Africana Studies

Alfred University

United States of America, New York City

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Alfred University

United States of America , New York City

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines16-May-2022

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

USD 35,076 / Year

Next Intake 16-May-2022

Africana Studies

About

Africana Studies is a cross-disciplinary area of study that is necessarily global in scope and theoretically diverse. This minor gives you a core course to ground your pursuit of African, African American, Afro-Caribbean and Black studies in a survey of the major themes and ideas of the discipline. The remainder of the minor is flexible, allowing you to select courses that match your interests and schedules. These include courses from across campus, including performing arts, sociology, history, political science, literature, environmental science and special topics courses.

Recognize and affirm the central place of Africans, African Americans and Black people in global history and society
Explore the contributions of Black and African diasporic peoples to literature, politics, art, history, medicine, science, music, theater, athletics, society and all disciplines
Consider the study of blackness to be central to the intellectual and practical study of any other discipline; Africana studies is not outside of other academic homes, but an integral part of them.
Understand the radical and politicized origins of the Black and Africana Studies academic units and to engage in the ongoing debate about its evolving role in higher education curricula
Critically engage critical race theory, racism and anti-racism, colorblindness and other theoretical apparatuses that underpin the discipline of Black and Africana studies
Explore the diversity of the African diaspora
Partner with communities, on campus and beyond campus, to create practical and synergistic applications for the material learned in the classroom

Requirements

English Program Requirements

The language of instruction at Alfred University is English.

All undergraduate international applicants are required to submit official scores from either the SAT, the ACT, TOEFL or IELTS examinations. If an international student has taken classes in a US University or college; they must apply as a transfer student, and we will review all English courses on the transcript(s) to show English proficiency.

Alfred University reserves the right to request undergraduate applicants to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores if their SAT or ACT scores are inconclusive.

Official Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
American College Testing (ACT)
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
International English Language Test (IELTs)

Alfred University's Institution Code: 2005

Undergraduate language score requirements

TOEFL 80
IELTS 6.0

Graduate language score requirements

TOEFL 90 (80 MFA)
IELTS 6.5 (6.0 MFA)

*Lower scores are reviewed on a case by case basis. If your score is under the requirement, we reserve the right to have additional documentation submitted to show proof of English ability.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

USD 35,076 / Year

How to Apply

International Students

You are considered to be an international student:

If you are not a citizen of the United States
If you are currently in the United States with a visa
If you have applied for permanent residency but have not been approved

All applicants who are not US citizens or US permanent residents at the time of application are considered international applicants. If you become a US citizen or permanent resident after you’ve applied to Alfred University, you may submit documentation of this change (a copy of your Certificate of Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization, or Permanent Resident Card) to the Office of Admissions to update your citizenship status. US citizens and permanent residents, no matter where in the world they live or go to school, are not considered international applicants but will be reviewed for admission within the context of their school cohort.