Asian American Studies (ASA) Major Requirements
This major applies to all students who matriculated into Asian American Studies during or after Fall 2014.
Contact our academic advisor with questions: jovnguyen@ucdavis.edu
Preparatory Subject Matter
ASA 1 Historical Experience of Asian Americans
ASA 2 Contemporary Issues of Asian Americans
ASA 3 Methods in Asian American Studies
ASA 4 Asian American Cultural Studies
Two lower division courses from the following departments:
African American and African Studies (AAS), American Studies (AMS), Chicana/o Studies (CHI),
Middle East and South Asia Studies (ME/SA), Native American Studies (NAS),
Women and Gender Studies (GSW).
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32 units
4 units
4 units
4 units
4 units
8 units
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Methodology
Select two courses from any of the following methods courses:
- AAS 101 Intro to Research in Afro-American Community
- AMS 100 Methods in American Studies
- ANT 13 Scientific Method in Physical Anthropology
- AHI 100 Art Historical Methods
- AHI 5 Intro to Visual Culture
- ART 10 Introduction to Art Appreciation
- ART 30 Introduction to Contemporary Visual Culture
- CHI 23 Qualitative Research Methods
- ENL 42 Approaches to Reading
- ENL 110A Intro to Literary Theory
- ENL 110B Intro to Modern Literature and Critical Theory
- HIS 101 Intro to Historical Thought and Writing
- HDE 120 Research Methods in Human Development
- NAS 46 Orientation to Research in Native American Studies
- PHI 5 Critical Reasoning
- POL 51 Scientific Study of Politics
- PSC 41 Research Methods in Psychology
- SOC 46A Introduction to Social Research
- SOC 46B Introduction to Social Research
- STA 13 Elementary Statistics
- WMS 104 Feminist Approaches to Inquiry
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8 units
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Depth Subject Matter
Choose at least six upper division Asian American Studies courses
- ASA 100 Asian American Communities
- ASA 102 Theoretical Perspectives in Asian American Studies
- ASA 112 Asian American Women
- ASA 113 Asian American Sexuality
- ASA 114 Asian Diasporas
- ASA 115 Multiracial Asian Pacific American
- ASA 116 Asian American Youth
- ASA 121 Asian American Performance
- ASA 130 Asian American Literature
- ASA 131 Ethnicity, Culture, and the Self
- ASA 132 Health Issues Confronting Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
- ASA 140 Asian Americans and Media
- ASA 141 Asian Americans & the Political Culture of Fashion in U.S. & Asia
- ASA 150 Filipino American Experience
- ASA 150B Japanese American Experience
- ASA 150C Chinese American Experience
- ASA 150D Korean American Experience
- ASA 150E Southeast Asian American Experience
- ASA 150F South Asian American History, Culture, & Politics
- ASA 155 Asian American Legal History
- ASA 189A Topics in Asian American Studies-History
- ASA 189B Topics in Asian American Studies-Culture
- ASA 189C Topics in Asian American Studies-Health
- ASA 189D Topics in Asian American Studies-Policy & Community
- ASA 189E Topics in Asian American Studies-Comparative Race Studies
- ASA 189F Topics in Asian American Studies-Asian and Asian American Studies
- ASA 189G Topics in Asian American Studies-Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
- ASA 189H Topics in Asian American Studies-Society and Institutions
- ASA 189I Topics in Asian American Studies-Politics and Social Movements
- ASA 194/195 Senior Thesis**
- ASA 198 Directed Group Study (1-5 units)***
- ASA 199 Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5 units)***
Elective Courses
Select two upper-division courses from other departments or programs.
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36-44 units
4 units
24 units
8 units
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Total Required Units:
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68 units
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* ASA 192 is a required, along with an external community internship. See internship requirement page for more information
**ASA 194 & ASA 195 is a series of courses taken consecutively in two quarters; students enrolling in ASA 194 must also enroll in ASA 195 the following quarter to complete the series.
***Up to 6 units in ASA 198 and/or ASA 199 can be used to satisfy the Asian American Studies upper division course requirements.
2 courses (of up to 8 units) from Study Abroad can be substituted for major requirements upon approval from the SAO or faculty advisor.
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