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African American Studies
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The Department of African American Studies offers a bachelor's degree program in African American Studies, including an undergraduate major and a minor. The department also offers a graduate certificate in African American Studies and an undergraduate certificate in African Studies. The undergraduate degree program examines the Black experience in the Americas, the Caribbean, and Africa from historical and contemporary perspectives. It studies the African American experience not only as an entity in its own right but also as a microcosm of dynamics operating in domestic and global settings. The program addresses the multidimensionality of the Black experience, including its historical, political, public policy, legal, economic, sociological, psychological, religious, and artistic dimensions.
Click on the following link in order to officially declare African American Studies as your Major or Minor.
Department Objectives
- To cultivate and disseminate knowledge about the African American experience in particular and the global Black experience in general
- To provide students with the knowledge, skills, and techniques necessary for effective functioning in a multicultural, multiracial, and technologically advanced society
- To enhance the students' understanding of the role of multiple factors such as race, gender, and class in shaping the sociopolitical and economic order
- To empower students to write and think clearly and critically
- K-12, charter school or higher education teaching positions
- social and political research
- management in:
- public and private corporations
- multicultural organizations
- community outreach
- political organizations
- human resources management
- equal employment
- affirmative action
- museums
- archives
- social services and public policy development
Note that the degree in African American Studies is a liberal arts specialization. To learn more about career possibilities with a liberal arts degree, click on:what can I do with my liberal arts degree.The above list of career options for African American Studies graduates is, of course, not exhaustive. Take note as well that the African American Studies' major or minor can enhance your career in many areas. The program also provides a firm background for graduate and professional education in a variety of disciplines.
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