COURSE CATALOGUE
NAIROBI, KENYA
Course: MARY AFST 590: MA Thesis (Master of Arts in African Studies)
A minimum 150-page publishable quality thesis worth six credits researched and written from professional-quality field research done on-site in Africa.
Requirements:
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Students with undergraduate degrees who are officially enrolled as MIAS students through the ordinary application process and have finished six courses.
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Formal MA application and acceptance.
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A thesis proposal approved by the MIAS faculty.
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Thesis topic developed from one of the papers of the six courses taken.
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A minimum 3.5 grade point average (B+) for the six courses.
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Completion of the thesis within five years from the time of acceptance into the MA program.
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Successful presentation and defense of thesis in a colloquium.