11 African-American Studies BA Degree Programs

The African American & African Studies BA program introduces students to the history, culture, and contributions of African Americans and Africans. It covers a broad range of topics, including social ...

The African American Studies program offers a deep dive into the history, culture, and experiences of Black communities. It aims to explore the social, political, and economic aspects that shape Afric...

The Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies with a focus on African American Studies is designed to explore the rich history, culture, and contributions of people of African descent in the US and around ...

The Department of African American Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison offers students an opportunity to study those aspects of black history, culture, and society in ideal interdisciplinary models that reconstruct African American life. It challenges students to critically examine facts and issues that are historically and contemporaneously relevant to the African American experience. The department offers an undergraduate major and certificate.

The African American and African Diaspora Studies Program is offered under the auspices of the Interdisciplinary Studies unit of the College of Liberal Arts. Students may major or minor in African American and African Diaspora Studies. The program in African American and African Diaspora Studies is designed to provide students with the critical tools required, and to expose them to the historical knowledge and current research necessary, for an informed understanding of the Afro-American experience today. The program is built around a core of courses that systematically document critical aspects of the Afro-American experience from its antecedents in antiquity to the prominent issues of the present day.

The program in Black Diaspora and African American Studies offers students a well-rounded education in the histories, cultures, and experiences of people of the African diaspora. It combines interdisc...

The African Diaspora Studies major offers students a chance to explore the history, culture, and experiences of African-descended peoples worldwide. The program focuses on examining the social, politi...

The BA in Africana Studies is designed to give students a comprehensive understanding of the histories, cultures, and social issues of African and African-descended peoples. The program explores a wid...

The mission of the Department of African Cultural Studies is to research and teach the languages and expressive cultures of Africa and Africans around the world. Our faculty specialize in literature, music, film, critical applied linguistics, drama, diaspora studies, and new media. Our undergraduate program emphasizes the development and application of analytical, linguistic, and methodological tools that enable students to work effectively and imaginatively across regions, languages, cultural forms, methodologies, and disciplines. A student majoring in African Cultural Studies is prepared for careers across the globe!

The Afro-American studies major is ideal for students who want to develop a deep understanding of the history and culture of Black people in Africa and the Americas. You’ll gain skills in project development, research and analysis, interpersonal and cross-cultural communication, critical thinking, and writing, preparing you to meet the complex challenges that face our communities, country, and the world.

The Black Studies major at the undergraduate level offers students an opportunity to explore the histories, cultures, and contributions of Black communities. The program encourages critical thinking a...