非洲和非洲侨民研究专业的硕士学位可提供跨学科，研究生水平的教育，并为学生提供发展和采用理论，分析和方法论方法的机会，以研究与非裔美国人，非洲人及其侨民有关的关键问题。硕士课程的目的是为学者们准备在各个领域的专业职位，并为他们提供进一步的博士学位研究。水平。硕士学位可以在现场或在线获得。AADS的硕士课程范围广泛，方法多样，非常适合对与非裔美国人，非洲大陆和非洲侨民有关的广泛主题感兴趣的候选人。这些包括：社会与公共政策，文化研究，国际关系，性别与性研究，文学研究，历史，全球化研究，教育，宗教研究，跨大西洋研
The M.A. degree in African & African Diaspora Studies provides interdisciplinary, graduate level education and prepares students to develop and employ theoretical, analytical, and methodological approaches the research of critical issues pertaining to African America, the African and its diasporas. The objective of the M.A. program is to prepare scholars for professional positions in a range of fields and for further study at the Ph.D. level. The M.A. degree can be taken either on-site or online. Multidisciplinary in scope and diverse in approach, the M.A. program in AADS is ideal for candidates interested in a wide array of subjects pertaining to African America, continental Africa and the African diaspora. These include: Social and Public Policy, Cultural Studies, International Relations, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Literary Study, History, Globalization Studies, Education, Religious Studies, Trans-Atlantic Studies, Critical Race Studies, Sociology, and Anthropology. AADS offers both a terminal M.A. and three combined M.A./Ph.D. programs in partnership with International Relations, Atlantic History, and Global & Sociocultural Studies. These attract students from around the world interested in subjects that are geographically and disciplinarily diverse, including but by no means limited to: transnational policy analysis, African, African American and Caribbean history and culture, African environmental politics, transnational migrations, African and African diaspora nationalist struggles, and the Asian diasporas in Africa and the Caribbean. Our focus on African diaspora cultural studies facilitates research in Gender and Sexuality, Literatures, Popular Culture, and Religious syncretism. FIU's strong connections with Latin America and the Caribbean make it an ideal place to study Afro-Latin cultures, with a focus in these two regions. The M.A. degree prepares graduates for further study at the Ph.D. level, as well as for professional positions in the public, private, non-profit and international arenas and for employment in education, public policy, public administration, journalism, international organization and other fields.