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

University of Texas at Austin

United States of America, Austin

University Rank:#68

The African and African Diaspora Studies at University of Texas at Austin is a Master program designed for students who want to build the knowledge and skills required for careers in this field. Delivered on campus at the university's main campus in Austin, United States of America, the program is taught in English and takes 1 year to complete. Students study in a Full Time environment while preparing for future professional opportunities. The next intake starts on August 26, 2026.

About Master of African and African Diaspora Studies

Overview African and African Diaspora Studies from University of Texas at Austin will encounter answers to the following questions:What is Blackness and how is it lived and expressed throughout the African Diaspora?What is race and how has it functioned in intersection with gender, sexuality, and class in the constitution of modernity, space, and selfhood?What is the relationship of slavery and anti-black racisms to capitalism, empire, and democracy, and what are the legacies?What are the cultural, imaginative, and institutional forms that have organized Black communal life?Graduates with African and African Diaspora Studies from University of Texas at Austin will:develop the broad foundational knowledge necessary to pursue an academic career and to conduct scholarly research in African and African Diaspora Studies and related fields. engage key works within the subfields of Black feminism, Black history, Black queer theory, critical race theory, critical educational studies, performance studies, political economy, and political philosophy. I want to find another Master Course

African and African Diaspora Studies from University of Texas at Austin provides students with the necessary skills and analytical framework to engage interdisciplinary approaches for examining the lives of people of African descent throughout Africa and the African Diaspora, including the United States.

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies

Requirements and Admission Criteria for Master of African and African Diaspora Studies at University of Texas at Austin

Academic Requirements

English Requirements

IELTSMin 6.5
TOEFLMin 79

Other Requirements

1Bachelor's degree from an accredited universityA 3.0 or higher GPA in upper-division courseworkOfficial GRE score(s) from an exam taken within the last 5 yearsOfficial TOEFL or IELTS score(s), if applicablestatement of academic purposecurriculum vitae or resumewriting samplethree letters of recommendation

Fee Information

African and African Diaspora Studies

University of Texas at Austin

United States of America, Austin