Overview

Africana Studies engages as well the unfinished work of achieving fully enfranchised forms of citizenship and the many forms of expressive culture African diasporic communities have created and inspired as articulations of their histories, experiences, and struggles.

In so doing, Africana Studies trains students in the analytical tools necessary for rigorous and culturally sensitive analyses of racial formation both historically and in contemporary societies.

The major

The Africana Studies major, offered through Barnard College Columbia University offers an interdisciplinary, comparative approach to the study of the history, politics, cultures, literatures, and experiences of peoples in Africa and the African Diaspora.

Through this course of study, students come to see the centrality of Africa and the black Diaspora in the modern world and develop a critical understanding of the political, social and ideological forces that shape their place in the world.

Mission

As a department for the multidisciplinary study of the history, politics, cultures, and literatures of Africa and African Diaspora communities in the Americas, the Caribbean and Europe, Africana Studies at Barnard is defined by a unique approach to studying the African Diaspora that centers on a gendered analysis of racial and diasporic formations. Its central mission is to train students to think critically about the gendered nature of racial difference from a relational perspective: at once locally, globally, and trans/nationally. The curriculum provides students with a deep knowledge of:

the history of African and African-descended cultures forged prior to and as a result of the Middle Passage;
the transnational communities of affiliation created in response to diasporic dispersal; and
the diverse forms of cultural production engendered by Blacks in the multiple contact zones that constitute the African diaspora.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Before 'Black Lives Matter'
Black European Culture Studies
Heading South: Voyages to Latin America from the Conquest to Carnival
Environmental Humanities in the Global South
Caribbean Culture and Societies
Afrofuturism/Black Speculative Literature

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

135

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TOEFL^® IBT

105

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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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

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135

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105

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application: Each application will include personal information such as the school you attend, your extracurricular activities, and your senior year class schedule
Barnard Writing Supplement
$75 non-refundable application fee or fee waiver request
SAT or ACT scores
High school counselor letter of recommendation
Two teacher letters of recommendation
Students must request that their high school and/or college send an official transcript or exam results via e-docs or mail.
Barnard requires students to display English proficiency. Students may be required to submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or the Duolingo English Test.
The most competitive candidates for admission generally receive a score of 7.5 or higher on the IELTS, a TOEFL score of 105 or higher, or a 135 or higher on the Duolingo English Test.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

70644 USD / year

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Out-of-State

70644 USD / year

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In-State

70644 USD / year

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Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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Overview

The major

Mission

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

New York City

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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