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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog

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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Africana Studies (MA)

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Please see the Program Policy Document for more information.

Program Requirements

The MA program is a 30-credit program with 18 credits of required coursework, 0-6 credits of required Thesis, and 6 credits of electives.

AFRA 600 - Foundations in Africana Studies Credit(s): 3
AFRA 601 - Africana Research Methods Credit(s): 3
AFRA 695 - Thesis Seminar Credit(s): 0
AFRA 869 - Master’s Thesis Credit(s): 1-6

Restricted Electives

Students take one class in each of the four pillars of Africana Studies

Pan Africanism

One of the following:

AFRA 643 - Africa Under Colonial Rule Credit(s): 3
SOCI 661 - Racial Stratification Credit(s): 3

Public Humanities and Social Justice

One of the following:

AFRA 650 - Black Community Studies Credit(s): 3-6
AFRA 651 - Becoming a Public Scholar Activist Credit(s): 3

Blackness, Gender and Sexuality

One of the following:

AFRA 628 - Modern African American History Credit(s): 3
AFRA 630 - Expressive Cultures in the African Diaspora Credit(s): 3
AFRA 634 - Interventions in Black Gender History Credit(s): 3

Visual and Material Culture

One of the Following:

AFRA 630 - Expressive Cultures in the African Diaspora Credit(s): 3
AFRA 642 - The Black Portrait Credit(s): 3
AFRA 645 - Black Bodies on Display: Race in Museums Credit(s): 3
AFRA 647 - Curating Hidden Collections & the Black Archive Credit(s): 3

Credits to Total a Minimum of 30

Last Revised 2021-2022 Academic Year