Africana Historical Experience, Certificate of Special Study

The Department of History  and the Africana Studies  Program

The Africana Studies Program and the Department of History jointly offer an undergraduate Certificate in the African American Experience. This 12-unit program includes Africana Studies courses, cross-listed courses, and history courses to complete the certificate. The certificate is designed for concentrated study of the African American experience in the United States for students interested in developing their knowledge and analysis of African American history, race relations, literature, activism, and resistance to racial hegemony. The certificate seeks to foster multicultural competency for future teachers and to offer greater knowledge, skills, and understanding of Africana Studies as a discipline and field in academia.