One graduate seminar in African or African American Social Sciences (other than History).One graduate seminar in African or African American Humanities.

One graduate seminar in African or African American History.

Students will ordinarily be required to take all of the following courses or their equivalents by the end of their second year: Students must ordinarily take at least six courses in their second year. Save under exceptional circumstances, the Department of African and African American Studies does not give credit toward the PhD for courses from other universities and under no circumstances would the Department give credit for more than two courses. In addition, students must ordinarily take at least six other courses of which at least two must be in the Department of African and African American Studies and two in the primary field. Students can take these classes in their first or second year. At least one of these courses will be offered every year and both will be offered in any two-year period. These required courses focus on major theories and philosophical perspectives on the study of Africa (201) and the Americas (202). The distribution of courses in the first three years of study is as follows: First Year African and African American Studies 201 and/or 202 Students must take a combination of fourteen courses of which seven must be courses in a primary field. Academic ResidenceĪ minimum of two years of full-time study (fourteen four-credit courses or equivalent) is required. This process enables students to develop relationships with various faculty members from whom the student will ultimately select a dissertation committee. Students are encouraged to discuss their interests outside of the primary field with faculty from other departments. After consulting with the DGS, a student may change advisors. In their first year, students are advised by the director of graduate studies (DGS), who serves as their mentor until they choose an advisor, generally before the beginning of their second year. The program offers rigorous interdisciplinary training in the humanities and the social sciences, with a focus in a disciplinary field, leading to the PhD. The Department of African and African American Studies offers a graduate degree in African and African American Studies.

Questions about these requirements? Contact Keirsten Melbourne.

Systems, Synthetic, and Quantitative Biology.

Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning.

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