The African and African American Studies program at Stanford University offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of people of African descent as a central component of American culture. This program provides students with an outstanding, rigorous, and engaging intellectual experience.
Program Overview
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.
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.
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What You'll Study
Courses in the major promote research across disciplinary and departmental boundaries as well as provide students with research training and community service learning opportunities.
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.
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We aim to provide students with an outstanding, rigorous, and engaging intellectual experience in which students acquire analytic skills grounded in a traditional discipline as well as interdisciplinary skills of investigation and research.
Disciplines and Fields of Study
Courses of study are drawn from anthropology, art, art history, economics, education, drama, history, languages, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology among others.
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.
Career Opportunities
The department provides an intellectual background for students considering graduate school or professional careers.
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