非裔美国人和非洲人散居研究和英语文学学士

非裔美国人和非裔散居研究和英语的跨学科文学士学位使学生能够研究非洲人，非裔美国人和其他新世界黑人社区之间的历史，文化和社会联系。在攻读该专业时，学生将学习诗歌，小说和散文（理论，哲学和政治著作），同时探索种族变化的意义。文学学士学位要求至少120个学时。
The Departments of African American and African Diaspora Studies (AAADS) and English offer an interdepartmental major that allow you to pursue the multidisciplinary study of historical and contemporary connections among Africans, African Americans, and other New World Black communities. This major examines the experiences of people of African descent in the United States and throughout the world, with a focus on written source materials and diverse genres. Liberal arts skills stressed in AAADS and English include critical thinking and experiential learning skills, creative writing, reflective critical reading and writing, ethical and moral reasoning, service learning, community service, intercultural competence and social justice as civic duties of value, scholarship of engagement, and interdisciplinary analysis. This interdisciplinary major teaches you transferable skills like writing, interpretation, critical thinking, and cultural literacy. You will study the facets of race through fiction, nonfiction, prose, poetry, and political writing. Faculty in both departments represent a wide variety of interests and disciplines and encourage majors to customize their experience through course electives, overseas study, and individualized research and writing. Graduates of this program will be prepared to pursue further education or careers in a wide variety of fields, including academics, theatre and drama, music composition, information technology, law, engineering, education, journalism, criminal justice, creative writing, fundraising, politics, social work, business, community organizing, nonprofits, health care, the legal profession, banking, and technology industries.