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 Catalog
AFRA@UD 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
Sample Plans of Study
TBD by your AFRA@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.