Asian American Studies Major

Requirements for the Major in Asian American Studies

1. Six core courses:
   
   1. Asian American History,  ASAM 125 PZ 
   2. Asian American Contemporary Issues, SOC 150 AA  
   3. Communities course: approved field work in an Asian American community or internship with an Asian American community-based organization, ASAM 090 PZ 
   4. Theory and Methods in Asian American Studies,  ASAM 115 PZ 
   5. Seminar in Applications, Analysis and Future Directions in Asian American Studies, ASAM 190 PO 
   6. Senior Thesis or Project, ASAM 191 PO 
2. Breadth requirements and electives:
   Five courses in addition to the core courses listed above. These courses should be selected in consultation with the IDAAS major advisor and they must fulfill all the following requirements. Core courses above may not be used to fulfill any breadth requirements for the major, but all other courses may fulfill two or more requirements. For example, a single non-core course might simultaneously fulfill the requirements for social sciences, gender and sexuality and Asia and migration. If courses are used to fulfill multiple requirements, students must take additional IDAAS courses to make a total of 11 courses for the major. Consult list of approved courses for each requirement.
   • At least one IDAAS social sciences course from ANTH 127 AA ;  ASAM 111 PZ , ASAM 135 PZ ; POLI 118 SC , POLI 127 SC ; PSYC 153 AA , PSYC 173 AA ; SOC 082 PZ , SOC 084 AA , SOC 124 AA ,  SOC 147 AA 
   • At least one IDAAS humanities course from ASAM 134 PZ ; ENGL 106 PO , ENGL 180 SC ; IIS 110 PZ ; JPNT 178 PO ; MUS 126 SC ; RLST 116 PO 
   • At least one IDAAS gender and sexuality course from ASAM 160 AA ; ENGL 183 SC ; IIS 110 PZ ; JPNT 178 PO ; MS 080 AA , MS 100 AA ; SOC 147 AA 
   • At least one approved non-Asian American ethnic studies course: e.g. comparative ethnic studies course, Africana studies course, Chicano/a-Latino/a studies course from MS 080 AA ; POLI 128 SC ; PSYC 151 CH ; SOC 082 PZ , SOC 084 AA 
   • At least one approved course related to Asia and migration, globalization and/or imperialism from HIST 128 PO ,  HIST 172 PO ; SOC 126 AA , SOC 142 AF 

Asian language courses and ASAM 197 SC  are strongly recommended, but not required.