Class Listings Spring 2026 Semester

Location: 1223 UH; Phone: (312) 996-2950.

Last generated: Tuesday, October 21 2025 08:30 AM CDT

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

BLST 100

Introduction to Black Studies

3 hours. Previously listed as AAST 100. Individual and Society, and US Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
44081	DIS - AD1	01:00 PM - 01:50 PM	F	131	2BSB		Meet on campus
44082	DIS - AD2	10:00 AM - 10:50 AM	F	131	2BSB		Meet on campus
44083	DIS - AD3	11:00 AM - 11:50 AM	F	131	2BSB		Meet on campus
44084	DIS - AD4	09:00 AM - 09:50 AM	F	131	2BSB		Meet on campus
44078	LEC - AL	01:00 PM - 01:50 PM	MW	208	2BH	Barnes, N	Meet on campus

BLST 101

Introduction to Black Diaspora Studies

3 hours. Previously listed as AAST 101. Past, and World Cultures course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44085	LCD	12:30 PM - 01:45 PM	TR	A002	2LCA	Harrington, J		Meet on campus
3 hours

BLST 103

Black Politics and Culture in the United States

3 hours. Same as POLS 112. Previously listed AAST 103. Individual and Society, and US Society course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44985	LCD	09:30 AM - 10:45 AM	MW	113	2BSB	Johnson, C		Meet on campus
3 hours

BLST 111

Introduction to African American Literature Since 1910

3 hours. Same as ENGL 119. Previously listed as AAST 111. Creative Arts, and US Society course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44364	LCD	09:30 AM - 10:45 AM	TR	113	2BSB	Jun, H		Meet on campus

BLST 225

Racial and Ethnic Groups

3 hours. Same as LALS 225 and SOC 225. Previously listed as AAST 225. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100; or consent of the instructor. Individual and Society, and US Society course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44433	LCD	03:00 PM - 05:45 PM	M	A005	2LCA			Meet on campus

BLST 248

African American History since 1877

3 hours. Same as HIST 248. Previously listed as AAST 248. Prerequisite(s): One course in Black Studies or History; or consent of the instructor. Past, and US Society course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44986	LCD	03:00 PM - 04:15 PM	MW	A002	2LCA	Ransby, B		Meet on campus

BLST 258

Race and Urban Life

3 hours. Same as SOC 258. Previously listed as AAST 258.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44087	LCD	05:00 PM - 06:15 PM	TR	101	2LH	Forman, T		Meet on campus
3 hours

BLST 261

Reading Black Women Writing

3 hours. Same as ENGL 261 and GWS 261. Previously listed as AAST 261. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in a 100-level Black Studies or African American literature course; or consent of the instructor.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44366	LCD	02:00 PM - 03:15 PM	TR	113	2BSB	Jackson, L		Meet on campus

BLST 262

Black Cultural Studies

3 hours. Same as ENGL 262. Previously listed as AAST 262. Prerequisite(s): BLST 100. Creative Arts, and US Society course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44367	LCD	02:00 PM - 03:15 PM	TR	205	2LH	LaMothe, M		Meet on campus
Black Performance

BLST 264

African American Art

3 hours. Same as AH 264. Previously listed as AAST 264. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
48389	LCD	03:30 PM - 04:45 PM	TR	381	2BSB	Foster, A		Meet on campus

BLST 271

Race and the Politics of Incarceration

3 hours. Same as CLJ 271 and SOC 271. Previously listed as AAST 271. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better or concurrent registration in BLST 100 or Grade of C or better or concurrent registration in SOC 100 or Grade of C or better in CLJ 101. Individual and Society, and US Society course.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44369	LCD	11:00 AM - 12:15 PM	TR	201	2LH			Meet on campus

BLST 274

The Politics of Blackness in Latin America

3 hours. Same as LALS 274 and POLS 274. Recommended background: Three credit hours in BLST or LALS or POLS.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
47470	LCD	09:30 AM - 10:45 AM	TR	A002	2LCA	Harrington, J		Meet on campus

BLST 356

Constitutional Law: Women, Gender and Privacy

3 hours. Same as GWS 356 and POLS 356. Previously listed as AAST 356. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in POLS 101 or Grade of C or better in POLS 112; or Grade of C or better in BLST 100 or Grade of C or better in BLST 103; or Grade of C or better in GWS 101; or consent of the instructor.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44219	LCD	12:30 PM - 01:45 PM	TR	205	2GH	Lyles, K		Meet on campus

BLST 358

Constitutional Law: African-American Legal History

3 hours. Same as POLS 358. Previously listed as AAST 358.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44220	LCD	02:00 PM - 03:15 PM	TR	205	2GH	Lyles, K		Meet on campus

BLST 398

Independent Study: Special Topics

1 TO 3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Previously listed as AAST 398. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and departmental approval. Departmental Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
44100	CNF	ARRANGED	Barnes, N
44101	CNF	ARRANGED	Blair, C
46234	CNF	ARRANGED	Bost, D
44102	CNF	ARRANGED	Brown, N
44103	CNF	ARRANGED	Clarke, A
44104	CNF	ARRANGED	Clarno, A
44106	CNF	ARRANGED	Forman, T
44107	CNF	ARRANGED	Harrington, J
44108	CNF	ARRANGED	Jabir, J
44109	CNF	ARRANGED	Jackson, L
44120	CNF	ARRANGED	Jewell, J
44110	CNF	ARRANGED	Johnson, C
44111	CNF	ARRANGED	Jun, H
44112	CNF	ARRANGED	LaMothe, M
44113	CNF	ARRANGED	Lewis, A
44114	CNF	ARRANGED	Ransby, B
44115	CNF	ARRANGED	Rhodes, J
44116	CNF	ARRANGED	Richie, B
44117	CNF	ARRANGED	Stovall, D
46235	CNF	ARRANGED	Williamson, T

BLST 401

Senior Seminar in Black Studies

3 hours. Previously listed as AAST 401. Prerequisite(s): BLST 206; and senior standing or above; or consent of the instructor.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44089	DIS	03:00 PM - 05:30 PM	M	131	2BSB	Jewell, J		Meet on campus
3 hours

BLST 407

Seminar in Comparative Racialization

3 OR 4 hours. Same as SOC 407. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Previously listed as AAST 407. Prerequisite(s): BLST 207 or SOC 207 or BLST 225 or SOC 225 or LALS 225; and senior standing or above; or consent of the instructor.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
44370	DIS	11:00 AM - 12:15 PM	TR	117	2BSB	Clarno, A	Meet on campus
3 hours
44373	DIS	11:00 AM - 12:15 PM	TR	117	2BSB	Clarno, A	Meet on campus
4 hours

BLST 410

Race, Gender and Representation: Black Bodies in Media and Mass Culture

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Same as COMM 410 and GWS 410. Recommended background: Three or more credit hours in Black Studies or consent of the instructor.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Instructional Method
47967	LCD	03:30 PM - 04:45 PM	TR	214	2LH	Celeste, M	Meet on campus
3 hours
47968	LCD	03:30 PM - 04:45 PM	TR	214	2LH	Celeste, M	Meet on campus
4 hours

BLST 501

Interdisciplinary Seminar in Black Studies

4 hours. Previously listed as AAST 501.

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44099	DIS	02:00 PM - 04:50 PM	W	117	2BSB	Johnson, C		Meet on campus
4 hours

BLST 503

Topics in Black Studies

4 hours. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours. Previously listed as AAST 503. Departmental Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Meeting Days	Room	Building Code	Instructor	Meets Between	Instructional Method
44579	LCD	10:00 AM - 12:50 PM	R	120	2SH	Richie, B		Meet on campus

BLST 596

Independent Study

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated for credit. Students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and department approval. Departmental Approval Required

CRN	Course Type	Start & End Time	Instructor
44118	CNF	ARRANGED	Barnes, N
44119	CNF	ARRANGED	Blair, C
46236	CNF	ARRANGED	Bost, D
44371	CNF	ARRANGED	Brown, N
44121	CNF	ARRANGED	Clarke, A
44122	CNF	ARRANGED	Clarno, A
44124	CNF	ARRANGED	Forman, T
44125	CNF	ARRANGED	Harrington, J
44126	CNF	ARRANGED	Jabir, J
44127	CNF	ARRANGED	Jackson, L
46237	CNF	ARRANGED	Jewell, J
44128	CNF	ARRANGED	Johnson, C
44129	CNF	ARRANGED	Jun, H
44130	CNF	ARRANGED	LaMothe, M
44132	CNF	ARRANGED	Lewis, A
44131	CNF	ARRANGED	Ransby, B
44133	CNF	ARRANGED	Rhodes, J
44134	CNF	ARRANGED	Richie, B
44135	CNF	ARRANGED	Stovall, D
46238	CNF	ARRANGED	Williamson, T