BA in Africana Studies

Simmons University - Kaplan International

The Africana Studies program offers opportunities to critically examine the historical, political, social, economic, and cultural processes and institutions of people across the African diaspora, including the experiences of Black people in the United States and across the globe. The program has a long history at Simmons University. The program was established as Black Studies in 1972 in response to Black student activism on campus.
The Africana Studies program offers both a major and a minor. It is an interdisciplinary and transnational program situated primarily in the humanities and social sciences that provides opportunities for the intersectional study of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. It provides a solid foundation in critical thinking, research, writing, and technology, equipping students with marketable, transferable skills that translate into living and working in a diverse world as well as demonstrate cultural competency to future employers in fields such as education, social work and nonprofit sectors, medicine, law, and business. Students with degrees in Africana Studies develop the tools to become global citizens and participate effectively to shape a more inclusive, equitable, socially just world.
Social Science and Humanities

A degree in Social Science and Humanities will help you gain a deep understanding of society, culture and human nature. Degree choices include African-American Studies, Classics, History, International Relations, Languages, Linguistics, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, and Theology & Religious Studies. Graduates could find jobs as: Psychologist, Historian, Archaeologist, Economist, Politician, Anthropologist
Social Worker, Social Researcher, Criminologist, International Relations Officer, Theologist, Translator/ Interpreter

Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Cultural Studies