非裔美国人研究部同时提供本科学位和本科证书，以扩大和加深学生对美国和全世界种族的了解。追求并满足所有要求的学生将获得非裔美国人研究文学学士学位。另外，非裔美国人研究证书相当于非裔美国人研究的学术“副修”。两条方向的本科生都从相同的课程中选择。非裔美国人研究本科课程的课程要求反映了政治，经济和文化力量之间复杂的相互作用，这些相互作用塑造了我们对这个国家非洲裔人民的历史成就和斗争及其与世界其他国家的关系的理解。研究课程主要针对三个不同的子领域：非裔美国人文化与生活，种族与公共政策以及全球种族与族裔。除向其本国
The Department of African American Studies offers both an Undergraduate Concentration and an Undergraduate Certificate that expand and deepen a students understanding of race in the United States and in the world. Students who pursue and fulfill all requirements for the Concentration are awarded a Bachelors of Arts in African American Studies. Alternatively, the Certificate in African American Studies is equivalent to an academic minor in African American Studies. Undergraduate students in both tracks select from the same course offerings. The Curriculum requirements in the Undergraduate Program in African American Studies reflects the complex interplay between political, economic, and cultural forces that shape our understanding of the historic achievements and struggles of African-descended people in this country and their relation to others around the world. The Course of Study is directed in three distinct subfields, African American Culture and Life, Race and Public Policy, and Global Race and Ethnicity. In addition to offering a Concentration and Certificate program for its home students, the Department organizes a Junior Research Seminar, a Senior Thesis Colloquium, African American Studies Study Abroad opportunities, as well as an array of courses, public events, and lecture series open to all students.