Africana Studies - Bryn Mawr College

Africana Studies from Bryn Mawr College is a Campus Bachelor Area Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The Africana Studies Program brings a global outlook to the study of Africa and the African diaspora. Drawing on analyti- cal perspectives from anthropology, history, literary studies , political science and sociol- ogy, the program focuses on African people and African cultures Consortium of Universities Bryn Mawr’s Africana Studies Program participates in a U.S. Department of Education-supported consortium with Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges and the University of Pennsylvania. Through this consortium, Bryn Mawr students have opportunity to take a broad range of courses beyond those offered in our program by enrolling in courses offered by the three other participating institutions. Study Abroad Also, Bryn Mawr’s Africana Studies Program sponsors a study-abroad semester at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, and participates in other study-abroad programs offered by its consortium partners in Zimbabwe, Ghana and Senegal. The Academic Program Students are encouraged to begin their work in the Africana Studies Program by taking Introduction to Africana Studies (GNST 101). This introductory-level course, which provides students with a common intellectual experience as well as the foundation for subsequent courses in Africana Studies, should be completed by the end of the student’s junior year. View more details on Bryn Mawr College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Area Studies courses.