The Africology and African American Studies program at Temple University provides undergraduates with the opportunity to critically examine and interpret the experiences, traditions and dynamics of people of African descent. The curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Africology and African American Studies stresses the skills necessary to think critically, write clearly, argue persuasively and solve problems effectively. Using the African American experience, our discipline provides students with an integrated approach to social, economic, and cultural questions of origin, diversity, racism, racial relations and expressions of art and humanities. Learn to conduct research, think critically and facilitate conversations essential to understanding, appreciating and promoting African culture with the Bachelor of Arts in Africology and African American Studies in the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University. This 123-credit multidisciplinary undergraduate degree program invites students to study the cultures, history and politics of Africa, its countries and its people. The curriculum is Afrocentric, so all courses explore academic topics from the standpoint of African agency in economic, political, psychological and social contexts, among many others. Youll engage in critical discourse on subjects like class, ethnicity, gender and race, and their relevance throughout history and in today's society. Students in the Africology and African American Studies Department have the unique opportunity to contribute to the Journal of Black Studies, the top peer-reviewed publication in the academic discipline, connect with local, national and international African communities, learn from and research alongside highly esteemed faculty, and study abroad in Ghana. Students can also see firsthand the topics they study in Temple's Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collectionone of the most prestigious collections of African American artifacts in the United States. It houses over 500,000 items on the global black experience dating from 1581 to the present. The program will also delve into African American culture, examining how it has developed into a rich and unique community over the centuries.
