AAS Standard Major Requirements (after Spring 2015)

ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES STANDARD MAJOR (42 units)

*Revised Program starting Fall 2015 - download the graduation checklist (.pdf)

1. Core Courses (21 units) Take all 7 courses in the Core Section:

   • AAS 100: Introduction to Asian American Studies  OR  AAS 345: Contemporary Issues in Asian American Studies (3)
   • AAS 201: Race, Racism and Critical Thinking (3)
   • AAS 210: History of Asians in America (3)
   • AAS 220: Survey of Asian American Literature (3)  OR  AAS 230: Asian Americans and the Media (3)
   • AAS 311: Research Methods in Asian American Studies (3)
   • AAS 360: Asian American Immigration: Global Perspectives  OR  Equivalent course in another department/ program with AAS Chair approval (3)
   • AAS 390/ F: Asian American Communities: Field Practicum (3)

2. Literary and Cultural Studies (3 units) Select one of the following:

   • AAS 321: Asian American Fiction
(3)
   • AAS 325A: Asian American Creative Studies Workshop: Literary Arts (3)
   • AAS 325B: Asian American Creative Studies Workshop: Performance Arts (3)
   • AAS 420: Asian American Literary Self-Representations (3)
   • AAS 430: Asian American Pop Culture (3)

3. Ethnic and Comparative Experiences (3 units) Select one of the following:

   • AAS 345: Contemporary Issues in Asian American Studies (3)
   • AAS 355: Biracial and Multiracial Identity (3)
   • AAS 361: A-Z. Asian American Experience of Selected Groups (3)
   • Upper division course from another Ethnic Studies program/ department  OR  Intermediate-level language course with AAS Chair approval (3)

4. Gender and Sexuality Studies (3 units) Select one of the following:

   • AAS 340: Asian American Women (3)
   • AAS 455: Asian American Sexuality (3)

5. Law, Policy, and Institutions (3 units) Select one of the following:

   • AAS 347: Asian American Politics and the Law (3)
   • AAS 417: Equity and Diversity in School (3)
   • AAS 440: Urbanization and Asian American Communities (3)

6. Social Relations and Family (3 units) Select one of the following:

   • AAS 350: Asian American Personality and Mental Health (3)
   • AAS 450: Asian American Child and the Schools (3)
   • AAS 453: Asian American Families (3)

7. Elective (3 units):

   • Any AAS 200-, 300-, or 400-level course  OR  any course in another program/ department focused on Asia w/ AAS Chair approval (3)  

8. Advanced Seminar/ Special Topics course (3 units):

   • AAS 495: Advanced Topics in Asian American Studies (3)
   • AAS 497: Senior Seminar in Asian American Studies (3)

General Education Overlap:

• Critical Thinking: AAS201;
• Arts & Humanities: AAS220, AAS321;
• Social Science: AAS210, AAS350;
• Lifelong Learning: AAS230, AAS390/F;
• Comparative Cultural Studies/Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity Studies and Foreign Languages: AAS100, AAS340, AAS345, AAS360