MA Africana Studies at Stony Brook University

Programme overview

The MA in Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary programme organised around a comparative perspective of the African Diaspora, covering African American, Caribbean-Latin American and continental African cultures, histories, literatures, political systems, religions and economies.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Department of Africana Studies | Duration: 30 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

30 credits: 18 in the Africana Studies core curriculum (AFS 500 and 501 Foundations, AFS 502 Research Methods, three courses from options such as Slavery and the Atlantic World, Africa and Globalization, The Black Power Movement and The Black Radical Tradition) and 12 credits of thesis and electives or study abroad research.

Career pathways

Education, law, management, medicine, public health, public service, social welfare, museum curatorship, cinema studies and teaching; also preparation for doctoral study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree with a 3.00 (B) in social science and humanities courses; two official copies of previous college transcripts; three letters of recommendation; GRE General Test scores.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are for fall entry with funding consideration; deadlines and any other entry terms vary by program.

Graduate School: the application fee is $100 (limited exceptions). Applications are submitted online through the Slate portal. Minimum cumulative GPA 3.00 on a 4.00 scale; GRE scores are listed on the application checklist and three letters of recommendation are required. Deadlines vary by program; for fall applications considered for funding the deadline is typically January 15.

Apply through the official page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/grad/admissions/apply-graduate-programs.html

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