The Department of African Studies offers graduate programs leading to the Masters of Arts and Doctors of Philosophy degrees. The master's program consists of a two-year professional program, while the Ph.
D program is research oriented.
The department offers students both historical and current perspectives on the socio-economic, cultural, technological, and political developments of Africa. The interdisciplinary curriculum leading to a Master of Arts in African American studies provides an intensive, organized, graduate-level examination of African American and African cultures and experience. The Master of Arts degree in African American Studies has a concentration in African Diaspora History. Persons seeking such a degree will be permitted to apply to the department for admission to the Master's Program alone. Students earning the terminal Master's degree will not ordinarily be eligible to continue on to doctoral study.