Secondary PhD Field in African and African American Studies Students enrolled in a PhD program in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, including Anthropology, Comparative Literature, Economics, English, Government, History, History of Art and Architecture, History of American Civilization, History of Science, Music, Philosophy, Sociology, and Religion may achieve formal recognition for completing a secondary field in African and African American Studies. Graduate students who choose African and African American Studies as a secondary field will benefit from learning how to do interdisciplinary work on the basis of the substantial body of scholarly writing on African and African American social, cultural, economic and political life and history. The Department also encourages comparative work on African, African American, and diasporic topics. Graduate students must meet the following requirements in order to have the secondary field officially recorded on their transcript. Coursework* Completion of four graduate-level courses in African and African American Studies with honors grades of B+ or above. Demonstrating Mastery in the Secondary Field * Successful completion of a research paper demonstrating mastery in the field of African and African American Studies is also required. Ordinarily this is the most successful graduate term paper written for one of the four African and African American Studies courses. Record-keeping For more information, please contact: Department of African and African American Studies |
