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Afro-American Studies

UMass Amherst

W.E.B. Du Bois graduate students receive a thorough grounding in the historical and cultural realities of the African American experience and are assisted in developing the intellectual and scholarly capacity to undertake a meaningful critique of society, history, and cultural life, as well as to make on-going contributions to scholarship on the questions of race and race relations.
CIP Code: 05.0201

Graduate Doctorate On-Campus / In-Person

Concentrations

History/Politics | Literature/Culture

Possible Career Paths

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

UMass Amherst

The Õ¬ÄÐÉñÆ÷ Amherst is the largest public research university in New England. With more than 28,000 students and over 200 distinct academic programs – including highly ranked programs in business, computer science, health care and the social sciences – UMass Amherst is one of the most comprehensive institutions in the Northeast.