Description

Africana Studies, B.A.

The Department of Africana Studies (AFST) at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) provides students of all ethnic, national and cultural backgrounds the necessary tools to understand, critically evaluate, analyze and interpret events and phenomena that structure the experiences, possibilities and dynamics of the people of African descent in the United States, Africa and its Diasporas.

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Duration

4 years

Starting Date

August

Tuition Fee

$29,370 per year

Location

Baltimore, MD, United States

About the program

Students in the Africana Studies (AFST) program at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) are offered a broad array of courses addressing cultural, economic, historical, political, psychological and sociological issues that affect peoples of African descent from diverse disciplinary and comparative perspectives.

Africana Studies at UMBC offers a rigorous and challenging academic program that prepares students to think and write critically and clearly, engage in research and service, argue persuasively, and effectively solve problems. AFST adopts an intellectual approach that is sensitive to the interests and outlook of the people of African descent and their contributions to the interdependent global world through human development and civilization, arts and the sciences.