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Our program examines the histories, cultures, and political and social experiences of African and African-descended peoples worldwide.

Through an African-centered lens, students engage with literature, social issues, political crises, and philosophical questions, gaining skills to think critically, analyze complex situations, and apply lessons from the past to today’s world. The program prepares students for careers in business, government, education, media, public health, law, and the arts, as well as for graduate study across the social sciences and humanities.

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Undergraduate
Learn more about our undergraduate programs, how to declare your major and access helpful resources to make the most of your learning experience at UWM.
Undergraduate Information
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Graduate
Explore our graduate programs, learn how to apply and access other helpful resources to for UWM graduate students.
Graduate Information

UW-Milwaukee Facts

Degrees Awarded4,9002024–2025
Students Who Are43%First-Generation Students
Undergraduate19,217Enrollment
Graduate3,887Enrollment

UWM Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge in Milwaukee that we are on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee homeland along the southwest shores of Michigami, North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida and Mohican nations remain present.   |   To learn more, visit the Electa Quinney Institute website.