Overview

African diaspora studies is an essential aspect of the Africana Studies curriculum at the Smith College. Two courses on the African diaspora are required for the major and students may choose African diaspora studies. Interested students are also encouraged to consider the minor in African studies or the Five-College Certificate in African studies as a supplement to their major.

Learning Outcomes

Ability to study interdisciplinarily and multidisciplinarily
Use close reading as evidence for argument
Write a critical research paper
Ability to study blackness/race intersectionally (that is, in regard to gender, class, nation, sexuality)
Ability to study blackness/race in regard to the Diaspora
Experience studying closely classic texts or figures or historical periods or movements
Experience considering the aesthetic and theoretical principles undergirding 19th-, 20th- and 21st-century African American culture

Programme Structure

Courses Included:

African-American Literature 1900 to the Present

History of Afro-American People to 1960

Death and Dying in Black Culture

The Harlem Renaissance

Race and Identity in the African Diaspora

Feminism, Race and Resistance: History of Black Women in America

Africa: Peoples, Environment and Development Issues
Seminar: Topics in Development Anthropology: Health in Africa--Elliot Frankin

Globalization and Transformation in Africa

Twentieth-Century Literatures of Africa--Katwiwa Mule,

Studies in South African Literature and Film: Adopting Violence to the Screen--Katwiwa Mule

Studies in South African Literature and Film: Topic: The Political Imagination in Contemporary South Africa

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Northampton, United States

Disciplines

African studies View 255 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

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application or Coalition Application
Smith Writing Supplement
Secondary School Report, including official high school transcript
Counselor Recommendation
Two Teacher Evaluation Forms
Official SAT I, ACT, TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or the Duolingo English Test/*DET*
Early Decision Agreement (if applicable)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

67140 USD / year

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Out-of-State

67140 USD / year

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Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

67140 USD / year

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Living costs

Northampton

United States

1156 - 2393 USD / month

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