You are considered an international freshman applicant if you have been educated outside of the U.S. at any time during secondary school (high school).
TOEFL: 80 on the IBT TOEFL with no subsection lower than 17.
IELTS Academic: 6.5 on the IELTS Academic.
Duolingo English Test (DET): 110 on the DET.
PTE Academic: minimum English academic score of 53.
Revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test: 59 on the PdT overall with no subsection lower than 17.
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African and Black Diaspora Studies (ABD) is an interdisciplinary program at DePaul that will provide you with an opportunity to explore the topics of power, history, identity, gender and race in relation to contemporary understandings of Africa and the movement of Black and African people throughout the world. As an African and Black Diaspora Studies major, you’ll explore the Black experience from a variety of perspectives, including but not limited to historical, artistic, sociological, anthropological, and philosophical approaches. And you’ll study the diverse cultures and societies that make up the global African Diaspora.
Concentrate your study regionally (e.g. Africa, Black America, Afro-Caribbean, Latin America, etc.) or thematically (e.g. literature and culture, politics, gender and sexuality, etc.), and work with dedicated faculty and take advantage of a flexible curriculum to tailor your studies to your interests. In addition to a variety of combined degrees, we offer African and Black Diaspora Studies majors a combined bachelor’s + master’s degree in Critical Ethnic Studies. As an ABD major, you’ll begin taking Critical Ethnic Studies courses during your undergraduate senior year, leaving only one remaining year for the MA in Critical Ethnic Studies.
We also offer the 3+3 BA/JD program, which allows high-achieving first-year undergraduate students to be admitted simultaneously to the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (LAS) and the College of Law (LAW). You’ll complete your first three years in LAS and your final three years in LAW.
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Course RequirementsTitle
INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AND BLACK DIASPORA STUDIES
AFRICA: PEOPLES, CULTURES, IDEAS AND MOVEMENTS
AFRO-CARIBBEAN AND AFRO-LATIN AMERICA: PEOPLES, CULTURES, IDEAS AND MOVEMENTS
AFRICAN AMERICA: PEOPLES, CULTURES, IDEAS AND MOVEMENTS
CAPSTONE
·Core Courses
Students are required to complete four core courses (16-quarter credit hours) in African and Black Diaspora Studies (ABD). The core courses are designed to accomplish these goals:
to introduce students to the learning goals and outcomes of the Department of African and Black Diaspora Studies;
to introduce students to the main debates, concerns, and ideas in the distinct areas within African and Black Diaspora Studies;
to emphasize the Vincentian tenet that questions of human value are central to scholarly inquiry; and
to strengthen an understanding of the interrelationships and dynamics between Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, the United States, and other spaces of the African Diaspora.
·300-Level Courses
For this requirement, students must take four ABD courses (16-quarter credit hours) at the 300 level.
Any ABD 300-level course may apply toward the completion of the major's 300-Level requirement. All other 300-level courses must be approved by the African and Black Diaspora Studies department chair for application toward the 300-Level requirement.
These courses build upon the general foundation of knowledge provided by the core courses. They serve to reinforce and extend student knowledge about a particular area of study relating to Africa and/or the Black Diaspora as well as the Department's core sites of inquiry (culture, gender, history, power, and race).
To ensure that students are exposed to a variety of methodological approaches, students will endeavor to take courses in the social and behavioral sciences (i.e. Anthropology, Geography, History, International Studies, Psychology, Political Science, and Sociology), humanities (i.e. Art and Architectural History, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Theatre), and interdisciplinary studies (i.e. American studies, Critical Ethnic Studies, Latin American & Latino studies, Women's and Gender studies, LGBT studies, etc.).
Students who wish to take a 200-level course in partial fulfillment of this requirement must petition the Department of African and Black Diaspora Studies chair for approval (this is not common).
Common Career Areas
Public policy
International business
Immigration work
Education
Social services
Human rights
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