General Career Information
- Career Opportunities: The major in Black Studies can lead to a variety of opportunities for employment and advanced study. Black Studies graduates can work in health services, government, social work, law, public affairs, education, and the fine and performing arts.
- Skills & Knowledge Developed in this field
Cultural Sensitivity
- Possessing a multicultural mindest
- Working with competing notions and ideas
- Understanding society through culture
- Incorporating interdisciplinary methods
- Examining the relationship of historical, economic and political forces
- Understanding the practical significance of academic experiences
- Developing appreciation for racial and class differences and perspectives
Communication
- Writing clearly and effectively
- Reading for comprehension
- Speaking clearly and effectively
- Describing and evaluating issues/problems/events
- Expressing ideas through several media (e.g. film, music)
- Listening to others
- Challenging conventional ideas
- Conveying ideas systematically
- Explaining complex concepts
- Communicating between cultures
Project Development, Analysis, & Research
- Identifying research topics
- Gathering information
- Assessing needs and interests
- Generating ideas
- Identifying resources
- Synthesizing
- Developing sound research designs
- Analyzing and evaluating data
- Seeing relationships between factors
- Translating theory into action
- Working with community groups
- Solving problems & thinking critically
Interpersonal Relations
- Collaborating as part of a team
- Understanding cultural diversity
- Awareness of gender and race
- Clarifying others' thoughts and ideas
- Determining the needs of others
- Acknowledging value systems
- Adapting to other cultures
- Listening to other cultures
- Listening carefully
- Interviewing non-judgementally