Joint Master's Degrees

Dual M.A./M.L.S.
Dual M.A./M.P.A.

 

Dual M.A./M.L.S. in African American and African Diaspora Studies (Master of Arts) and the School of Library and Information Science (Master of Library Science)

The dual M.A./M.L.S. program requires completion of a minimum of 58 credit hours of graduate course work. (The degrees if completed separately would require 68 credit hours.) Students must apply for admission to the master's programs of both African American and African Diaspora Studies and the School of Library and Information Science and meet the admissions criteria established for each. The two degrees must be awarded at the same time.

M.A. in African American and African Diaspora Studies Requirements (28 credit hours minimum)

General Requirement (12 cr.)
- A500 Introduction to African American and African Diaspora Studies, Part I (3 cr.)
- A690 Core Readings in African American and African Diaspora Studies (4 cr.)
- Proposed Graduate Internship

Specialization (12 cr. minimum)
Students would take a minimum of 9 graduate hours in one of the three concentration areas in African American and African Diaspora Studies. An additional 3 graduate hours should be taken in one of the other concentration areas.

- M.A. Thesis A698 Field Study Seminar (4 cr.)

Master of Library Science Requirements (30 credit hours)

Completion of the M.L.S. Foundation courses (15 cr.)
- Either SLIS L623 Information in the Humanities or SLIS L625 Information in the Social Sciences (3 cr.)

SLIS elective courses (12 cr.)

 

 

Dual M.A./M.P.A. in African American and African Diaspora Studies (Master of Arts) and School of Public and Environmental Affairs (Master of Public Affairs)

Students must apply separately to and be accepted into both the African American and African Diaspora Studies Master of Arts degree program and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs degree program. Students must indicate on both application forms that they are applying for the AAADS/SPEA dual degree.

M.A. in African American and African Diaspora Studies Requirements (28 credit hours minimum)

General Requirement (12 cr.)
- A500 Introduction to African American and African Diaspora Studies, Part I (3 cr.)
- A690 Core Readings in African American and African Diaspora Studies (4 cr.)
- Proposed Graduate Internship

Specialization (12 cr. minimum)
Students would take a minimum of 9 graduate hours in one of the three concentration areas in African American and African Diaspora Studies. An additional 3 graduate hours should be taken in one of the other concentration areas.

- M.A. Thesis A698 Field Study Seminar (4 cr.)

M.A. of Public Affairs Requirements (36 cr.)

M.P.A. Core (21 cr.)
- V501 Professional Development Practicum: Information Technology (1 cr.)
- V502 Public Management (3 cr.)
- V503 Professional Development Practicum: Writing andPresentation (1 cr.)
- V505 Professional Development Practicum: Teamwork and Integrated Policy Project (1 cr.)
- V506 Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making (3 cr.)
- V517 Public Management Economics (3 cr.)
- V540 Law and Public Affairs (3 cr.)
- V560 Public Finance and Budgeting (3 cr.)
- V600 Capstone in Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.)

Specialized Concentration (15 cr.)
Students are required to develop specialized concentrations comprised of courses approved by SPEA faculty advisors.

 

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