College of Social Sciences
African-American Studies Department
One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0108
WSQ 216, Phone (408) 924-5871 FAX (408) 924-5872

     
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African-American Studies is an indispensable part of the mission of San Jose State University and the College of Social Science.  Our mission includes providing students from throughout the University with specialized knowledge about the historical and contemporary African-American community.  

African-American Studies is building an interdisciplinary policy focus that includes technology that reflects our location in the heart of Silicon Valley.  

Our undergraduate students are prepared for responsible citizenship and a strong sense of social responsibility in this diverse society.  The curriculum also seeks to prepare students to assume leadership roles in a wide range of career fields as well as for success in graduate degree programs.

This department offers instruction in a unified curriculum leading to the baccalaureate degree in African-American Studies. 

Subject matter includes education, sociology, economics,  social anthropology, public health, literature, art, psychology, and history all of which focus on African-American community development. 

Interested parties may contact: Dr. Steven M. Millner, Acting Chair.

The interdepartmental minor in African-American Studies consists of 18 semester units with courses emphasizing the humanities and the social sciences.

The interdepartmental structure of this minor will enable students, while pursuing degrees in specific disciplines, to interface more efficiently with African Americans and other persons of African racial and ethnic heritage.

 

COMMENTS  OR SUGGESTIONS TO: afamstud@email.sjsu.edu