UIS Graduate and Undergraduate Catalog
Academic Year 2005 - 2006

AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES
Undergraduate Minor

Core Faculty Lionel Kimble (history emphasis), Kamau Kemayo (literature emphasis)
Faculty Rachell Anderson, Janis Droegkamp, Hugh Harris, William Jordan, Marcellus Leonard, Deborah Kuhn McGregor, James Stuart
Adjunct Faculty Durward Long, Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, Luz Solano

Contact: (217) 206-6962
aas@uis.edu or www.uis.edu/africanamericanstudies/

African-American studies explores the creation and development of Black life, history, and culture in the United States. The program provides an interdisciplinary examination of the directions and trends of African-American culture and experience, from the arrival of the first Africans on the shores of North America to the complexities of contemporary American society. In addition, the program explores the culture and history of African civilization and examines the African diaspora in Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Students enrolled in African-American studies will receive a broad education in the appreciation of ethnicity, culture, history, and political and social philosophy.

African-American Studies Minor
To earn a minor in African-American studies, students must complete a minimum of 16 hours of upper-division course work at UIS.

Requirements
AAS 425 Overview of African-American Studies 4 Hrs.
AAS 427 African-American History 4 Hrs.
AAS 429 African-American Literature 4 Hrs.
One AAS elective 4 Hrs.
Total 16 Hrs.