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Course List by Tracks
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The Arts
AFR 335T Photography/Blackness in US
AFR 310 Intro to Black Fashion
AFR 310 Intro to the Object
AFR 315K Black Queer Art Worlds
AFR 330 Beyoncé Feminism and Rihanna Womanism
AFR 335J Contemporary Artists of the African Diaspora
AFR 335L Black Figure in Pop Culture
AFR 335T Photography & Blackness in US
AFR 376 Senior Seminar
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Humanities & Social Sciences
AFR 301 African American Culture
AFR 304 Intro to the Study of Africa
AFR 303 Intro to Black Studies
AFR 310 Digital Tech and Diaspora
AFR 320T Texas History's History
AFR 360F Urban Unrest
AFR F310 Emerging Technologies
AFR 310S Introduction to Yoruba Religions
AFR 315L Anthropology of Race/Ethnicity
AFR 315P Intro to Black Women's Studies
AFR 320C Power/Place in the Making of TX History
AFR 330R Literature of Black Politics
AFR 340N African Queer Studies
AFR 350K Puerto Rico in Crisis
AFR 351E History Black Entrepreneurs in US
AFR 360 Race, Law, and US Society
AFR 370 The History of the Future: Brazil
AFR 370 Corporate Diaspora
YOR 601C Intermediate Yoruba
AFR 376 Senior Seminar
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Theory
AFR 303 Intro to Black Studies
AFr 330 Beyonce Feminism and Rihanna Womanism
AFR 330R Literature of Black Politics
AFR 330W Black Queer Literature/Film
AFR 331F Black Horror/Psychoanalysis
AFR 345F Sex/Power in African Diaspora
AFR 352Q Black Geographies
AFR 360D Race/Gender/Surveillance
AFR 376 Senior Seminar
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Policy
AFR 302D Analyzing Social Data
AFR 325S Statistical Analysis of Social Disparities
AFR 360 Race, Law, and US Society
AFR 385K Power/Money in US Education Policy
AFR 360D Race/Gender/Surveillance
AFR 360F Urban Unrest
AFR 358F Race/Policing: History/Policy/Practice
AFR 376 Senior Seminar
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Core Courses and CoLA Designations
University Core Courses offered by AADS in Fall 2026:
Math
AFR 302D ANALYZING SOCIAL DATA
AFR 325S STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL DISPARITIES
US History
AFR 320T TEXAS HISTORY’S HISTORY
AFR 360 RACE, LAW, AND US SOCIETY
Soc Sci
AFR 303 INTRO TO BLACK STUDIES
Composition
AFR 330R LITERATURE OF BLACK POLITICS
AFR 330W BLACK QUEER LIT/FILM
AFR 335J BLACK HORROR/PSYCHO-ANALYSIS
AFR 335L BLACK FIGURE IN POP CULTURE
AFR 335T PHOTOGRAPHY/BLACKNESS IN US
AFR 350K PUERTO RICO IN CRISIS
Visual and Performing Arts
AFR 335J CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
CoLA Designations offered by AADS in Fall 2026:
CoLA CEHET
AFR 301 AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
AFR 315Q BLACK QUEER ART WORLDS
AFR 330 BEYONCÉ FEMINISM AND RIHANNA WOMANISM
AFR 330R LITERATURE OF BLACK POLITICS
AFR 345F SEX/POWER IN AFRICAN DIASPORA
CoLA Foreign Language
YOR 601C BEGINNING YORUBA
CoLA Soc Sci
AFR 303 INTRO TO BLACK STUDIES
AFR 360D RACE, GENDER, AND SURVEILLANCE
AFR 360F URBAN UNREST
CoLA Writing
AFR 335J BLACK HORROR/PSYCHO-ANALYSIS
AFR 335T PHOTOGRAPHY/BLACKNESS IN US
AFR 358K POWER/MONEY IN US EDU POLICY
Highlighted AADS Courses
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AFR 301 INTRO TO AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
A lower division course taught by Dr. Dina Inman Ramgolam, this course offers an introduction to African American studies and allows students to survey African American culture in the United States from the 1600s to the present.
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AFR 310 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
A NEW lower division course taught by Dr. Andrew Britt, this course is cross-listed with I 310 and is ideal for students interested in the field of informatics.
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AFR 304 INTRO TO STUDY OF AFRICA
A lower division course taught by Dr. Omoniyi Afolabi, this course examines the complex histories, intellectual entanglements, and enduring hierarchies of Africa and African studies.
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The Arts
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AFR 331E BLACK COPS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN POP CULTURE
An upper division course taught by Dr. Patrick Walter, this course is cross-listed with AMS 331E and E324C and allows students to develop media analysis skills.
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AFR 340 CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN POP CULTURE
An upper division course taught by Dr. Omoniyi Afolabi, this course is cross-listed with WGS 340 and ANT 322C. Throughout the course, students will explore major aspects of African popular culture.
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AFR 335Q BLACKNESS IN CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM
An upper division course taught by Dr. Phillip Townsed, this course is cross-listed with AMS 333 and ARH 374. Students in the course will gain an understanding of contemporary issues in the art world.
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Humanities and Social Sciences
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AFR 352P FOOD IN THE RACIALIZED CITY
A NEW upper division course taught by Dr. Ashante Reese, this course is cross-listed with AMS 371C and GRG 321F. Students in this course will explore a variety of issues related to food, city spaces, and racial inequities.
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AFR 370 MAPPING URBAN DESTRUCTION
A NEW upper division course taught by Dr. Andrew Britt, this course allows students to develop technical skills in a supportive environment.
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AFR 360M ABOLITION MEDICINE
An upper division course taught by Dr. Nessette Falu, this course is cross-listed with ANT 325P and allows students to examine, discuss, and analyze medicine, culture, and society.
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AFR 360D RACE/GENDER/SURVEILLANCE
An upper division course taught by Dr. Ashley Farmer, this course is cross-listed with AMS 321, SOC 322V, and WGS 322J. Throughout the course, students will overview theories in the sociology of social control.
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Policy
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AFR 360R CRIME/CAPITALISM IN AFRICAN AMERICAN POP CULTURE
An upper division course taught by Dr. Patrick Walter, this course is cross-listed with AMS 326C and E 344Q. Students in this course will explore late 20th and early 21st Century African American Fiction, Film and Music.
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AFR 360 RACE, LAW, AND US SOCIETY
An upper division course taught by Dr. Shirley Thompson, this course offers two enaging sections and is cross-listed with AMS 370 and HIS 365G.
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AFR 370 POWER/MONEY IN TX PUBLIC EDUCATION
An upper division course taught by Dr. Kevin Foster, this course covers various issues in public education and allows students to develop critical thinking and ethical decision-making skills.
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Looking for a graduate course?
Summer 2026
AFR S385C | Academic Writing For Grads-Wb
Fall 2026
AFR 385C | Black History Present
AFR 386C | Black Political Thought
AFR 386C | Feminist Geopolitics
AFR 386C | Theories Of Race/Ethnicity
AFR 387C | Postcolonial Performance
AFR 390 | Black Studies Theory I
AFR 395P | Subjects In Prof In Afr
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AFR 385C ALIENATION AND FREEDOM
A graduate course taught by Dr. Bedour Alagraa, this course offers students a strong foundation in philosophy.
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AFR 385C BLACK QUEER DIASPORA
A graduate course taught by Dr. Lyndon Gill, this course explores Black queer identity throughout Africa and the African disapora.
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