Ph.D. Program in Africana Studies

Graduate
  Ph.D.
   Overview
   Pedagogy
   Faculty
   Ph.D. Program
   Summary of Requirements
   Core Courses
   Second-Tier Courses
   First-Year Exam
   Language Requirements
   Advising
   A.M. Paper
   Ph.D. Oral Examination
 Ph.D. Dissertation
   Application Process
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Ph.D. Dissertation

A doctoral dissertation in the program is expected to be a substantial work of original scholarship demonstrating theoretical sophistication and intensive research. Ph.D. candidates are expected to begin full-time research on their dissertation projects immediately upon passing their comprehensive examinations. During the third year of graduate study (or in the case of students with A.M.s, in the second term of the second year), candidates will submit a dissertation proposal to and receive the approval of all members of their advisory committees.