College of Arts & Sciences
CAS Stands for Change Courses

Courses on race and racism, social justice, and social inequalities
Spring 2021 classes in bold
Courses centered on Race and/or Anti-racism
- ANT 4014 Anthropology of American Culture
- ANT 4178 The History & Archaeology of the African Diaspora
- ANT 4316 Ethnic Diversity in the United States
- ANT 4340 Anthropology of the Caribbean
- ANT 4401 Exploring Cross-Cultural Diversity
- ANT 4516 Human Variation
- ANT 4930 Archaeology of Caribbean
- ANT 4930 Prejudice, Stigma & Race
Courses that cover Race and/or Anti-racism
- ANT 2410 Cultural Anthropology
- ANT 2511 Biological Anthropology
- ANT 4172 Historical Archaeology
- ANT 4352 Peoples of Africa
- ANT 4442 Urban Life and Culture
- ANT 4462 Health, Illness, and Culture
- ANT 4468 Biocultural Bases of Health and Disease
- ANT 4536 Bioarchaeology
- ANT 4593 Evolution and Health
- ANT 4701 Applied Anthropology
- ANT 4930 Research Experience in Patient-Provider Interaction
- ANT 4935 Rethinking Anthropology
Courses explicitly about Race and/or Social Justice
- COM 3014 Communication, Gender and Identity
- COM 4027 Intercultural Health Communication
- COM 4414 Race and Gender in Popular Film and Television
- COM 6017 Gender in the Workplace
- SPC 3710 Communication and Cultural Diversity
- SPC 4701 Intercultural Communication
Courses featuring themes of Race and/or Social Justice
- COM 3051 Analyzing Culture and Media
- COM 4374 Critical Issues in Social Media
- COM 4744 Critical Issues in Reality Television
- COM 3052 Cultural Studies and Communication
- COM 4050 Globalization and Democratic Discourse
- COM 4225 Global & Cultural Issues in Health Communication
- ORI 4019 Performing Identity and Culture
- SPC 4632 Rhetoric and Social Change
- SPC 4714 Communication, Culture and Community
Special topics courses featuring themes of Anti-racism
- COM 4931 Latina/o/x Media Studies
- COM 4931 Disney & the Politics of Popular Culture
Courses centered on Race and/or Anti-racism
- AML 3604 African American Literature
- AML 3630 U.S. Latino/Latina Literature in English
- AML 3641 Native American Literature and Film
- AML 3674 Asian American Literature and Film
- LIT 3353 Literature, Race, and Ethnicity (Sarasota-Manatee campus)
- LIT 4931 Studies in World Literature and Culture (sometimes, depending on topic)
- ENC 3373 Rhetoric of Marginalized Communities
- ENC 4931 (topics course that often has a race or anti-racist focus) e.g. Environmental Rhetoric
Courses that cover Race and/or Anti-racism
- AML 4933 Studies in American Literature and Culture (sometimes, depending on topic)
- ENG 4818 Feminist Digital Humanities
- LIT 4386 British and American Literature by Women
- LIT 3621 Literature of Climate Change: Climate Fiction
- LIT 4233 Postcolonial Literature
- LIT 3513 Literature, Gender, and Sexuality
Courses centered on Race and/or Anti-racism
- AMH 3098 Race in America (St. Petersburg campus)
Courses that cover Race and/or Anti-racism
- AMH 2010 American History I
- AMH 2020 American History II
- WOH 2022 Global History
- EUH 3413 Roman Empire
- HIS 3308 War and Society: War and American Empire
- HIS 3308 War and Society: Conquest in Spain and America
- HIS 3938 Immigration History
- HIS 4936 The Civil War
- AMH 3423 Modern Florida
- LAH 3200 Modern Latin America
Courses centered on Gender & Sexualities
- HIS 3938 Modern US Gender and Sexuality
- HIS 3938 Sex and Gender in the Ancient World
Courses explicitly about Black life and Culture
- FIL 4831 Black American Cinema
- AMS 4804 Jazz and Civil Rights
Courses covering understandings across Ethnic and Religious Communities
- HUM 3557 Jews, Christians, and Muslims: Medieval Light on Modern Issues
Courses featuring themes of Race and/or Anti-racism
- HUM 2252 Intro to Cultural Study of Popular Music
- HUM 3463 Latin American Civilization I: Pre-Columbian & Colonial
- HUM 4462 Latin American Civilization II: Modern Latin American Culture
- FIL 3804 Ethics and Film
- AMS 3212 Nineteenth-Century American Culture
- AMS 3260 American Culture 1830-1860
- FIL 4834 The Movie Musical
- AMS 4930/HUM 4824 Marriage: Culture and Critique
- FIL 1002 Intro to Film Studies
- FIL 3052 Foundations of Film and New Media
- FIL 3077 Contemporary Film and New Media
- FIL 4832 Horror Film
- HUM 3231 The Renaissance
- HUM 2250 The Twentieth Century (a survey historical and social life through art and culture)
Courses centered on Race and/or Anti-racism
- AFA 2000 Introduction to the Black Experience
- AFA 2380 History and Theory of Genocide
- AFA 4150 Africa and the United States
- AFA 4335 Black Women in America
- AFA 4350 African American Community Research
- AFA 4430 Afro-Diasporic Literature and Political Movements
- AFA 4500 Slavery in the Americas and the Caribbean
- AFA 4931 COVID 19 and the Black Diaspora
- AFA 4931 Seminar on Race and Police Violence
- AFA 4931 Haiti: Legacy of Resistance
- AFA 4931 Globalization in Africa
- AFA 4931 West Africa Cultural Expressions
- AFH 3100 African History to 1850
- AFH 3200 African History since 1850
- AFS 2250 Culture and Society in Africa
- AFS 3250 Environmental-Cultural Study in Africa
- AMH 3571 African American History to 1865
- AMH 3572 African American History since 1865
- AMS 3700 Racism in American Society
- CPO 4204 Government and Politics of Africa
- INR 4254 Africa in World Affairs
Courses that cover Race and/or Anti-racism
- CPO 4034 Politics of Developing Areas
- INR 3202 International Human Rights
- POS 2041 American National Government
- POS 4624 Constitutional Law II
Courses centered on Race and/or Anti-racism
- REL 3936 Black Social Movements (also titled Black Lives Matter: from Garvey to Tupac)
Courses that cover Race and/or Anti-racism
- REL 3063 Religion and Social Justice
- REL 3167 Sustainable Development and Religion
- REL 3375 Issues in Caribbean Religions
Courses centered on Race, Ethnicity & Immigration
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ISS 3930 Race and Relationships
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ISS 3930 Prejudice, Stigma & Race
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ISS 4601 Native American Women
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SYA 4930 Migration and Human Trafficking
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SYD 3700 Racial and Ethnic Relations (Gen Ed/Creative Thinking)
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SYD 4238 Immigrants to America
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SYG 3235 Latina/Latino Lives
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SYO 4204 Religion and Immigration
Courses centered on Gender & Sexualities
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ISS 3930 Women, Sex & Knowledge
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SYA 4121 Queer Theory and LGBTQ Lives
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SYA 4930 Gender, Sport and the Body
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SYA 4930 Gender in Global Perspective
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SYD 4800 Gender and Society
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SYP 3060 Sociology of Sexualities
Courses centered on Disability
- ISS 3420 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Disability Studies (Gen Ed/H&CD)
- SYO 4430 Disability and Society
Courses centered on Social Inequality & Social Justice
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ISS 3010 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
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SYA 4930 Climate Change and Environment
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SYD 4601 Community Building and Social Change
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SYO 3530 Social Inequalities in a Global Society
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SYO 4250 Sociology of Education
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SYO 4530 Poverty and Society
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SYO 4536 Inequalities and Social Justice
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SYO 4572 Hidden Structures of Social Life
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SYG 2000 Introduction to Sociology (Gen Ed/Social Sciences)
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SYG 2010 Social Problems
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SYG 3011 Social Problems through Film
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SYP 4650 Sport in Society
Courses centered on Race and/or Anti-racism
- WST 4930 Black Feminisms
Courses featuring themes of Race and/or Anti-racism
- WST 3015 Introduction to Women’s Studies
- WST 4320 Politics of Women’s Health
- WST 4930 Queer Feminist Science Studies
- WST 4930 Sex Work & Trafficking
- WST 4262 Literature by Women of Color in the Diaspora
- WST 2250 Female Experience in America
- WST 3015 Introduction to Women’s Studies
- WST 3370 Women and Social Action
- WST 4106 Global and Transnational Feminism
- WST 4110 Women and Social Justice
- WST 4320 Politics and Issues in Women’s Health
- WST 4336 Feminist Theories of Media & Popular Culture
- WST 4561 Contemporary Feminist Theory
- WST 4645 Queer Theory
Courses that cover Race and/or Anti-racism
- SPW 4130 Early Latin America in Lit and Film
- SPW 4131 Survey of Spanish American Lit II
- SPW 3512 Religion in Hispanic Lit and Film
- ITT3504 Italian Culture Through Film
- ITT 4505 Italian Americans on Screen
- ITT4531 Italian Food in Film
- FRE 3500- French Civilization (St. Petersburg campus)
- FRE 3502 - the Francophone World in global perspectives (St. Petersburg campus)
- FRE 4930 The Holocaust Through a French Lens
- FRE 4930 Classical Drama: Passion/Revenge