Bachelor in African Studies (Bachelor's)

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This programme prepares students for careers in international development, civil service, education, and graduate study. It emphasizes interdisciplinary study of contemporary Africa through social sciences and humanities. Students engage with African languages, cultures, and historical contexts. The programme is offered at a historically Black university with a long-standing focus on African scholarship.

Focus areas include Contemporary Africa, African Languages, International Development, Civil Service, Area Studies, African Cultures.

The programme requires 120 credits, distributed across general education, core African Studies courses, electives, and language study. Students must complete coursework in African history, politics, and culture, with options for language and regional specialization.

Graduates enter careers in international development, civil service, education, and graduate programs in the U.S. and abroad.

Applicants must apply through the university’s undergraduate admissions portal and select African Studies as their major. High school transcripts and standardized test scores are required. Contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies for major declaration questions.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four years. For international students, tuition is around the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 35% of applicants.

Howard University’s legacy is shaped by academic study, research, and service. Its community includes scholars, student researchers, athletes, artists, and entrepreneurs. The university carries the identity of an HBCU while preparing students for study and careers across a broad range of disciplines. Alumni stories include physicians, astrophysicists, educators, lawyers, public officials, and advocates whose work has reached beyond the campus.

Students can apply to more than 130 areas of study across 14 schools and colleges. Howard offers undergraduate, graduate, professional, and doctoral programs, with fields ranging from the humanities to scientific disciplines. Research and centers address health and medical issues, economic disparities, cybersecurity, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, drug abuse, energy systems, accounting and finance, women’s leadership, and journalism and democracy. The university has also launched an AI certificate program for undergraduate students.

Located in Washington, DC, Howard connects academic life with a city central to American government, public service, journalism, and cultural life. International students should review the university’s range of schools and degree levels carefully, since programs differ across undergraduate, graduate, professional, and doctoral study. Howard’s guiding phrase, “Excellence in Truth and Service,” reflects the university’s emphasis on student success and service to local and global communities.