Diversity in Academic Programs
African Studies
The African Studies program at the University of Delaware was founded in 1992 with the aim of providing an intellectually coherent program of study based on regularly offered courses in a few disciplines. Over the years, the program has grown to encompass faculty and students from several different departments in the humanities and social sciences. The program offers an 18-credit minor and supports Winter Session programs in a few countries in Africa.
Black American Studies
Black American Studies (BAMS) is a multidisciplinary program with basic course and program content in the social sciences and humanities. BAMS offers a 31-credit major and 18-credit minor. The BAMS curriculum surveys the historic, cultural and social phenomena of people of African descent in America and throughout the Diaspora, and provides students with individualized, in-depth learning experiences. In addition to the major, students take Black American Studies courses to fulfill general University requirements.
East Asian Studies Program
The East Asian Studies Program offers a B.A. and a B.A. with Honors, a minor with language, and a minor without language. Students may concentrate on China, Japan or Southeast Asia. The B.A. and the B.A. with Honors in East Asian Studies prepare undergraduate students as East Asian Studies specialists. They provide students with training in the history, political institutions, culture and the language of a particular East Asian country (e.g., China or Japan) in a general East Asian context.
Islamic Studies
The demand for courses on Islam and the Muslim world on campus is already evident in the University’s course offerings which constitute the Islamic studies course spectrum. Indeed, there are at least 20 courses offered or proposed by faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences in which students in an Islamic Studies minor could enroll to meet the suggested requirements.
Jewish Studies
The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Delaware, established in the fall of 1990, is an interdisciplinary program within the College of Arts and Sciences. Jewish Studies is a secular, academic discipline that covers Jewish civilization from its ancient Near Eastern origins through its contemporary history and culture in the United States, in Israel and in communities around the world.
Latin American Studies
The Latin American Studies Program offers both a B.A. and a minor designed to prepare undergraduate students for careers as Latin American studies specialists. This interdisciplinary program provides students with comprehensive training in Spanish language and literature as well as Latin American history, politics, geography, anthropology and Portuguese. In addition, all students are encouraged to attend a semester or Winter Session at a Latin American site.
Multicultural Academic Programs
The following programs at the University of Delaware contribute to the retention and success of our minority students:
- Read about our collection of undergraduate and pre-college programs, services and activities designed to assist our minority students on the path to academic success and rewarding careers.
- Encourages minority students to pursue a career in teaching.
- Support services for minority students who are majoring in accounting, economics, finance, management, marketin, or operations management.
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To prepare and empower low-income, first generation college students and underrepresented students (of African American, Latino, and Native American descent) for doctoral study so that they complete a B.A., enroll in graduate school and attain a doctoral degree.
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To recruit, retain and graduate academically talented minority students majoring in chemistry, biochemistry and biological sciences.
- To identify academically talented minority students and to provide a supportive atmosphere to enhance their success in attaining an engineering degree.
Pre-College Multicultural Academic Programs
- A four-week residential program to increase the participation of minorities in engineering and other science professions.
- A five-week residential summer school program for academically motivated high school sophomores and juniors.
- This program enables high schools to offer qualified students the valuable opportunity of earning college credits through distance learning courses during their junior and senior years.
- This is a one-week summer residential program that brings together academically and artistically talented Delaware high school students who have completed their sophomore year.
- A pre-college TRIO program for high school students who reside in New Castle County, Delaware.
- A pre-college TRIO program for eligible students from Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania, with an emphasis in the fields of math and science.
Sexuality and Gender Studies
The Minor in Sexualities and Gender at the University of Delaware is an interdisciplinary program that includes courses in several colleges and at least 10 departments. It introduces students to issues, perspectives, research and practices that involve science, the social sciences, the arts, the humanities and institutions such as the military and the courts.
Women's Studies
Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary field that explores the diverse experiences and representations of women within a broad range of contexts and perspectives. It allows students to investigate how concepts such as gender, race or class develop and continue to shape culture and society.
