Welcome to the Department of African & African American Studies!

The Department of African and African American Studies at the University at Buffalo replicates the experience of a small liberal arts college in the midst of a major research university. We invite students looking for the advantages of being part of the department that combines personal attention with a wide choice of courses on the African American, Africa, and Caribbean experience. The department’s curriculum emphasizes an interdisciplinary perspective that contributes to mastering the research, writing and critical thinking skills necessary in a society in which higher education plays such a crucial role. At the same time our students are encouraged to refine and develop their individual interests that stem from the extensive understanding of the field the department’s offerings provide.

The African and African American Studies Department at UB currently offers a major and minor in African and African American Studies to all undergraduates.

The degree in African and African American Studies combines a specific focus on an important academic discipline with broad training in the social sciences and humanities. The expertise in African and African American Studies together with broad intellectual training in themes universal to liberal arts help to develop the skills necessary in various professional areas, such as education, media, human resources, publishing, federal and local government institutions, non-governmental organizations, research institutions, social services, etc.

News and Events

The first director of the Black Studies Program at UB, now the Department of African & African American Studies, will be joining us for a Reunion on November 3rd, 2009.

Dr. James Miller, professor of English and American Studies and Chair of the American Studies Department at George Washington University, will rejoin the Department of AAAS that evening to share his memories of the creation of our department, as well as the role students played in creating a thriving academic and cultural space within Black Studies.

Final details will be available shortly – so save the date!

For more information on this event, please visit our African & African American Studies Department News page.

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