Students can major in AFST by creating their own individual programs. Such programs can consist of regular Carleton courses, independent study and, in some case, off-campus study.
If you’re a student thinking about a major or minor in AFST, you may wish to meet with our Faculty Program Director Chielo Eze.
As an alternative to the major, students can also pursue a minor in AFST. In this case, study of the diaspora of African-derived peoples and cultures is rooted in the mastery of a particular discipline and relevant course work that is cross-cultural and interdisciplinary. In the context of Carleton’s commitment to liberal arts education, the program provides a forum for addressing topics such as cultural and artistic creativity, construction of self, marginality, responses to exclusion, and the conjunction of issues related to gender, class, race, and ethnicity.