African American and African Diaspora Studies

    African American and African Diaspora Studies

    Duration24 month(s)
    Tuition Fee
    USD 30,642 / Year
    Apply DateSeptember 1, 2021
    Next IntakeJanuary 13, 2022

    African American and African Diaspora Studies

    About

    Overview The multidisciplinary Indiana University Bloomington Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies (AAADS) seeks to:create and share with academic and nonacademic com­munities scholarship of the highest quality dealing with the broad range of the African American and African Diaspora experience;promote the study and understanding of the historical and contemporary connections among Africans, African Ameri­cans, and other New World black communities; andaffirm the democratic tradition of equal opportunity for all by combating all forms of discrimination based on ethnic­ity, gender, class, and religious differences. The department assumes the ongoing responsibility of creating materials and conducting seminal research that aids in the develop­ment and shaping of African American and African Diaspora Studies as a discipline.The purposes of the M.A. degree are:to offer students an intense program in the analysis of Afri­can American issues;to expose students to both historical and current method­ological approaches;to expose students to issues throughout the African Diaspora;to refine critical and problem-solving skills in both the hu­manities and social sciences;to extend a sound basis for those going into a doctoral program; andto prepare students for administrative, teaching, communi­cation, and social service careers. I want to find another Master Course
    The Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Indiana University Bloomington is committed to being one of the world's leading multi- and interdisciplinary graduate studies programs focused on peoples of African descent in the United States in comparison to African-descent peoples in other glo­balized contexts.

    Disciplines

    Area & Cultural Studies

    Requirements

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 6.5
    • TOEFLMin 79

    Other Requirements

    1Electronic applications are the only form of application at IU Bloomington and IUPUI except where accomodations are needed.All applications must be accompanied by one complete transcript of all previous college and university work and should be submit­ted directly to the department in which the student wishes to apply. By action of the Trustees of Indiana University, a nonrefundable application fee of $60 is required of all domestic applicants. A $65 application fee is required of all international applicants. At IU Bloomington, Continuing Nondegree Program students are not assessed an application fee, but a $25 processing fee is assessed each semester in which they enroll. All Graduate Nondegree students on the Indianapolis campus must pay a $60 fee for domestic applications and a $65 fee for international applications.

    Fee Information

    African American and African Diaspora Studies

    Indiana University Bloomington

    Indiana University Bloomington

    United States of America

    United States of America, Bloomington