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Co-chairs:
Sidney Lemelle
Linda Perkins

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Academic Program

The certificate in Africana Studies is a joint program of the Intercollegiate Department of Black Studies (IDBS) of The Claremont Colleges and Claremont Graduate University. Any CGU student enrolled in an M.A. or Ph.D. program may concurrently pursue a Certificate in African Studies. The certificate requires a minimum of five, 4-unit courses, including a core course titled Concepts and Methods in Africana Studies. The courses must be approved by the Graduate Certificate Review Committee (GCRC).

The approved course sequence requires demonstration of substantive breadth, relevance to Africana Studies, and coherence. All five of the courses may count as credit for the M.A. or Ph.D. advisor. For the certificate to be awarded, a student must attain a minimum G.P.A. of 3.0 in the course taken for the certificate.

Jointly Offered Program

Arts and Cultural Management

The school of The Arts and Humanities and the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management jointly offer the Master of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management. Refer to the section titled “Jointly Offered Programs ” in the Bulletin for program details.

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