# African American Studies (AFRAM) courses

Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 19 courses

Source: https://lan.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/44166/44231/44167/44247/44250

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### AFRAM 1 — Introduction to African American Studies

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/afram.md)
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4, 6;

Overview of the field of African American Studies: History, literature, the arts and material culture, as well as sociological, political, economic, public policy, and philosophical perspectives on the experience of people of African descent in the United States.

### AFRAM 2 — Black Economics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/afram.md)
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Concentration on those areas of the U.S. economy that affect African Americans the most: Economic contributions of slave labor; the connection between race, gender and wages, Black entrepreneurs, philosophies of economic empowerment, globalization, and a critical examination of capitalism and socialism from an African centered perspective.

### AFRAM 5 — The African American Family in the United States

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

History related to the formation of the black family: From slavery to current debates about the structure of black families. Examination of effects of larger demographic, political and social changes on African American families.

### AFRAM 8 — African American Politics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Analysis and understanding of major trends and developments in the politics of African Americans: Emphasis on African American politicians within the two-party system

### AFRAM 11 — Perceptions of the African American Male in America

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

The African American male in the history of the United States: Roles in sports, economics, entertainment, military, politics and family structure.

### AFRAM 12 — Psychology of African Americans

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Principles of psychology related to African American racial identity: Examination of mental health services; coping strategies; African centered theories of black psychology; and the impact of race, class and gender upon psychological states of being.

### AFRAM 14A — Social Psychology of African American Male/Female Relationships

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Exploration of the dynamics of African American male-female relationships: Self-actualization, handling conflict in relationships, building a foundation for healthy relationships.

### AFRAM 16 — The Prison Industrial Complex: African American Incarceration

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Overview of the criminal justice system and the growth of the prison industrial complex in the United States as it affects the African American community including: Arrest, trial, sentencing, incarceration and private industry profits.

### AFRAM 18 — African Heritage of Latin America

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in M/LAT 032.
- AA/AS area 3, 4; Cal-GETC Area 3B, 4;

Survey of the influence of African people throughout Latin America: Culture; music, language, religion and dance; examination of slavery, colonialism, resistance and independence movements in the region.

### AFRAM 23 — Perceptions of African American Women

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Study and application of the historical role African American women have played in the development of this country from its inception.

### AFRAM 26 — African American Culture: Black Music, Art, and Literature

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/afram.md)
- AA/AS area 3, 6; Cal-GETC Area 3A;

Survey of current major black works and themes: Analysis of new styles and themes in poetry, music and art forms of Africa and the United States.

### AFRAM 29 — African American Experience Through Films

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/afram.md)
- AA/AS area 3, 6; Cal-GETC Area 3B;

African American historical and cultural experience in the United States: Films explored and evaluated as to its content, artistic quality, and relevance for African Americans in the modern world.

### AFRAM 30 — African American History: Africa to 1865

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/afram.md)
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Survey of the experience of African Americans from their origins to the end of the Civil War: Emphasis on political, social and cultural developments, and change.

### AFRAM 31 — African American History: 1865-1945

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/afram.md)
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Survey of the experience of African Americans in the United States from 1865 to 1945: Emphasis on Black Reconstruction, African American nationalism, racism, and the impact of the Depression and World War II.

### AFRAM 32 — African American History: 1945 to the Present

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Survey of the experience of African Americans in the United States from 1945 to the present: Emphasis on the Civil Rights movement and other contemporary issues.

### AFRAM 35 — Women of Color

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **C-ID:** SJS 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Interdisciplinary examination of the lives of women of color in the U.S.: Exploration of the intersection of gender, class, ethnicity and race in the lives of African American, Asian American, Chicana/x and Latina/x, and Native American women in the U.S. Also offered as ASAME 35, M/LAT 35 or NATAM 35. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are concurrently enrolled in ASAME 35, M/LAT 35 or NATAM 35.

### AFRAM 38 — Environmental Racism and Justice

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

American and global environmental policy and ethics concentrating on their impact on minorities and people of color: Unequal environmental protection; the politics of pollution, race and waste dumping; and the intersection of the Civil Rights and Environmental Justice Movements with an emphasis on civil rights, social justice, white supremacy, and the impact of the Environmental Movement on people of color. Also offered as ENVST 12. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in ENVMT 12 or ENVST 12.

### AFRAM 45 — Religion and the African American Church in America

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- AA/AS area 3, 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;

Survey and analysis of the role of the church in the African-American community: Impact on social, political, economic, and psychological development of African-Americans.

### AFRAM 49 — Independent Study in African American Studies

- **Units:** .5-5
- **Hours:** .5 - 5 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- UC transferability is determined by UC faculty after transfer, please see a counselor for more information.

In-depth exploration of an area or problem of the student's choice not covered by regular catalog offerings in African American Studies. Student must obtain approval from an appropriate faculty member. For more details, see the section on independent study in the college catalog.