21 credits)
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Required Capstone Course: 3 Credits All BLS majors and minors must complete this capstone course. It will be organized using three key components: (1) Academic coursework, (2) Fieldwork, and (3) Public Knowledge Research Projects. The capstone course themes will be determined by the instructor, such as by offering specialized focus on (1) race, history, culture or, (2) racial and social justice, public policy, and human rights. Upon completion students will have developed advanced skills in research methods, established fieldwork experience, and a public research project. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seminar in Black and Latino Studies | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Required Core Elective Courses: 6 Credits Majors must take two interdisciplinary Core Elective courses, which will establish experience with the foundational methods and themes that inform Black, Latino, and Latinx Studies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Additional Elective Courses in the Major (21 credits) The Elective Courses offered to support the major manifest the interdisciplinary practices that define Black, Latinx Studies, and AfroLatinx Studies. They represent a distribution of courses that support well-rounded knowledge within Black, Caribbean, and Latinx areas of interest. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Black Studies (BLS) Elective Courses Offered by the Department of Black and Latino Studies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urban Economic Structure | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Black Child and Adolescent in the United States | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Black Family | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black Revolution and Political Thinking in the U.S. * | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mass Media and the Black America | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Civil Rights Legislation and Litigation | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black Economic Development 1860-Present | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| African Philosophy and Religion | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women of Color * | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race and Global Inequality * | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special Topics in Black Studies | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent Study I | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent Study II | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honors Thesis I in Black Studies ** | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honors Thesis I in Black Studies ** | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latino Studies (LTS) Elective Courses Offered By the Department of Black and Latino Studies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Puerto Rican Community | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rican Political and Economic Development in the Twentieth Century | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Politics and Power in Puerto Rico | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Economic History of Puerto Rico | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religions in the Caribbean | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rican Culture | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Heritage: From Pre-Columbian Times to Present | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latinas: A Social and Cultural Survey * | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race and Global Inequality * | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Special Topics in Hispanic/Latino Studies | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latino Communities in the U.S. * | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debates in Latin American Social Theory | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent Study I | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent Study II | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honors Thesis I in Black Studies ** | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honors Thesis I in Black Studies ** | 3 credits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTES: * These courses satisfy the Core Elective requirement. **The BLS/LTS 5000/5001 and BLS/LTS 6001H/6002H course sequences allow for independent study and advanced work. In these courses students will work on independent projects under mentorship and direction from a faculty advisor. These projects may include experiential learning or social justice work with community organizations. All projects in this course sequence will culminate in an advanced research project. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BLS and LTS Elective Courses Cross-Listed with Weissman Departments
| The Changing Demographics of the City | ||||||||||||||||||
BLS/ENG 3034
Survey of African American Literature
3 credits
BLS/LTS/ANT/SOC 3035
The Remaking of New York: The Immigrant Experience
3 credits
BLS/ENG 3835
Black Women Writers
3 credits
BLS/CMP/ENG 3038
Survey of Caribbean Literature in English
3 credits
BLS/HIS 3060
African American History
3 credits
BLS/HIS 3061
Survey of African History
3 credits
BLS/HIS 3062
Women in African History
3 credits
BLS/HIS 3063
History of the African Diaspora
3 credits
BLS/ANT/SOC 3115
People and Culture of Haiti
3 credits
BLS/THE 3043
Theater of Color in the United States
3 credits
BLS/LTS/SOC 3044
Migration in the Americas
3 credits
BLS/LTS/HIS 3055
The Sixties in America
3 credits
BLS/LTS/HIS 3056
The Civil Rights Movement
3 credits
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Contemporary Black Literatures
3 credits
| Contemporary Black Literatures | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Survey of African American Literature | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Remaking of New York: The Immigrant Experience | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Black Women Writers | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Survey of Caribbean Literature in English | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
| African American History | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Survey of African History | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Women in African History | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
| History of the African Diaspora | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
| People and Culture of Haiti | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Theater of Color in the United States | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Migration in the Americas | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Sixties in America | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Civil Rights Movement | 3 credits | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 credits | ||||
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| Central America: A Regional Study | 3 credits | ||||||
LTS/ANT/SOC 3015 | Cuban Culture and Society | 3 credits | ||||||
LTS/ANT/SOC 3021 | The U.S. and Mexican Border | 3 credits | ||||||
LTS/HIS 3025 | Race, Class, and Gender in Brazil | 3 credits | ||||||
LTS/CMP/JWS/LACS 3051 | Latin American Jewish Women Writers | 3 credits | ||||||
LTS/CMP/ENG 3058 | Contemporary Latin American Fiction | 3 credits | ||||||
LTS/CMP/ENG 3059 | Latin American Literature in the U.S. | 3 credits | ||||||
LTS/HIS 3071 | Colonial Latin America | 3 credits | ||||||
LTS/HIS 3073 | History of US-Latin American Relations | 3 credits | ||||||
LTS/HIS 3074 | From Silver to Cocaine: The Economic History of Latin America | 3 credits |
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The Minors
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