African Studies

• M.A. with Specialization in African Studies

About the Program

The collaborative master’s degree with a specialization in African Studies is especially designed for master’s students in participating programs in the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Public Affairs, and the Sprott School of Business who wish to enrich their training in a particular discipline or area of study by developing expertise in African Studies through interdisciplinary dialogue.

The following master’s programs participate in the Collaborative Program in African Studies.
Consult the individual programs for detailed program requirements.

• Anthropology
• Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies (thesis and research essay M.A. only)
• Business Administration (M.B.A.)
• Economics
• English
• French and Francophone Studies
• Film Studies (thesis and research essay M.A. only)
• Geography (thesis M.A. only)
• History
• International Affairs
• Journalism
• Legal Studies
• Political Economy
• Political Science
• Sociology
• Women’s and Gender Studies

Academic Regulations

See the General Regulations section of this Calendar.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the collaborative master’s program in African Studies is available to master’s students who are admitted in one of the participating master’s programs. To apply to one of the participating master’s programs, please visit the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs Admissions page.

Selection of Courses - African Studies

The courses listed below (all are worth 0.5 credit) are relevant to students of African Studies and could, with the approval of the specific requirements of the units involved, be used as courses to help fulfill degree requirements. There are also often graduate courses and 4000-level courses in a number of units at Carleton that are offered on an ad hoc basis that have significant content appropriate to African Studies. To have any such course count towards their degree requires approval of the Director of the Institute of African Studies when it is being offered.

Note: the number of spaces in graduate courses offered by other departments may be limited, and registration may be conditional upon obtaining the prior approval of the department concerned. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that permission is obtained from the appropriate department prior to registering in any of the following courses.