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Director of Graduate Studies: Romanus Ejiaga
210 International Studies Building
910 South Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-6335
Fax: (217) 244-2429
E-mail: african@uiuc.edu
Graduate Degree Programs
The Center for African Studies administers a two-year program of language
and area studies courses leading to an interdisciplinary master of
arts degree. The program provides both language and area training
for three constituencies of students: those seeking to match area
expertise with professional training; those proceeding to disciplinary-based
doctoral work; and those for whom the degree would stand on its own.
The center also administers graduate minors in African studies with
various departments.
Master of Arts
A candidate must complete 34 graduate hours in area studies courses,
drawn from at least three different academic units and must study
or demonstrate proficiency in a language indigenous to Africa at the
advanced (third-year) level. One of the area courses must be AFST
550, the center-originated interdisciplinary seminar.
Minor for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree
A doctoral candidate who elects African studies as a minor must secure
approval from the center and must earn at least 16 graduate hours
in approved courses in at least two departments. Courses are available
in the following fields: agricultural economics, anthropology, art
history, comparative literature, economics, education, French, geography,
history, linguistics, political science, and sociology.
Financial Aid
Each year the center is generally able to assist a limited number
of graduate students in area studies through awards of Foreign Language
and Area Studies Fellowships.
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