Fall 2025 Class Descriptions
Fall 2025 course descriptions
101-7-20 - First-Year College Seminar:
Small, writing and discussion-oriented course exploring a specific topic or theme, and introducing skills necessary to thriving at Northwestern. Not eligible to be applied towards a WCAS major or minor except where specifically indicated. Topic varies by instructor
101-7-21 - First-Year College Seminar:
Small, writing and discussion-oriented course exploring a specific topic or theme, and introducing skills necessary to thriving at Northwestern. Not eligible to be applied towards a WCAS major or minor except where specifically indicated. Topic varies by instructor
236-0-20 – Introduction to Black Studies
Introduction to the discipline of black studies using key historical and theoretical texts.
325-0-20 – Education for Black Liberation
This class considers what it means to conceptualize, articulate, and actualize a liberatory Black educational project within U.S. public schools structured by anti-Blackness. The course treats historical and contemporary manifestations of anti-Blackness in schools, as well as the ways Black students, educators, administrators, community and family members, and scholars have worked towards liberation.
379-0-20 – Education for Black Liberation
Intensive, multi-genre examination of the contribution of black women to African American, women's, and American literature, with consideration of the factors and figures that have influenced the reception of black women's writings across time.
380-0-20 – Topics in Black Studies:
Advanced work on social, cultural, or historical topics. May be repeated for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: Advanced student or senior standing.
381-0-20 – Topics in Black Studies:
Examination of texts such as novels, poetry, film, drama, slave narratives, political manifestos, and historical texts in order to compare how people from across the African diaspora have approached issues of identity, culture, and community.Prerequisite: advanced student or senior standing.
401-0-20 – Research Seminar in Black Studies
Introduction to central debates in Black Studies on a graduate level. Emphasizes critical thinking, research design and method, forms of argumentation, and theory building. Readings highlight a range of methods -- historiographic, literary, ethnographic, social scientific etc. Assignments focused on developing student independent research projects.
480-0-20 – Graduate Topics:
Explores special topics pertinent to Black Studies. Content changes with instructor.
480-0-21 – Graduate Topics:
Explores special topics pertinent to Black Studies. Content changes with instructor.
480-0-22 – Graduate Topics:
Explores special topics pertinent to Black Studies. Content changes with instructor.