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Africana Studies

University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)

United States of America, Catonsville

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University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)

United States of America , Catonsville

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines27-Aug-2022 February-2022

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Duration 48 month(s)

Tuition Fee

USD 24,338 / year

Apply Date February-2022

Next Intake 27-Aug-2022

Africana Studies

About

Overview Students in the Africana Studies (AFST) program at University of Maryland Baltimore County are offered a broad array of courses addressing cultural, economic, historical, political, psychological and sociological issues that affect peoples of African descent from diverse disciplinary and comparative perspectives. Program OverviewAfricana Studies at UMBC offers a rigorous and challenging academic program that prepares students to think and write critically and clearly, engage in research and service, argue persuasively, and effectively solve problems. AFST adopts an intellectual approach that is sensitive to the interests and outlook of the people of African descent and their contributions to the interdependent global world through human development and civilization, arts and the sciences.

The Department of Africana Studies (AFST) at University of Maryland Baltimore County provides students of all ethnic, national and cultural backgrounds the necessary tools to understand, critically evaluate, analyze and interpret events and phenomena that structure the experiences, possibilities and dynamics of the people of African descent in the United States, Africa and its Diasporas.

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies

Requirements

Other Requirements

1 : A completed UMBC Undergraduate Admissions ApplicationA $75 nonrefundable application fee.An official or attested copy of your current high school transcript/academic record including an English translation.Official results of completion of state/national secondary school examinations.A final high school transcript/leaving certificate upon completion of your senior year.All non-native English speakers must submit official test scores