A number of opportunities for multidisciplinary study are available
in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and a number of units in
the college are devoted to the multidisciplinary study of various
areas, cultures, and subjects. Some of these units sponsor
interdisciplinary majors; others do not have formal majors, but have
arrangements for faculty members to assist students in planning
programs appropriate to individual needs. Also, some units sponsor
interdisciplinary minors that may be completed in conjunction with a
sciences and letters curriculum degree program (i.e., a degree program
with a traditional major in LAS). For details, see following
information.
There are three area studies programs with majors in the college:
East Asian and Pacific Studies,
Latin American and Caribbean Studies,
and
Russian and East European Studies.
Descriptions of these majors
may be found in the section on degree requirements for majors. (See
also the section titled
Curriculum in Sciences and Letters: General Requirements.)
The following units do not have formal degree programs; however, the
units have interdisciplinary minors, assist students interested in
those subjects, and coordinate research efforts in those areas.
The Center for African Studies is concerned with all aspects of
African affairs and cultures. The center sponsors instruction in
African languages and cultures, offering a number of African studies
courses each semester. The center administers an interdisciplinary
minor for undergraduates, and an undergraduate major in African
studies can be arranged through Individual Plans of Study
(IPS). Support for graduate students and arrangements for field
experiences in Africa are also concerns of the center. The Center for
African Studies is located at 210 International Studies Building, 910
South First Street, Champaign, IL 61820.
This program integrates interdisciplinary curricular offerings from
the social sciences and the humanities, with a concentration on blacks
in North America. The unit sponsors an interdisciplinary minor in the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The program offers a core set of
courses in Afro-American studies along with additional courses
cross-listed with other departments each semester. The
Afro-American Studies
office is located at 606 South Gregory Street, Urbana, IL
61801; (217) 333-7781.
The Women's Studies Program is an interdisciplinary academic unit
designed to teach, coordinate, and develop women's studies courses and
advise undergraduate students. With over 40 affiliated faculty
members, the program also initiates activities and programs to
maintain and expand scholarship on women and gender issues. Goals and
objectives include continuing to foster the development of both core
and cross-listed course offerings encompassing the diversity of
women's experiences, including a women and science/engineering
component; developing an undergraduate major; continuing support for
campuswide efforts to integrate scholarship on women and gender issues
in general education courses; and increasing the visibility of women's
scholarly contributions on campus and in the community. An additional
vital aim is attracting more minority faculty and students.
The unit sponsors an interdisciplinary women's studies minor
for students in the sciences and letters curriculum. For students
completing a degree program in teacher education who want to be able
to teach women's studies in primary and secondary schools, the unit
has a teacher education minor in women's studies. Students who wish to
develop individual minors in women's studies through Individual Plans
of Study (IPS) may also obtain advising from the Women's Studies
Program, located at 911 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820.
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