Course Details - AFS 497 601 SPRG 2010

SPRG 2010

Special Topics In Africana Studies: Gullah/Geechee Nation Service Learning
AFS 497 - 601 INTERNET
Class Number:	1524
Prerequisites:	None.
Credit Hours:	3. credit(s)
Corequisites:	None.
Required Lab:	None.
Restrictions:	None.
	Restrictions may be on all or some of the seats. For information visit: http://distance.ncsu.edu/courses/enrollment-requirements.php

Instructor:	Tracey Ray
Address:	1107 Pullen Hall, Box 7314
E-mail:	tracey_ray@ncsu.edu
Phone:	919-515-9243
Fax:	919-515-8078

Course Description: This service-learning course provides interdisciplinary and experientially based opportunities for students to engage in both (online) classroom and community based exploration that examines issues of relevance of history, literature, language and cultural preservation to African American people/communities in the African Diaspora through the lens of the Gullah/Geechee Nation. Students will examine historical accounts, as well as aspects of language, literature, culture and social justice. Students in this course will participate in an alternative spring break educational excursion to Charleston and St. Helena Island, South Carolina, March 13-20, 2009. Additional fees will apply to the educational excursion. An alternative project requirement may be applied to those not able to complete the educational excursion.

Course Informational Video :	None.
Primary Delivery Format :	Internet
Course Website :	http://vista.ncsu.edu ** Access to the website may be restricted to registered students or not available until the start of the semester.
Learning Management System :	Vista , Elluminate
Additional Technology Requirements :	Unity E-mail (http://webmail.ncsu.edu) , Streaming Media
Lab Information :	None.

NCSU Campus Visits : One class meeting will be required at the beginning of the semester to review the course requirements. Those not able to travel to campus may be able to participate in the class meeting via conference call.

Other Attendance Requirements : Students in this course will participate in an alternative spring break educational excursion to Charleston and St. Helena Island, South Carolina, March 13-20, 2010. Additional fees will apply to the educational excursion. An alternative project requirement may be applied to those not able to complete the educational excursion.

Course Requirements:

Students will examine historical accounts, as well as aspects of language, literature, culture and social justice.

Course Materials:

All readings will be made available through Vista

Miscellaneous Information: None.


Tuition & Fees: The Tuition and Fees for Distance Education classes (section 601 and above) are calculated on a per credit hour basis and are not included as a part of on-campus tuition and fees. For complete Tuition and Fees information please visit: http://distance.ncsu.edu/tuition/.

For enrollment information, please visit: http://distance.ncsu.edu/how-to-apply/index.php or call 919-515-9030 or toll-free 866-467-8283.