Afro-American Studies

UMass Amherst

W.E.B. Du Bois graduate students receive a thorough grounding in the historical and cultural realities of the African American experience and are assisted in developing the intellectual and scholarly capacity to undertake a meaningful critique of society, history, and cultural life, as well as to make on-going contributions to scholarship on the questions of race and race relations.
CIP Code: 05.0201

Graduate Masters On-Campus / In-Person

Concentrations

History/Politics | Literature/Culture

Possible Career Paths

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

UMass Amherst

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is the largest public research university in New England. With more than 28,000 students and over 200 distinct academic programs – including highly ranked programs in business, computer science, health care and the social sciences – UMass Amherst is one of the most comprehensive institutions in the Northeast.