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African American and African Diaspora Studies (Master of Arts) and Master of Library Science

Academic programs in African American and African Diaspora Studies continue to grow, with a corresponding need for librarians who have knowledge and research experience in both the humanities and social science aspects of this field. Career paths in public and academic libraries, government and corporate information centers, publishing, and web development can all be pursued with this dual degree.

The dual MA/MLS program requires completion of a minimum of 58 credit hours of graduate course work. (The degrees if completed separately would require 68 credit hours.) Students must apply for admission to the master's programs of both the School of Library and Information Science and the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies and meet the admissions criteria established for each. The two degrees must be awarded at the same time.

In addition to the SLIS S401 pre-requisite, students must complete:

  1. The MLS Foundation courses (15 cr.)
  2. Either S521 (L623) - Humanities Information or
    S522 (L625) - Social Science Information (3 cr.)
  3. SLIS elective courses (12 cr.)

Requirements for the MA in African American and African Diaspora Studies: (28 credit hours)

  1. General Requirement (12 cr.):
    1. A500 Introduction to Afro-American Studies (4 cr.)
    2. A690 Core Readings in Afro-American Studies (4 cr.)
    3. Proposed graduate internship
  2. Specialization (12 cr. minimum):
    1. Students would take a minimum of 9 graduate hours in one of the three concentration areas in African American and African Diaspora Studies. An additional 3 graduate hours should be taken in one of the other concentration areas.
  3. MA Thesis: A698 Field Study Seminar (4 cr.)

See: African American and African Diaspora Studies Department

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Note on Tuition Costs:

Students in SLIS dual-degree programs may find variance in their tuition charges. There is not a standardized method of coding students in dual-degree programs. The School of Library and Information Science, the University Graduate School, the Law School, the School of Music, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the School of Journalism, and other academic units each charge different graduate tuition rates per credit hour. You will be coded in one school. If, as you near the half-way point in your dual degree program, you will contact either school (SLIS or your other unit), we can arrange to change your coding so that they second half of your degree will be charged at the other unit's tuition rate. Check with the Recorder of either school if you have questions.

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