Undergraduate Program

The Department offers the B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) and the B.G.S. (Bachelor of General Studies) in three main concentrations: African Studies, African-American Studies, and Arabic & Islamic Studies. Other possible concentrations for the major are either: African and African-American Studies or Haitian Studies. The Department also offers the minor in four tracks: African-American Studies, African and African-American Studies, African Studies, and Haitian Studies.

Majors

Minors

For students whose programs make it attractive and feasible for them to focus on an African or American region, country, or topic, the Department provides a minor. Four tracks are offered:

I. African-American Studies Track

II. African and African-American Studies Track

III. African Studies Track

IV. Haitian Studies Track


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