Introduction 153 College of humanities and Social sciences Dean: Isabel Tirado, Ph.D. Atrium, Room 260; 973.720.2413 Associate Dean: Kara Rabbitt, Ph.D. Atrium, Room 260; 973.720.2414 Degrees Offered: African, African American, and Caribbean Studies (B.A.) Anthropology (B.A.) Asian Studies (B.A.) English (B.A.) French and Francophone Studies (B.A.) Geography (B.A.) History (B.A.) Latin American and Latino Studies (B.A.) Philosophy (B.A.) Political Science (B.A.) Psychology (B.A.) Sociology (B.A.) Spanish (B.A.) Women’s Studies (B.A.) Pre-Professional and other Programs: Urban Studies Law Honors Tracks: Biopsychology Cognitive Science Humanities Performing and Literary Arts Social Sciences 154 Humanities and Social Sciences Introduction Mission The College of Humanities and Social Sciences educates Message from Dean Isabel Tirado life-long learners, engaged professionals, and active citizens for a diverse and complex world. Through its The College of Humanities and Social Sciences provides participation in the General Education program and the educational foundation for every student at William interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and international courses Paterson University by providing the largest share of the and programs, the College affirms the inter-relation- University’s General Education courses. Thousands of ship of intellectual pursuit and ethical responsibility. graduate and undergraduate students take majors and At the forefront of pedagogic and curricular innovation minors in our eleven departments. and initiatives, the College prides itself on the scholarly Members of the College’s faculty come from the most endeavors of its teacher-scholars and their service to the prestigious Ph.D.-granting institutions in the nation and campus, their professions, and the region. The College include many Fulbright fellows and recipients of other provides students with rigorous, state-of the-art training major grants and honors. Its excellent professoriate brings that gives them a competitive advantage in the workforce the latest trends in the disciplines to the classroom and and in future academic endeavors. continues to introduce new fields, programs, and courses for College majors, as well as for the campus as a whole. The ability to provide the most current training in the Objectives various disciplines gives graduates a competitive advan- The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is in an tage in the workforce and in applying to graduate schools. exceptional position to: The distinction of our academic programs is • provide a rigorous and dynamic liberal arts pro- recognized by the larger academic community. Recent gram through its majors and minors, honors tracks accolades include the awarding of U.S. Department and cluster program, speaker series, and colloquia; of Education grants for “Teaching American History” and for the Asian studies program. Most recently, the • prepare undergraduate and graduate students for College received federal funds to establish a Center for the interdependent world of the twenty-first century the Study of Critical Languages, the first such center in through courses, programs, and extra-curricular the state. The College serves the region through events activities in cross-cultural, global, and international such as the annual poetry recitation contest, New Jersey education; national history day, the Jefferson lecture, the writing • give students technological skills by incorporating workshop, the regional writers conference, and women’s technology in instruction and in faculty and student history month. research, and by providing hands-on experience in We cultivate a supportive, student-oriented learning departmental state-of-the-arts computer laboratories. community. The humanities honors program; cluster, study abroad, and pre-law programs; the anthropology, English, French, geography, history, political science, psychology, Spanish, and sociology honor societies; the many departmental colloquium series; and a variety of internships are some of the ways we enrich the under- graduate experience. We prepare our students for the challenges of a fluid job market in a changing world. African, African American and Caribbean Studies155 Electives ................................................................................12 Credits Department of African, Select 12-credit hours, three from each of four subject areas listed below that are outside the selected major area of concentration. African American, and Please note that AACS 150 Racism and Sexism in the United States and AACS 155 Justice and Racism are General Education courses Caribbean Studies and are not accepted as general electives for the major. Professors: P. Chao (emeritus) Concentrations .....................................................................12 Credits Associate Professor: O. Traore, L. Mbogoni (chair) Each major chooses 12-credit hours in one specific area of concen- tration listed below to acquire in-depth knowledge in a substan- The program of the African, African American, and tive dimension of the African American experience. Caribbean Studies Department (AACS) is structured around a set of core courses, substantive areas of con- MAJOR CONCENTRATION OR SUBJECT AREAS centration, and a number of multidisciplinary electives, Historical with emphasis on academic competence, research, and preparation for graduate school and the professions. The AACS 215 African History I ........................................................3 core sequence outlines the scope and technical aspects of AACS 216 African History II .......................................................3 the field as a serious academic and professional pro- AACS 241 African American History to 1865 ...........................3 gram while the concentration areas enable the student AACS 242 African American History Since 1865 .....................3 to pursue a focused study of those historical, economic, AACS 304 African Caribbean History........................................3 sociopsychological, and cultural forces that continue to AACS 310 Recent Interpretations in shape the community and national development of both African American Studies .........................................3 Continental Africans and Africans in the Diaspora during AACS 315 African American Background for Teachers ..........3 the next millennium. AACS 321 Haiti: Its History, People, and Culture ....................3 The department offers a major and a minor in its Sociopsychological general program, as well as a multidisciplinary minor in AACS 207 Racism and the Mass Media .....................................3 Caribbean Studies. The major may be combined with AACS 214 African American Family Life ..................................3 various certification sequences for teaching certification in AACS 255 The Black Woman Experience ..................................3 elementary education. The department also provides AACS 262 Caribbean Women: Their Culture and various courses to satisfy the general education and non- Society in the Caribbean ............................................3 Western requirements, as well as general education AACS 303 African Family Life ....................................................3 electives that are intended to enrich the liberal education AACS 358 Psychology of African Americans............................3 of all students. In particular, the program seeks to AACS 401 African American Social Thought ...........................3 integrate analyses of race, class, and gender issues and is Political oriented also to those interested in the sustainable development of local area communities and leadership AACS 244 African American Politics .........................................3 opportunities for public service. AACS 338 African Politics ...........................................................3 All majors take 12 credits of required core courses, 12 AACS 341 Contemporary Caribbean Societies .........................3 credits in an area of concentration, and 12 elective credits AACS 385 Gender, Ethnic, and Racial Tensions in the (three from each of four subject areas other than the New Millennium ....................................................... 3 selected area of concentration). AACS 402 Pan-Africanism and the Black Experience .............3 Cultural, Performance, and Expressive Curriculum AACS 101 African American and African Caribbean Dance ........................................................3 MAJOR REQUIREMENTS ............................36 CREDITS AACS 115 Gospel Choir ...............................................................3 Required Core Courses ......................................................12 Credits AACS 116 African Music-I ...........................................................3 AACS 100 Introduction to African, African American, and AACS 117 African Music-II .........................................................3 Caribbean Studies ......................................................3 AACS 211 Blues to Rap and Hip Hop: Exploring African, AACS 110 Elementary Swahili ....................................................3 African American Cultural Art Forms ....................3 AACS 380 Research Methods on the African, African AACS 212 African American Music ...........................................3 American, and Caribbean Experience .....................3 AACS 213 African, African American, and AACS 480 Seminar in African, African American, and Caribbean Theatre ......................................................3