Requirements in Asian American Studies

The Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies with an Option in Asian American Studies requires 36 units of course work in Asian American Studies 

Core Courses (15 units)

  • AFAM/ASAM/CHIC 101 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3)
  • ASAM/ HIST 201 - The History of Asian Pacific Americans (3)
  • ASAM 300 - Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies (3)
  • AFAM/ASAM/CHIC 307 - Research and Writing in Ethnic Studies (3)
  • ETHN 490 - Ethnic Studies Senior Seminar (3)

 

Topical Requirements (12 units)


In consultation with an adviser, students may focus their studies on Asian American Ethnic Groups; topics in Asian American Studies such as literature, art, communication, families, psychology, or law, etc.; or Non-Asian Ethnic Groups and Inter-ethnic Relations in the U.S.

Topics in Asian Pacific American Studies (9 units)

  • ASAM 230 - Civic Engagement Through Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies (3)
  • ASAM 308 - Asian American Women (3)
  • ASAM 320 - Asian American Creative Expression (3)
  • ASAM 322 - Asian Pacific Americans and Religion (3)
  • ASAM 325 - Asian American Film and Video (3)
  • ASAM 327 - Asian American Literature (3)
  • ASAM 340 - Asian American Communication (3)
  • ASAM 342 - Asian Pacific American Families (3)
  • ASAM 344 - Asian Pacific American Identities (3)
  • ASAM 346 - Asian American Psychology (3)
  • ASAM/ENGL/CPLT 389 - Literature About the War in Vietnam (3)

 

Specific Asian American Ethnic Groups (3 units)

  • ASAM 220 - Vietnamese Communities in the U.S. (3)
  • ASAM 360 - Multiple Heritage Asian American and Pacific Islanders (3)
  • ASAM 362A - Filipina/o American Experience (3)
  • ASAM 364 - The South Asian American Experience (3)
  • ASAM 366 - The Korean American Experience (3)
  • ASAM 370 - The Chinese American Experience (3)
  • ASAM/HIST 382 - World War II Japanese American Evacuation (3)

Comparative Cultures Breadth Requirements (6 units)

Non-Asian Ethnic Groups and Inter-ethnic Relations in the U.S. (3 units)

  • AFAM/ASAM/CHIC/ HIST 190 - Survey of American History- Emphasis Ethnic Minorites (3)
  • AFAM 310 - Black Women in America (3)
  • AFAM 311 - Race and Relationships (3)
  • AFAM 320 - Black Political Thought (3)
  • AFAM 322 - Psychology of African Americans (3)
  • AFAM 335 - History of Racism (3)
  • AMST 301 - American Character (3)
  • AMST 377 - Prejudice and American Culture (3)
  • CHIC 220 - Chicana/o Identities (3)
  • CHIC 303 - Chicano/Mexican Cultures (3)
  • CHIC 337 - Contemporary Chicana/o Literature (3)
  • CHIC 340 - Mexican/Chicano Intellectual Thought (3)
  • CHIC 345 - History of the Chicano (3)
  • SOCI 357 - Race and Ethnic Relations (3) 
  • WMST 312 - Multicultural Identities and Women's Experiences (3)

 

Asian Language or Asian Cultures and Social Institutions (3 units)

Asian Cultures and Institutions
Courses include, but are not limited to the following:

  • ANTH 340 - Peoples of Asia (3)
  • ANTH 347 - Peoples of the Pacific (3)
  • CPLT 380 - Introduction to Asian Literature (3)
  • CPLT 382T - Topics in Asian Literature (3)
  • CPRL 270T - Introduction to Asian Religious (3)
  • CPRL 354T - Topics in Buddhism (3)
  • GEOG 340 - Asia (3)
  • HCOM 492T - Proseminar in Speech Communication (3)
  • HIST 463C - Themes in Korean History (3)
  • HIST 464B - History of Southeast Asia, 1800-present (3)
  • HIST 465A - History of India (3)
  • HIST 465B - History of Southeast Asia, 1800-Present (3)
  • PHIL 350 - Asian Philosophy (3)
  • PHIL 352 - Philosophy of Asian Martial Arts (3)
  • POSC 434 - The Asia-Pacific in World Affairs (3)
  • Any 100 or higher level course in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese 

Community Research//Engagement Requirement (3 units)

  • ASAM 495 - Internship in Asian American Studies (3)
  • ASAM 496 - Student-to-Student Tutorials (3)
  • ASAM 499 - Independent Study (3)

 

Total (120 units)