African-American Studies 

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The Associate of Arts degree in African-American Studies at Walters State Community College is designed to transfer and meet the freshman and sophomore year requirements of a four-year bachelor’s degree.  Students will need to consult with a faculty advisor to select courses for a particular college or university.  The departmental link is: http://www.ws.edu/humanities/default.asp

 

 

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A major in African-American Studies will introduce students to history, culture, social development, politics and life in general as experienced by people of African descent.  Intellectually, students will be given an opportunity to critically examine, analyze, and interpret the experiences, traditions and dynamics of African-Americans, and in so doing, to develop a better understanding of humankind.  African-American Studies may be of interest to those who are considering graduate school and/or a career in education, journalism, law, business management, city planning, international relations, politics, psychology, publishing, or social work.  This major is designed to give a broad liberal arts perspective with a specialized concentration in this field of study.

 

 

Related Career Titles:

Attorney	Journalist
Author	Magazine Writer
College Professor	Museum Curator
Columnist/Commentator	Reporter
Foreign Correspondent	Teacher
Historian

 

Web Sites:

 

Annotated Resource List of African Studies Web Links

(Supported by the University of Pennsylvania)

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/WWW_Links.html

 

African American History & Studies – Directory of Online Sources

http://www.academicinfo.net/africanam.html