Overview

An area of concentration in African American Studies at Yale University may take the form of a single area study or a comparative area study: e.g., Caribbean or African American literature, a comparison of African American literature in a combined degree with the Department of English; an investigation of the significance of the presence of African cultures in the new World, either in the Caribbean or in Latin and/or South America in a combined degree with the Spanish and Portuguese department.

Features

An area of concentration may also follow the fields of study already established within a single discipline, e.g., race/minority/ethnic studies in a combined degree with Sociology.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Theorizing Racial Formations

Caribbean Literary and Cultural Studies

Methods and Practices in U.S. Cultural History

Readings in Nineteenth-Century America

Workshop in Urban Ethnography

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New Haven, United States

Disciplines

American and Australasian studies African studies View 14 other PhDs 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

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Other requirements

General requirements

Special requirements for admission to graduate study in African American Studies include strong undergraduate preparation in a discipline related to African American studies, a writing sample, a description of the fields of interest to be pursued in the combined degree program.
To be considered for admission to the combined Ph.D. program in African American Studies, applicants must indicate both African American Studies and one of the departments/programs participating in the combined Ph.D. program on their applications.
The Graduate School does not have set English test minimums for admission, but it does require incoming doctoral students who received a score of 25 or below on the TOEFL Speaking section to participate in a Summer English Language program at Yale in August prior to matriculation.

Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

Free
Out-of-State

Free
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

Free

Additional Details

All PhD students at Yale receive a fellowship that covers the full cost of tuition, typically for a minimum of five years.

Living costs

New Haven

United States

1380 - 2110 USD / month

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

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Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Additional Details

Living costs

New Haven

Funding

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