诺丁汉大学的黑人研究博士学位课程是欧洲唯一的此类课程。它位于艺术学院的美国和加拿大研究系。该部门是欧洲最大的此类部门，在监督博士圆满完成方面具有长期经验。我们的学生和教职员工研究专业知识一直专注于黑人研究，非洲散居者研究和非裔美国人研究。总部设在该部的种族与权利研究中心（C3R）的成长和全国声誉使它能够在全国范围内与有兴趣调查该问题的组织，政府机构，慈善团体，社区和活动家们互动非洲人后裔的角色，生活，文化，政治，代表，行动主义，艺术，历史和运动。
PhD Black Studies is a place for the study of the history, literature and culture of black people (variously defined) in North America, as well as through their historical, cultural and political links to Africa, Britain, and other global sites.<br><br>It is the only programme of its kind in Europe and is steeped in interdisciplinary methods and critical reflection to investigate the roles, lives, cultures, politics, representations, activism, art, histories and movement of people of African descent.<br><br>The course is particularly relevant at this crucial time within the UK, as students, communities and institutions of higher education increasingly assess curriculum offerings in dialogue with the ongoing effort to consider the influence and experience of the black diaspora on both sides of the Atlantic.