2026-2027 Course Catalog

Source: https://catalog.illinois.edu/graduate/las/concentration/african-american-studies/ Parent: https://catalog.illinois.edu/graduate/

for the Graduate Concentration in African American Studies

Those wishing to apply for the concentration must submit three letters of recommendation, as well as a brief personal essay describing their background and career plans and explaining how a concentration in African American Studies enhances their primary program of study. Students must be accepted into the concentration. Students also would be expected to have a faculty member affiliated with the department on their doctoral committee. For admission to the concentration or for more information, please contact DAAS. A student's intent to pursue a graduate concentration must be approved by the student's adviser and graduate program director.

Graduate Programs in African American Studies

• African American Studies Concentration
• participating programs:
  • African Studies, MA
  • Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership, MA
  • Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership, PhD
  • Educational Psychology, EdM (not online)
  • Educational Psychology, MA (not online)
  • Educational Psychology, MS (not online)
  • Educational Psychology, PhD (not online)
  • History, MA
  • History, PhD
  • Political Science, MA
  • Political Science, PhD
  • Sociology, MA
  • Sociology, PhD
• African American Studies Graduate Minor

for the Graduate Concentration in African American Studies

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | AFRO 500 | Core Probs African-Am Studies | 4 | | AFRO 597 | Problems in African-Am Studies | 4 | | AFRO 598 | Res Sem in African-Am Studies | 4 | | Elective hours from approved departmental list | | 12 | | Total Hours | | 24 |

for the Graduate Concentration in African American Studies

Department of African American Studies

Department Head: Ronald Bailey\ Department Graduate Advisor: Faye V. Harrison\ Department of African American Studies website\ African American Studies Core faculty\ 1201 West Nevada, Urbana, IL 61801\ African American Studies email\ (217) 333-7781\ Fax: (217) 244-4809

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