Effective Fall 2025, the African and African Diaspora Studies PhD has suspended admission.
Effective Fall 2022, the African and African Diaspora Studies MA has suspended admission.
Continue your pursuit of African and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) with a master’s degree or Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. As a student, you will advance your skills and knowledge of analysis and research so you can impact the world from a black studies perspective. Your professors will work with you to develop critical thinking skills and your own unique project focus.
An academic career in AADS provides graduate & doctoral-level students with an interdisciplinary education that centers the black epistemologies, perspectives, and interests through the study of history, culture, politics, and economics of African, African Americans and people of African descent. Our innovative faculty have published on a variety of topics.
Prospective Graduate Students
Questions regarding the application or the application process should be directed to the UWM Graduate School at gradschool@uwm.edu or 414-229-6569.
Current Graduate Students
Questions about research opportunities, department funding opportunities, or issues specific to the discipline should be directed to Nolan Kopkin.
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