College Schools, Departments & Programs

Asian American Studies

Minor in Asian American Studies
Requirements

At least 15 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework, including the following:

  1. One (1) of the following:
    • AAST-A 101 Introduction to Asian American Studies
    • SOC-S 101 Social Problems and Policies ("Sociology of Asian America" topic only)
  2. 12 credit hours from courses in Lists A and B (see below). At least 6 credit hours must be from List A. With the approval of the director of the Asian American Studies program, 3 credit hours of X490 Independent Reading and Research in Asian American Studies may be substituted for one AAST course at the 200 or 300 level.
  3. At least 9 credit hours of coursework must be at the 300–400 level.
  4. Students who choose coursework outside the College in partial fulfillment of the minor will need to take additional College of Arts and Sciences coursework to meet the minimum total of 15 credit hours in the College.

In fulfilling the above requirements, students must also meet all other College requirements for minors.

Course Lists
List A (Asian America)
  • AAST-A 200 Asian American Literature
  • AAST-A 300 Topics in Asian American Studies
  • AAST-A 320 Advanced Topics in Asian American Literature
  • AAST-A 499 Capstone Seminar in Asian American Studies
  • AMST-A 298 Special Topics in Arts and Humanities for American Studies (Asian American topics only)
  • AMST-A 299 Special Topics in Social and Historical Studies for American Studies (Asian American topics only)
  • EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity
  • EDUC-G 204 Asian American Mental Health
  • ENG-L 374 Ethnic American Literature (Asian American topics only)
  • HIST-A 205 Asian American History
  • POLS-Y 200 Contemporary Political Problems ("Asian American Politics Since the 1960s" topic only)
  • SOC-S 342 Asian American Communities and Identities
List B (Asian Diaspora)
  • AAST-A 201 Asian Diaspora Experience
  • AAST-A 499 Capstone Seminar in Asian American Studies
  • AMST-A 398 Advanced Topics in Arts and Humanities for American Studies (Asian American topics only)
  • CMLT-C 360 Diasporic Literatures (Asian American topics only)