Overview

The Africana Studies major at University of Connecticut does so through the humanities, arts, and social sciences, with particular emphasis on continuities and discontinuities across geography and time. Its broad educational objectives are to engender among all students an intellectual appreciation of black lives and their saliency for all human experience; to deepen students’ critical analytic skills; and to value social equality, democracy, and humanitarianism.

The Africana Studies major strives to provide students with substantive knowledge of the black world and its linkages to national as well as pre-, sub-, supra-, and transnational processes. Students play an active role in the Africana Studies Institute’s mission to facilitate respect and positive intersocial relationships within the university community. Completion of the B.A. in Africana Studies prepares the student for work in government, community agencies, international organizations, business, journalism and communications, or for graduate studies that lead to careers in research and teaching.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Afrocentric Perspectives in the Arts
Contemporary Africa
Race and Policy
Baseball and Society: Politics, Economics, Race and Gender
Black Psychology
African-American Theatre
African American Women Playwrights, 1900 to Present

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Storrs, United States

Disciplines

African studies View 258 other Bachelors in African studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A completed international first-year application includes:

A Completed Common Application or Coalition Application
$80 Application Fee (non-refundable)
Essay & Two Optional Letters of Recommendation
Official Secondary School Transcripts
Standardized Test (Optional)
English Proficiency Requirement
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Special Program Applicants

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Tuition Fee

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International

39678 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 39678 USD per year during 48 months.
National

39678 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 39678 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

17010 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 17010 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Storrs

1100 - 1600 USD /month

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Scholarships Information

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