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African American Studies is an interdisciplinary program that enables undergraduate students to examine societies and cultures formed by the African diaspora. The Department's coursework invites students to analyze the African American experience through multiple academic lenses and theoretical frameworks. Course topics include colonization and the forced displacement of Africans, the role of African people within racialized social structures of the Americas, discourse concerning African communities, and the artistic and cultural significance tied to black identity and African heritage.
Student must have completed secondary school with excellent grades/marks in academic subjects and have earned a certificate of completion that enables you to be admitted to a university in your home country and is equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma. If your secondary/high school was completed in a country where English was not the language of instruction, or if you have less than three years of high school curriculum instruction in English in the U.S., you are required to demonstrate English proficiency.
Various examinations and scores may be used to demonstrate proficiency in English: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination: Internet-based test (IBT): score 80 or higher; Score 6.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); Freshman applicants may complete one UC approved English composition course.