Major Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies, with a concentration in Asian American Studies

Asian American Studies Major Requirements (36 units)

The B.A. in Ethnic Studies includes 21 units of shared core courses and 15 units that are specific to the Asian American Studies Concentration.

B.A. in Ethnic Studies (21 units)

1. Required Courses (12 units)

AFAM/ASAM/CHIC 101 – Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3)
AFAM/ASAM/CHIC 190 – Survey of American History with Emphasis on Ethnic Minorities (3)
AFAM/ASAM/CHIC 307 – Research and Writing in Ethnic Studies (3)
ETHN 490 – Ethnic Studies Senior Seminar (3)

2. Electives (9 units)

AFAM 308 – Black Men in American (3)
AFAM 310 – Black Women in America (3)
AFAM 405 – Black Representations in Film (3)
AFAM 463 – Black LGBT Experience (3)
ASAM 300 – Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies (3)
ASAM 308 – Asian American Women (3)
ASAM 320 – Asian Pacific American Cultural Studies (3)
ASAM 325 – Asian American Film and Video (3)
CHIC 305 – Chicana/o Families (3)
CHIC 313 – La Chicana (3)
CHIC 337 – Contemporary Chicana/o Literature (3)
CHIC 369 – Border Cinema (3)

Asian American Studies Concentration (15 units)

3. General Requirements (6 units)

ASAM 201 – The History of Asian Pacific Americans (3)
ASAM 300 – Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies (3)

4. Topical Requirements (6 units)

Specific Asian Pacific 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 Experiences (3)
- ASAM 364 – South Asian American Experiences (3)
- ASAM 365 – Vietnamese American Experiences (3)
- ASAM 366 – Korean American Experiences (3)
- ASAM 370 – Chinese American Experiences (3)
- ASAM 382 – World War II Japanese American Evacuation (3)
Topics in Asian Pacific American Studies (3 units)
- ASAM 308 – Asian American Women (3)
- ASAM 320 – Asian Pacific American Cultural Studies (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 390 – Vietnamese American Cultural Studies (3)
- ASAM 395 – Asian Pacific American Transnationalisms (3)
- CPLT 380 – Introduction to Asian Literature (3)
- CPLT 382T – Topics in Asian Literature (3)
- ETHN 457 – Whiteness, a Racial Formation (3)

5. Community Research/ Engagement Requirement (3 units)

ASAM 230 – Civic Engagement Through Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies
(ONLY WITH PERMISSION) ASAM 495 – Internship in Asian American Studies (3)
(ONLY WITH PERMISSION) ASAM 496 – Student-to-Student Tutorials (3)
(ONLY WITH PERMISSION) ASAM 499 – Independent Study (1-3)