Multidisciplinary Programs
Three multidisciplinary majors are offered in the College. They are
International Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Russian
and East European Studies.
The following units do not have formal undergraduate degree programs;
however, a major may be created through the Individual Plans of
Studies program and faculty advisers from one of the units. The
units assist students interested in their subjects and coordinate
research efforts in these areas.
The Afro-American Studies and Research Program coordinates campus-wide
curricular, research, and programming activities that concentrate
on the population of African descent in North America, and to a lesser
extent on the rest of the hemisphere. The program integrates multidisciplinary
curricular offerings from the social sciences and the humanities.
Five core faculty work with forty faculty affiliates in departments
in the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Agricultural, Consumer
and Environmental Sciences; Communications; Education; Fine and Applied
Arts; and Law. The Afro-American Studies office is located at 1201
West Nevada, Urbana, IL 61801.
The Asian American Studies Program is committed to expanding the tradition
of knowledge within Asian American studies and to integrating scholarly
intellectual achievements with the interests of the campus constituency,
as well as the larger Illinois and national Asian American community.
The Asian American Studies Program is housed on campus at 1003 West
Nevada, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 244-9530; aasc@uiuc.edu.
Atmospheric Sciences involves the application of physics, chemistry,
and mathematics to the study of problems ranging from the very small
scale (formation of small aerosols and cloud particles, reactions
between atmospheric gases) to regional scales (variations in local
to regional weather, local air pollution) to global scales (changes
in climate, changes in global chemistry and physics affecting the
ozone layer). The broad spectrum of activities in the atmospheric
sciences, including environmentally related studies, are represented
by the education and research opportunities within the department.
Undergraduate course offerings include topics such as severe and
unusual weather, climate and global change, atmospheric physics
and chemistry, satellite and radar meteorology, weather analysis
and forecasting, and several multidisciplinary courses intended
for nonspecialists including one which examines the role of interacting
physical, biological, and human processes of the global Earth System
in shaping the past, present, and future environments in Illinois.
A minor is currently under development. For more information, please
contact the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, 101 Atmospheric
Sciences Building, 105 South Gregory, Urbana, IL 61801.
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.
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
Fifth Street, Champaign, IL 61820.
The Latina/Latino Studies Program provides support for interdisciplinary
teaching, outreach, and research in Latina/Latino Studies. The Program
coordinates a range of course offerings in various disciplines. It
also coordinates the activities that enhance curricular offerings
through conferences, lectures, and colloquia that reach out to the
campus at large and to the Illinois community. The Latina/Latino Studies
Program is located at 510 E. Chalmers, Champaign, IL 61820.
The Gender and 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. A major is currently
under development. The Gender and Women's Studies Program is located
at 911 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820.
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