AFAM 083 –
First-Year Seminar in African American Studies

AFAM 83 has two primary purposes. First, it is designed to introduce students to college life and help them identify the resources and opportunities that will be most helpful to their future personal and professional path. Secondly, this seminar will introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of African American and diaspora studies. They will learn about major themes and topics in the field and meet faculty from various disciplines (history, English, anthropology, religion, communications) who are researching those topics. Both aspects of the course will give students a clearer sense of the academic and personal opportunities available at Penn State and in African American studies.