非裔美国人研究是对非裔美国人经验的全面研究，结合了人文学科和社会科学方法，传授了批判性思维，研究方法，理论构建，分析以及书面和口头表达的技能。非裔美国人研究培训对于文学，美国研究，法律，历史，社会学，社会工作，政府，商业，新闻和公共领域的就业方面的研究生工作非常有用。
African American Studies, a comprehensive study of the African American people's experience, combines the approaches of the humanities and the social sciences, imparting skills in critical thinking, research methods, theory building, analysis, and written and oral expression. Training in African American Studies is useful for graduate work in literature, American studies, law, history, sociology, social work, government, business, journalism, and employment in the public sphere.