African American Studies
http://www.afro.illinois.edu
Interim Head of Department: Margareth Etienne
Department Office: 1201 West Nevada, Urbana, (217) 333-7781
Major in Sciences and Letters Curriculum
E-mail: loturner@uiuc.edu
Degree title: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Minimum required major and supporting course work equates to 48 hours.
General Education: Students must complete the Campus General Education requirements.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours
Departmental distinction:
To graduate with distinction, students must complete the following:
- 3.3 overall G.P.A
- 3.6 program G.P.A
- Complete AFRO: 495 Senior Thesis Seminar with a grade of 3.3 or better
| Hours | Requirements |
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| 12 | I. Core course requirements |
AFRO 100 - Intro to African-American St |
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AFRO 220 - Intro to Research Methods AfAm |
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AFRO 490 - Theory in African-American St |
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AFRO 495 - Senior Thesis Seminar |
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| 6 | II. Theory and Methods Requirement |
At least one theory and one methods course beyond the core. This course must be selected from a list maintained in the Department's advising office. |
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| 21 | III. Thematic Areas Students must take at least one course each from the following five areas. At least 6 of the remaining hours must be taken from only one of any of the five areas. A list of courses is maintained in the Department's advising office. |
A. Comparative Race, Racialized Communities and Identities |
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B. Cultural Production and Cultural Movements |
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C. Political Economy, Public Policy and Contemporary Issues |
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D. Global Interconnections: Black Transnationalism and the African Diaspora |
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E. Black Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies |
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| 9 | IV. Cognate or Supporting Coursework Students must complete 9 hours of supporting coursework. Supporting coursework courses consists of a set of courses which are logically grouped, and which reflect or support a student's interests outside of the African American Studies major. Supporting coursework courses must be approved by the Department's undergraduate advisor. |
| 48 | Total Required Hours |
Twelve hours of 300- and 400-level African American Studies courses must be taken on this campus.
All foreign language requirements must be satisfied.
A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the LAS Student Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester (60-75 hours). Please see your adviser.
Interdisciplinary Minor in African-American Studies
The Department of African American Studies offers a campus-wide interdisciplinary minor in African American Studies. The minor is premised on the following principles: Interdisciplinarity, the centrality of Black women and gender, the use of the Global Africa/African Diaspora as a contextualizing framework and an emphasis on black agency or self-determining activity of African peoples. A minimum grade point average of 2.33 is required for completion of courses taken in the program. The Department of African American Studies must approve a student's minor course plan.
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| I. Core course requirements | |
| 3 | AFRO 100 - Intro to AfricanAmerican St |
| 3 | AFRO 490 - Theory in African American St or AFRO 220 - Intro to Research Methods AfAm |
| 3 | AFRO 495 - Senior Thesis Seminar |
| II. Areas of Concentration | |
| 3-4 | A. Comparitive Race, Racialized Communities & Identities |
| 3-4 | B. Cultural Production & Cultural Movements |
| 3-4 | C. Political Economy, Public Policy & Contemporary Issues |
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| 21 | Total |
Students must not take more than 6 hours of 100-level courses. A minimum of 6 hours of 300- and 400-level courses is required.