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PhD African and African Diaspora Studies at University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin, United States

Programme overview

The graduate program in AADS provides students with the skills and analytical frameworks necessary to engage interdisciplinary approaches for examining the lives of people of African descent throughout Africa and the African Diaspora, including the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts  |  Duration: 45 semester credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 45 semester credit hours. Coursework for the PhD varies based on a student's preparation in the field of Black Studies and/or their research interests. This most often affects students entering with a graduate degree; students who enter without a graduate degree must complete the African and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) MA degree requirements before taking the PhD qualifying examinations.

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Application information

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 application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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