Department of Africana Studies
Master of Arts in Africana Studies

Degree Requirements

Requirements for the M.A in Africana Studies
The requirements for the masters' degree in Africana Studies are intended to bring sharper focus to what the Africana Studies Department has long identified as teaching and research in the African Diaspora.

In addition to the requirements imposed by the Graduate School, the following are required:
1. Foundations in Africana Studies, I, II AFS 500; AFS 501 (6 credits)
2. Research Methods in Africana Studies AFS 502 (3 credits)
3. 3 courses (9 credits) from the following courses: AFH 520, AFH 524, AFH 528, AFS 530, AFS 433, AFS 536, AFS 540, AFS 550, AFS 555, AFS 570
4. Additional 12 credits chosen in consultation with the student's advisor: may include a thesis research project, AFS/AFH 599 (6 credits); electives chosen in consultation with advisor and oral exam (6 credits); or study abroad research (6 credits)

Elective Courses offered by other departments may be accepted for the M.A. degree
PHI 501 Theories of Race
PHI 504 Racialized Oppression and the Idea of Humanity
MUS 507 Studies in Music History: African Music
HIS 515 Race, Citizenship, and Global Culture
MUS 541 Music and Race: Black Music (Cross Cultural Study & Music)
ARH 547 Topics in Global, Colonial, and Diasporic Art
HIS 562 Introduction to Modern African History
FRN 564 Seminar in Francophone Literature
HIS 616 Twentieth Century African Political History