Overview

The African American Studies program of the Wake Forest University features three distinctive areas of curricular emphasis:

Arts, Aesthetics, and Expressive Culture focuses on the forms, frames, theories, and traditions of African American and African diasporic artistic and cultural productions;

Ethics, Politics, and Society focuses on the normative, ideological, and institutional dimensions that form and inform experiences and expressions of individual and collective life of African Americans and of people of African descent in the diaspora; and

History, Culture, and Theory focuses on the intellectual, material and theoretical expressions and (self) representations of the experiences of people of African descent in the United States and in the diaspora across space and time.

This curricular feature offers students the opportunity to develop distinct competence in a particular area of concentration in African American Studies.

Key Facts

The African American Studies Atelier is the capstone experience for African American Studies majors. The Atelier enables African American Studies majors to develop a significant capstone project. The Atelier brings together students, faculty, artists, writers, and activists to create new knowledge grounded in the critical and comprehensive study of African and African diasporic peoples, cultures, and ideas across space and time. The Atelier is also a space for faculty to rethink their conception and approach to their research and teaching in a unique space underwritten by an ethics of community, creativity, and collaboration.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Theories and Methods in African American Studies

Black Popular Culture

African American Cultural Criticism

Organic Leadership: Lessons from the Black Freedom Struggle

Africana Philosophy

Politics of Black Religion

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Winston-Salem, United States

Disciplines

American and Australasian studies African studies View 538 other Bachelors in American and Australasian 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

$85 application fee

Official high school transcript

SAT/ACT scores (only if you want those scores considered in your admissions application)

Secondary School Report

Teacher Recommendation Form

Mid-Year School Report (for reporting mid-year senior grades)

Confidential Financial Information for International Applicants

TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

70332 USD / year

≈ 70332 USD / year
Out-of-State

70332 USD / year

≈ 70332 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

70332 USD / year

≈ 70332 USD / year

Living costs

Winston-Salem

United States

864 - 1409 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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