对非洲和非洲侨民的民族和文化的研究有着悠久而充满活力的历史。布兰代斯的非洲和非裔美国人研究系（AAAS）也是如此。美国科学促进会（AAAS）是美国同类研究中最古老的部门之一，成立于1969年，当时是在美国高校中将黑人研究制度化的运动的高峰。就像布莱克研究是基础领域一样，美国科学促进会也是基础部门。非洲人后裔以无数方式改变了美洲和世界的文化。非洲，非裔美国人和加勒比海思想家在定义当今时代的一些最关键问题方面也发挥了重要作用，就像非洲人及其后代的文化改变了美洲和世界的文化一样。作为AAAS专业，除了“非洲和非
The study of the peoples and cultures of Africa and the African diaspora has a long and dynamic history. So too does the Department of African and African American Studies (AAAS) at Brandeis. AAAS is one of the oldest departments of its kind in the country, founded in 1969 at the height of a movement to institutionalize Black Studies in U.S. colleges and universities. <br><br>Just as Black Studies is a foundational field, AAAS is a foundational department. People of African descent, in countless ways, have transformed the cultures of the Americas and the world. African, African-American and Caribbean thinkers have also played a major role in defining some of the most critical issues in modern history of our time, just as the cultures of Africans and their descendants have transformed the cultures of the Americas and the world.<br><br>As a AAAS major or minor, you will take courses in the humanities, creative arts and social sciences. You will gain the analytical tools needed to read, write, talk and think knowledgeably about the past, present and future of black people on the African continent, in the Americas and around the world.<br><br>The possibilities of a degree in AAAS are endless. Some of our students go on to pursue graduate study in African and African American studies or in a discipline represented in our department. Others use their knowledge to pursue careers in health care, social work, government, international organizations, business, journalism, law, education and other professions.