Black Studies
Interdisciplinary Studies
Why Minor in Black Studies at Allegheny College
As a Black Studies student, you’ll prepare to become a scholar and engaged member of local and global Black communities. You’ll explore African American and diasporic history and culture through a wide array of disciplines that challenge you and expand your perspectives.
Unusual Combinations
Students often combine Black Studies with:
Division
- Interdisciplinary Studies
Program Type
- Minor
Number of Credits
20 for minorWhere Black Studies Alumni Work Today
Attorney
Morella & Associates
Dean Phillips ’19
Student Engagement Coordinator / Diversity and Inclusion Specialist
Community College of Allegheny County
Aaliyah Coleman ’21
Residential Behavioral Therapist
Soar Autism Center
Khadra Jeylani ’22
I have been challenged to integrate the material across many different disciplines and to think critically about how these varying areas of academia add to not just the understanding of race and racism in the modern world but also a comprehension of the oppression faced by all types of marginalized people.
Your Four-Year Journey
Year 1: Understanding
Learn key concepts in the field, how to ask new questions that center Black cultures and race, and understand how contemporary activism and scholarship is grounded in the discipline’s activist roots.
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Year 2: New Approaches
Your second year is when you’ll start to build your interdisciplinary program in consultation with your mentors by drawing on courses from across campus that bring your interests into focus.
Year 3: Delving Deeper
This is an important year as you learn the central role critical race theory plays in blending knowledge and activism. You also continue to build your minor from electives offered across campus.
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Year 4: The Comp
In your final year, you’ll engage in a capstone course that synthesizes the minor and asks you to reflect on how you might draw on what you’ve learned in Black Studies as you think about your life after graduating from Allegheny.
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Faculty and Staff
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Dayton; MTS Tyndale University College and Seminary; M.A., Northeastern Seminary; B.A., Niagara University
Email: ddelgado@allegheny.edu
Dean of Inclusive Excellence
Ph.D., M.A., Purdue University, B.A., Trinity College
Email: hroberson@allegheny.edu
Phone: 814-332-2724
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