《非洲研究》提供有关非洲，非洲裔人以及非洲散居国外的许多不同背景的广泛跨学科研究课程。《非洲研究》利用各种方法论和学术学科，教给学生分析和批判性地思考跨时空的全球黑人经历。《非洲研究》还培训学生在全球，国家和地方环境之间建立智力联系。借助大学在社会科学，行为科学和人文科学方面的优势，Africana Studies提供了一个教学，研究和社区参与的知识中心，为学生在多元文化社会和多样化的国际环境中有效发挥作用做好了准备。<br> <br >获得非洲研究学位的学生已经为从事大多数职业所需的文化资源和工具做好了
Africana Studies offers a broad course of interdisciplinary study relating to Africa, people of African descent, and the many different contexts of the African Diaspora around the world. Drawing on diverse methodologies and academic disciplines, Africana Studies teaches students to think analytically and critically about global Black experiences across space and time. Africana Studies also trains students to make intellectual connections among global, national, and local contexts. Building on the university's strengths in the social sciences, behavioral sciences, and humanities, Africana Studies provides an intellectual center for teaching, research, and community engagement that prepares students to function effectively in a multicultural society and diverse international environments.<br><br>Students graduating with a degree in Africana Studies are well prepared with the cultural resources and tools needed to pursue most professional careers. Recent graduates have enrolled in graduate school, launched for-profit and not-for-profit businesses, and conducted relief work in various African countries. Others have pursued professional careers in medicine, social work, and law.