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Program
Requirements
African American Studies,
MA
(Concentration: Cultural Aesthetic)
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
Full-time/Part-time
Status
Students are able to complete the degree program through classes offered before and after 4:30 p.m.
General
Program Requirements:
Number of Didactic credits
required beyond the Baccalaureate:
30
Required Courses:
AAS 400, AAS 401, AAS
402, AAS 505, AAS 460 or 462, AAS 466 or AAS 667
A student concentrating in the Cultural/Aesthetic area must choose at least two
courses from each of the subcategories of religion and philosophy, art and literature as well as at least one course from the cultural/aesthetic methods group.
Internship:
False
Language Examination:
False
Culminating
Events:
Culminating Exam
Comprehensive Exam Description - The comprehensive examination is intended to probe the student's knowledge of content, literature, theory/methodology, and methods in African American Studies and to test the student's ability to apply theoretical issues to praxis. It is a proctored, closed book, six (6) hour written examination.Comprehensive Exam Subject - The M.A. Comprehensive Examination covers the content, theories, and paradigms from the student's area of concentration and/or relevant coursework.Comprehensive Exam Complete - Students are required to take the Comprehensive Examination after completing all of the required coursework.Comprehensive Exam Write - M.A. students are advised to choose examining committees at the beginning of their final semester. The M.A. student should consult with her/his graduate advisor on selecting members of the examination committee and setting the date for the Comprehensive Examination.
The Committee prepares and administers the student's written M.A. comprehensive examination. The student's graduate advisor will make up one half of the questions for the comprehensive examination. The other member of the examining committee will make up the remaining half.Comprehensive Exam Grade - The Examination Committee writes the examination questions and evaluates the answers. The Graduate Director will notify the student of the Comprehensive Examination results no later than five (5) weeks after the completion of the examination. Based on the quality of the examination results, the Examination Committee may make one of the following determinations:
(1) Pass: The M.A. student may receive an M.A. degree when all other departmental and university requirements are met.
(2) Fail: The M.A. student is not awarded the M.A. degree. A student may retake the exam once.
(3) Fail/Termination: The M.A. student who does not successfully pass the written examination the second time is terminated from graduate status in the Department.Comprehensive Exam Pass - The student must answer every question on the examination in order to be evaluated. The evaluators look for content mastery and coherent application of the theories, and paradigms from the student's area of concentration and/or relevant coursework.Comprehensive Exam Schedule - The Comprehensive Examination is offered twice a year -- Thursday and Friday approximately 2 weeks before classes begin in January and Thursday and Friday of the week after classes end in May. The hours of the exam are from 9:00 a.m. to. 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The student must schedule her/his examination with the Graduate Secretary after consultation with her/his advisor at least one (1) month in advance of the exam date. In order to arrange an examination date, the student must be sure that her/his records are free of encumbrances that would prevent him/her from meeting University requirements for taking the examination.
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