Sample Courses and Plan of Study
Sample Courses and Plans of Study
Following is a sampling of graduate-level Africana Studies courses at the University of Delaware. Visit UD’s graduate catalog for complete course information including credits, prerequisites, restrictions, and when courses are typically offered.
Graduate Program Courses
AFRA 600: Foundations in Africana Studies
AFRA 601: Africana Research Methods
AFRA 869: M.A. Thesis
Pan-Africanism Pillar
AFRA 643: Africa Under Colonial Rule
SOCI 661: Racial Stratification
Public Humanities and Social Justice Pillar
AFRA 650: Black Communities Studies
AFRA 651: Becoming a Public Scholar Activist
Blackness, Gender and Sexuality Pillar
AFRA 628: Modern African American History
AFRA 630: Expressive Cultures in the African Diaspora
Visual and Material Culture Pillar
AFRA 630: Expressive Cultures in the African Diaspora
AFRA 642: The Black Portrait
AFRA 645: Black Bodies on Display: Race in Museums
AFRA 647: Curating Hidden Collections & the Black Archive
TBD by your AFRA at UD Graduate Program option and in consultation with your advisor:
Year One, Fall Semester
- Foundations in Africana Studies (3 credits)
- Pillar class (3 credits)
- Pillar class (3 credits)
Year One, Spring Semester
- Africana Research Methods (3 credits)
- Pillar class (3 credits)
- TA Intro course
Year Two, Fall semester
- Pillar class (3 credits)
- Thesis (2 credits)
- (work on proposal, put together committee by November 30)
- Elective (3 credits)
Year Two, Spring Semester
- Thesis Seminar (0 credits)
- Thesis (4 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
OR
Year One, Fall Semester
- Foundations in Africana Studies (3 credits)
- Pillar class (3 credits)
- Pillar class (3 credits)
Year One, Spring Semester
- Africana Research Methods (3 credits)
- Pillar class (3 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
Year Two, Fall semester
- Pillar class (3 credits)
- Thesis/Project (2 credits)
- (work on proposal, put together committee by November 30)
- TA Intro course
Year Two, Spring Semester
- Thesis/Project Seminar (0 credits)
- Thesis/Project (4 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
OR
Year One, Fall Semester
- Foundations in Africana Studies (3 credits)
- Pillar class (3 credits)
- Pillar class (3 credits)
Year One, Spring Semester
- Africana Research Methods (3 credits)
- Pillar class (3 credits)
- Elective (3 credits)
Year Two, Fall semester
- Pillar class (3 credits)
- Thesis/Project (2 credits)
- (work on proposal, put together committee by November 30)
- Elective (3 credits)
Year Two, Spring Semester
- Thesis/ Project Seminar 0
- Thesis/ Project (4 credits)
- TA Intro course
The Thesis/Project is 0-4 credit hours. If students do not graduate in May of "Year Two Spring Semester," then they can distribute those 4 credit hours until their semester of graduation.