Choose the graduate program that best complements your academic interests and disciplinary training.
The Department of Africana Studies offers dual-title doctoral programs, graduate minors, and a graduate certificate that provide interdisciplinary perspectives on Africa, the Black experience in the United States, and the broader African diaspora.
Why Choose a Dual-Title Program?
A dual-title program allows students to combine doctoral study in their home discipline with interdisciplinary training in Africana Studies. Graduates develop expertise in both fields while expanding their research, teaching, and professional opportunities through collaboration across departments.
Dual-Title Ph.D. | Graduate Minor
The African American and Diaspora Studies program combines doctoral study in a participating discipline with interdisciplinary scholarship on the histories, cultures, and lived experiences of people of African descent around the world. Students complete coursework and research in both Africana Studies and their home academic department, developing expertise that strengthens their research, teaching, and professional opportunities.
Available Dual-Title Programs
Dual-Title Ph.D. | Graduate Minor
The African Studies program combines doctoral study in a participating discipline with interdisciplinary perspectives on Africa’s histories, cultures, languages, literature, politics, and societies. Students build expertise through coursework, collaborative research, and faculty mentorship while connecting their disciplinary training to broader questions shaping the African continent and its global relationships.
Available Dual-Title Programs
Graduate Certificate (12 credits)
The Sustainable Development in Africa graduate certificate explores the environmental, economic, political, and social dimensions of sustainable development across the African continent. Designed to complement graduate study across disciplines, the certificate prepares students to engage with contemporary issues through interdisciplinary perspectives grounded in Africa.
Graduate Admissions
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