THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

                                                               FACULTY SENATE

Senate Document Number     7508S

Date of Senate Approval     04/24/08

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 67:                                           Change in List of Elective Courses for AFST Minor

Effective Date: Fall 2008

1. Delete:  On page 59, the list of courses under Africana Studies Electives:
 
ANTH       100       Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
IST            263       African American Colloquium (3)
LIT            244       African-American Literature (3)
LIT            358       Black Literature (3)
MCOM     362       Women and Minorities in Media (3)
MUSC      357        Jazz History (2)
SOC          221       Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (3)

        Add:  On page 59,  in place of deleted entry:

ANTH         100       Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
ANTH         280       Cultures of Africa (3)
ARTH          385       African Art (3)
ARTH          386       Arts of the African Diaspora (3)
DAN           130       African Dance I (1)
DAN           230       African Dance II (2)
DAN           231       African Dance and Drumming (1)
DAN           260       African Dance Repertory (2)
HIST           302       African American History: 1865 to the Present (3)
HIST           305       Civil War and Reconstruction (3)
HIST           318       The Modern South (3)
LIT             244       African American Literature (3)
LIT             358       Black Literature (3)
MUSC        357      Jazz History (2)
POLS         220       Principles of American Political Behavior (3)
POLS         344       Black Political Thought (3)
SOC           221       Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
SOC           240       Evolution, Revolution, and Social Change (3)
SOC           312       Society, Culture and Poverty (3)
SOC           358       Globalization and Social Change in Africa (3) 
SOC           402       The Color Line:Classical & Contemporary Views of African Americans (3)
SOC           420       Difference and Inequality (3)

Impact Statement:    
There should be little if any impact, with the possible exception of increased attention to these courses
among students interested in the AFST minor.

Rationale: 
Since Fall 2006, an AFST Task Force has been reviewing the history of this program and its leadership,
including its historical mission, its current mission and identity, its past and present curricular focus, issues of student audience and past enrollment, along with a number of other issues pertaining to the program’s future.  The task force has been led by Dr. Edward Katz, Dean of University Programs, with as many as 10-12 faculty and staff attending meetings twice each month.  This semester the task force is continuing its work, focusing on possible curricular changes, co-curricular issues, and future program leadership.  One of the first areas of need that the group identified, however, was for an update of the list of electives for the minor, which was out of date, and for adding courses that engage themes and issues directly related to African Studies, which were not included among the original courses.  The task force is eager to experiment with an expanded list for the next 2-3 years, believing that it will provide a better sense of student interest in Africana content and will assist in recruiting students into the minor.  Thus, a revised and expanded list of electives is an initial step in a larger strategic process of engaging the future development of AFST.