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African American and African Studies (AAAS) is nationally renowned for its teaching and research on the Black experience in the U.S., Africa and the rest of the African diaspora.
Ohio State has one of the largest African languages programs (Swahili, Twi, Somali and Yoruba) in the U.S. and wide-ranging study abroad programs, including the South Africa Study Program; Afro-Brazilian Culture and History Program; Global May Uganda; and Intensive Swahili Language and Culture Program in Tanzania.
The AAAS major is designed to critically inform students about the social, political, economic, historical and intellectual experiences of Africans and their descendants throughout the world. Our international are committed to interdisciplinary thinking in exploring the role of race in society and how race relates to class, gender, nationality, ethnicity and ideologies on a global scale.
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We provide students with a unique opportunity to study the transnational Black experience in a variety of disciplines. Students are able to approach their areas of study from a variety of perspectives as they select courses from a diverse, interdisciplinary and transnational curriculum.
The AAAS undergraduate curriculum stresses the skills necessary to think critically and deeply, argue persuasively, problem solve effectively and write clearly. Students are exposed to theory and research in a variety of subject matter and are encouraged to engage in active research and service beyond the classroom.