Dual Major in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and African American Studies (7-12) Major

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Perhaps you’d like to be a social studies teacher, but you’re also interested in African American studies. This major lets you combine your passion for learning about Africa and the African Diaspora — U.S., the Caribbean and Latin America — as you study to teach in grades 7-12.

Career Potential

• Teaching adolescence social studies
• Professional schools such as law or social work
• Business
• Government and non-profit agencies and organizations

What Will I Learn?

• Historical and cultural training that emphasizes critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills to effectively serve the Africana world in particular and humanity in general
• Multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary courses that expose you to a wide array of contrasting thought
• To debate important contrasting controversies in the discipline
• Teacher preparation to effectively manage grades 7-12 classrooms

Special Features

• Distinguished and award-winning faculty
• Credit-bearing internships
• Kente Cloth Ceremony at graduation
• Fulbright awardees
• Scholarship support in African American Chorale

Get Involved

College is more than a classroom. Enhance your experience with extracurricular opportunities. 

Independent research with a faculty mentor is a central part of your academic experience. You will have opportunities to present your research at national conferences or to co-author a scholarly paper with your professor. You also can gain first-hand knowledge of Africa through study abroad programs in Ghana and Kenya.

Student Clubs

• Africana Dance
• Black Student Union (BSU)
• Gospel Choir
• PASA Pan African Students Association
• Women of Color (W.O.C.)
• Rock & Blues Ensemble

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