A degree in African American and African Studies, or AAAS, is now open to students at Michigan State University. It is the first undergraduate major of its kind offered by the university.
Chair and professor of AAAS Ruth Nicole Brown said there has not yet been a full admissions cycle with the new degree in place, and students in the incoming fall cohort will be the first to have the opportunity to pick AAAS as their major.
“The curriculum itself is really exciting and constructed around the primary emphasis of the department, and this is our specializations in Black feminism, Black sexuality studies and Black gender studies,” Brown said. “We know that there are several pathways to AAAS and those are the ones we emphasize.”
Students can choose from one of three degree concentrations: Communities in Action, Creative Expression, Culture and Performance and Black Institutions, Sustainability and Statecraft.
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