Asian American Studies Major

Requirements for the Major in Asian American Studies

All courses for the major must be taken for letter-grade. Asian language courses and ASAM 197 SC  are strongly recommended, but not required. 

1. Six core courses:
   1. Asian American History, ASAM 125 AA   
   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,  ASAM 115 PZ  or ASAM 115 PO  
   5. Seminar in Applications, Analysis and Future Directions in Asian American Studies, ASAM 190A 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 AMST 128 SC , ANTH 087 SC , ANTH 185P SC , ASAM 070 PO , 
     ASAM 082 PZ
      , ASAM 085 PZ , ASAM 110 PZ , ASAM 124 HM, ASAM 126 HM , ASAM 135 PZ , ASAM 135B PZ , ASAM 142 PO , ASAM 143 PO , ASAM 144 PO , ASAM 160 AA , ASAM 172 PZ , ASAM 179B HM , ASAM 142 PO , EA 086 PZ , POLI 118 SC , PSYC 153 AA , PSYC 155 CM , SOC 073 PZ .
   • At least one IDAAS humanities course from AMST 110 SC , AMST 130 SC , ASAM 077 PZ , 
     ASAM 086 PZ
      , ASAM 105 PZ , ASAM 126 HM , ASAM 130 PZ , ASAM 137 PZ, ASAM 161 CM, ASAM 171 PZ , ASAM 172 PZ , ASAM 175 PZ , ASAM 189A PO , ENGL 161 SC , GWS 162 PO , HIST 169 PZ, MS 100 AA , MS 101 PZ , MUS 126 SC , THEA 001G PO .
   • At least one IDAAS gender and sexuality course from ANTH 088 PZ , ANTH 087 SC , ASAM 077B PZ , ASAM 105 PZ , ASAM 105B PZ , ASAM 128 PZ , ASAM 136 PZ , ASAM 160 AA , ASAM 175 PZ , ENGL 162 SC , GWS 162 PO , FGSS 188E SC , MS 100 AA , MS 101 PZ .
   • 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 AMST 110 SC , AMST 113 SC, AMST 128 SC , ASAM 070 PO , ASAM 077 PZ , ASAM 077B PZ , ASAM 082 PZ , ASAM 089 PZ, ASAM 110 PZ , ASAM 171 PZ ; ASAM 189A PO ; POLI 128 SC ; PSYC 155 CM ; SOC 073 PZ  .
   • At least one approved course related to Asia and migration, globalization and/or imperialism from AMST 113 SC, AMST 130 SC , ANTH 088 PZ , ANTH 185 SC, ASAM 105B PZ , ASAM 128 PZ , ASAM 130 PZ , ASAM 135 PZ , ASAM 135B PZ , ASAM 136 PZ , ASAM 137 PZ, ASAM 161 CM, FGSS 188E SC , POLI 118 SC , SOC 126 AA .

All courses for the major must be taken for letter grade.