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PhD in African American and African Diaspora Studies PhD

NA On Campus Phd Program

Indiana University Bloomington

Program Overview

The AAADS PhD is an interdisciplinary doctoral program focusing on the experiences of people of African descent in the United States, in the African diaspora, and in the world. These shared experiences among them, slavery, emancipation, imperialism, decolonization, and racism warrant close attention and mark this field as a discrete unit of study that bears directly and powerfully on history, literature, and politics.

Program Key Stats

$27500 (Annual cost)



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Eligibility Criteria


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Additional Information & Requirements

Personal statement, Writing statement of no more than 30 pages, 3 letters of reference from instructors, minimum of 3.5 GPA for master's degree holders and minimum 3.3 GPA for the last 2 years for recent undergraduates

Career Options

  • Academics
  • theatre and drama
  • music composition
  • information technology
  • law
  • engineering
  • education
  • journalism
  • criminal justice
  • creative writing
  • fundraising
  • politics
  • social work
  • business
  • community organizing
  • nonprofits
  • health care
  • the legal profession
  • banking and technology industries

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