AFRAM-BA - African and African American Studies (BA)

The mission and goal of the undergraduate degree in the department of African and African American Studies is to provide students with an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of African, African American, and of African descended people all over the world as a central component of American and world culture. Courses in the major will promote research across disciplinary and departmental boundaries in the arts and humanities and will provide students with research training and community service-learning opportunities. Courses of study will be drawn from art, art history, cultural anthropology, economics, education, film, dance, performance studies and theatre, literature and literary studies, history, languages, linguistics, music, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and gender & sexuality studies, among others. The department of African & African American Studies' curriculum will provide a robust intellectual foundation for all students, whether they are considering graduate school or professional careers.