Humanities Interdisciplinary Program
Program Director
Sage-Bacote Hall, Room 204
Telephone: (404) 880-8153

Overview

The Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Humanities is an interdisciplinary, terminal degree program. This program allows graduate students the opportunity to have primary concentrations in a variety of disciplines: African American Studies, Africana Women's Studies, English and History. The program also allows secondary concentrations in one of the primary concentrations, as well as in the field of Public Administration, Sociology or Political Science, to enrich students’ learning experience and to expand their professional expertise. Working with participating academic departments, such as African-American Studies/Africana Women's Studies/History (AWH), English and Modern Languages, and others in social sciences, the program aims to prepare teachers, scholars and researchers for future careers in higher education teaching, research, and other opportunities where the concern for humanity is paramount. The primary objective of this degree program is to offer graduate students an interdisciplinary course of study that provides opportunities to study and research in the fields of literatures, history and Africana studies. Such an undertaking will foster visionary, informed, culturally sensitive and socially responsible scholarship.

This program is dedicated to promoting the core values of the University and offers many opportunities for students to contribute to the program’s curricular and non-curricular activities. Among such contributions are organizing conferences, participating in public programming, publishing newsletters, and conducting scholarly research for grants and publications. The program is also dedicated to the values of consilience (bringing together principles of various disciplines) for the purpose of enhancing the study of humanities.

Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Humanities will complete beyond the master’s degree up to seventy-two (72) credit hours of research and coursework in interdisciplinary humanities and appropriate concentrations, an internship, and a doctoral dissertation that makes original contribution to knowledge.

Mission

The mission of the Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities Program is to prepare doctoral students, through an interdisciplinary program, to serve as humanistic scholars, researchers and educators with a focus on leadership and service to humanity.

Vision

The vision of the Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities Program is to establish a department to promote interdisciplinary, innovative and research-based content delivery and learning in the field of humanities.