{"id":5771,"date":"2014-04-22T11:51:50","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T15:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/?page_id=5771"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T20:53:48","slug":"grad-program-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/graduate-studies\/grad-program-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Program Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Graduate Program Requirements\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full max-w-xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component not-contained not-prose\">\n    <h2 class=\"px-6 py-4 text-base font-semibold border-b rounded-t-lg md:text-xl bg-gray-50 text-cu-black-800\">\n        Table of Contents\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid cu-scrollto cu-stackedlist--toc cu-stackedlist--1 md:grid-cols-1\">\n            <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#collaborative-phd-program\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Collaborative PhD Program\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        2.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#collaborative-masters-program\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Collaborative Masters Program\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"collaborative-phd-program\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Collaborative PhD Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Collaborative PhD with a Specialization in African Studies is available to new and returning students who have been admitted to a participating program. The PhD is also available via a via a fast-track pathway to graduates of the collaborative MA program. Credits from required AFRI courses could be counted among the electives in most participating programs. Dissertation will be on an African Studies topic and will be supervised by a faculty member with expertise in Africa and Africa related research in the primary unit. It may also be co-supervised by an IAS faculty member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students in the collaborative Ph.D. program are required to complete the following courses;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AFRI 5000, 0.5 Credits, African Studies as a Discipline:\u00a0 Historical and Oral Perspectives.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AFRI 5800, 0.0 Credits, Scholarly Preparation in African Studies:<\/strong> This course requires students to participate actively in some of the many public events concerning Africa at Carleton and to present some of their work among peers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong><span class=\"courseblocktitle\"><span class=\"courseblockcode\">AFRI 6000,<\/span> 0.5 Credits, Thinking from Africa: Historical Perspectives, Contemporary Dimensions<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button left\" href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\/gradprograms\/africanstudies\/#PhD_Anthropology__with_Collaborative_Specialization_in_African_Studies\">View detailed program requirements here<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"collaborative-masters-program\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Collaborative Masters Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All students in the collaborative program need to take:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AFRI 5000, 0.5 Credits, African Studies as a Discipline:\u00a0 Historical and Oral Perspectives.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AFRI 5800, 0.0 Credits, Scholarly Preparation in African Studies:<\/strong> This course requires students to participate actively in some of the many public events concerning Africa at Carleton and to present some of their work among peers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students choosing either the<strong> thesis<\/strong> or <strong>research paper<\/strong> options must choose a topic related to African Studies. Students choosing the<strong> coursework<\/strong> option must choose a number of Africa-related elective courses, as designated by their home unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"body wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Students are advised to consult the program section of their home unit for additional requirements that may apply to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"body wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\/gradprograms\/africanstudies\/#courseinventory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View detailed courses as listed in the Graduate Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button left\" href=\"https:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/cu-programs\/african-studies-collaborative-phd-masters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Apply<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collaborative PhD Program The Collaborative PhD with a Specialization in African Studies is available to new and returning students who have been admitted to a participating program. The PhD is also available via a via a fast-track pathway to graduates of the collaborative MA program. 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