USA Africa Dialogue Series - GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN AFRICANA STUDIES

 

The Africana Studies Department at UNC Charlotte is now accepting applications for the Graduate Certificate in Africana Studies. Interested candidates can complete their applications at http://graduateschool.uncc.edu/gradadmissions.html.

 

Program Description-requirements for completion of the program

The Graduate Certificate in Africana Studies is designed for those interested in the comparative global

African and African Diaspora experience, including African-American life, with emphasis on history, culture, and social policy.

 

The program provides advanced credential of analytical knowledge and skills in any area of

Africana Studies. The certificate can be earned either as a freestanding course of study or in

conjunction with master's or doctoral work in a wide variety of subjects, especially in the

Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts and Architecture, Education, and Health Sciences. The

graduate certificate curriculum is interdisciplinary and courses offered will provide students with

advanced knowledge of the intersecting issues of race, identity, culture and aesthetics, history,

globalization, development, and social policy.

 

To obtain a Graduate Certificate in Africana Studies, admitted students will complete 15 credit

hours. It is required that students complete a three-credit hour course in Diaspora and

Transnational Theories (AFRS 6610) within the Department of Africana Studies, and another

three-credit hour course in one of the following: AFRS 6620 - Advanced Readings in African

Modernities; AFRS 6630 - Graduate Colloquium; or AFRS 6901 - Directed Readings/Research.

The remaining nine credits may be selected from the list of electives below or from

any of the other UNC Charlotte graduate courses relevant to Africana Studies, as approved by

the Department's Graduate Studies Coordinator.

 

All or part of the 15-hour credit courses may count towards the M.A. or Ph.D. program in which

the student is enrolled, provided the courses are approved for that purpose by the advisors of

that program. Students must have a minimum grade point of 3.0 in each course that counts

towards the certificate. The award of the graduate certificate is carried on the student's official

transcript upon completion of the program. Students in another degree programs must enroll

concomitantly in the certificate program. The certificate will not be awarded retroactively.

 

Admission Requirements

Applications for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Africana Studies will be considered as

they are received, and admissions will be ongoing. To be considered for admission, an applicant

must (1) hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited university, and with a minimum cumulative

grade point average of 3.0 (based on a 4.0 scale); or (2) be enrolled and in good standing in a

graduate degree program at UNC Charlotte. If the applicant has earned or attempted a post-baccalaureate degree (i.e., master's, doctoral, or other), grades in that program will also be taken

into consideration.

 

In addition to the general requirements for graduate certificate programs as explained in the

Graduate School Catalog, an applicant must provide official transcripts and a two-page statement of purpose explaining his/her educational and work background, interests, and plans, with an emphasis on how this certificate will enhance, complement, or advance the applicant's professional goals and/or personal education.

 

Selected List of Courses

AFRS 6610. Diaspora and Transnational Theories (3)

AFRS 5000. Special Topics in Africana Studies (3)

AFRS 6620. Advanced Readings in African Modernities (3)

AFRS 6630. Graduate Colloquium in Africana Studies(3)

AFRS 6901. Directed Readings/Research in Africana Studies (3)

CSLG 6145. Multicultural Counseling (3)

ENGL 5155. Pan-African Literature (3)

ENGL 5156. Gender and African American Life (3)

ENGL 5157. African American Poetry (3)

ENGL 5158. African American Literary Theory and Criticism (3)

ENGL 6147. Perspectives in African-American Literature (3)

LTAM 6251. Colloquium on Colonial Latin American History [when topic is related to Africana

Studies] (3)

HIST 5002. Problems in Non-Western History [when topic is related to Africana Studies] (3)

HIST 6000. Topics in History [when topic is related to Africana Studies] (3)

HIST 6601. Graduate Colloquium [when topic is related to Africana Studies] (3)

PHIL 6050. Race and Philosophy (3)

TESL 6204. Multicultural Education (3)

 

 

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Toyin Falola
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