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Undergraduate study in the Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS) at The Ohio State University offers unique opportunities to those students who choose to major or minor in one of the most diversified programs in any department. Students are able to approach their areas of study from a variety of perspectives as they select courses from a diverse curriculum.

The Department of African American and African Studies is committed to providing students with a thorough and unique opportunity to study the Black experience in a variety of disciplines. Comprehensive in its approach to the Humanities and the Social Sciences, the Department of African American and African Studies offers something for everyone interested in studying the Black experience.

The entire program is designed to critically inform students about the social and intellectual experiences of Black people throughout the world so as to prepare them for post-graduate work in African American and African Studies or other academic disciplines in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The Department also offers a Minor for those students who desire a structured program of study in African American and African Studies even as they elect to major in other fields. The Department seeks to strengthen ties between the University and the Black community through its program activities and its Community Extension Center.

If there are questions pertaining to the Undergraduate program, please contact:

Undergraduate Committee Chair
Department of African American and African Studies
486 University Hall, 230 North Oval Mall
Phone Number: 614-292-3570
E-mail Address: aaasmail@osu.edu