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African American Studies,
MA
(Concentration: Social Behavioral)
The mission of the Department of African American Studies (DAAS) is to provide an intellectual arena in which students learn to critically examine, analyze and interpret the experiences, traditions and dynamics of people of African descent. The Department's undergirding philiosophy is that the specific historical experiences of a people must be the central axis guiding, informing any effective analysis and interpretation of that people's past, present and future.
Our graduate program is informed, in considerable degree, by the Afrocentric paradigm as spearheaded by Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, DAAS' first chairperson. The program reflects a deeply ingrained commitment to the self-directed study of African peoples and has benefited, to that end, from a variety of inputs, conceptual and political, from diverse, but fully committed, faculty participation as well as invaluable contributions from the community.
The Master of Arts (M.A.) program seeks to answer the personal and intellectual aspirations of the student and the particular needs of society that are not satisfied by a baccalaureate degree. Thus, the M.A. provides more specialized study in African American Studies than the B.A. or B.S. degree and often serves as the terminal degree. It is the goal of the Department that graduates with an M.A. in African American Studies be prepared to engage in a diverse range of intellectual issues that affect the African lives on the continent and in the diaspora.
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
Students are able to complete the degree program through classes offered before and after 4:30 p.m. Students able to complete the degree program on a part-time basis (8 credit hours or less per semester).
Department
Information
Department of African American Studies
1115 W. Berks Street
810 Gladfelter Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19122
afro-am@blue.temple.edu
(215) 204-8491
Ranking:
Accreditation:
True
This program is accredited by the National Council for Black Studies.
Areas
of Specialization:
DAAS faculty members specialize, offer substantial coursework, and mentor in a variety of areas, including, Afrocentric theory, African Civilizations, African and African American Literature, African Languages, the Narrative Tradition, African and African American History, Mass Media, Social and Political Thought, Women's Studies, Cultural Studies, Caribbean Culture, Linguisitics, Rhetoric and Composition, African American Psychology, Research Methods, Popular Culture, and Ethnographic Methods.
Job
Placement:
Graduates of the M.A. Program in African American Studies find employment in a variety of public and private sector areas: teaching, arts and humanities, business and social services. Many secondary school teachers desire to enhance their skills by obtaining an M.A. degree in African American Studies
Affiliation(s):
DAAS faculty members are affiliated with a variety of professional organizations such as the National Council for Black Studies (NCBS); Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH); African Heritage Studies Association (AHSA); Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations (ASCAC); African Studies Association (ASA); Black History Advisory Committee of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Association of Black Women Historians; African Literature Association; Pennsylvania Humanities Council; Teachers of English as a Second Language (TESL); College Language Association (CLA); Modern Language Association (MLA); National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE); Pan African Studies Association; Black Expressive Culture Association; Germantown Friends Summerbridge Program; Young Scholars Program of Temple; and American Anthropological Association.
Interdisciplinary
Study :
M.A. students are sometimes encouraged, after consultation with their advisors, to take courses in other departments in order to enhance or supplement their program. A maximum of six (6) credit hours may be transferred into the Master's program.
Study
Abroad:
The Department of African American Studies offers a Temple in Ghana Study Abroad program. Graduate students may complete a maximum of six (6) credit hours in the program.
Licensure:
False
Non-degree
Student Policy:
A non-matriculated student may take a total of 9 credit hours, these credits can be applied to the degree if and when the student applies for full standing in the DAAS program.
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