The thesis committee makes a recommendation to the AAS Steering Committee for final approval of the thesis. Students who would like assistance in initiating this program should see their advisor. Core Courses Students should check the AAS Course Offering Directory , produced every term, for the seminar topics to be offered in the next term. I Surveys the histories of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean from approximately the Middle Ages to the 1880s. Examines the links and disjunctions between communities of African descent in the United States and in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa.
Subjects change from term to term, and vary with instructor.
Topics change from term to term, and vary with the instructor. Primarily for fourth-year students but open to others. Students in the DMP enroll under these numbers for thesis writing. The AAS program's Course Offering Directory , produced each term, lists the courses grounds-wide that fulfill the AAS major requirements for the coming term. Below is a listing of those courses which appear most consistently , but students should check the most recent AAS Directory , available at the Woodson Institute, for complete and updated information.