Jan 05, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
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AFST 302* - Globalization and Black Health

3 Credit Hours
This course will look at the political, social, technological, and economic aspects of globalization and how they affect people’s health and well-being—particularly Black communities—while identifying opportunities and risks. Students will be exposed to academic literature across several disciplines that engage with environment-health nexus with emphasis on Black communities. Students will be exposed to examples of global Black health initiatives and will be asked to think critically about why specific global health initiatives and organizations exist, how they function and the impacts they are having on health and health equity in sub-populations in America and globally. 

(Same as WGS 302* )
Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (AOC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): AFST 201*  
Recommended Background: AFST 201* , AFST 202* , AFST 235*  



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