UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2023-2024

Program: B.A., Asian American Studies

Double Major Option

Program Description

The Asian American Studies department provides an interdisciplinary liberal arts program. The department offers a Bachelor of Arts major designed to develop student skills in critical analysis, writing, communication and reasoning, while retrieving, documenting and analyzing the literary, artistic, economic, social, political and historical experiences of Asians in the United States.

This option is designed for students who choose to double major in Asian American Studies as their second field of study.

Program Requirements

1. Core Courses (21 units)

Take all seven courses:

2. Area Courses (6 units)

Select any two courses:

Cultural and Literary Studies

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 Popular Culture (3)

Ethnic and Comparative Experiences

AAS 355 Biracial and Multiracial Identity (3)
AAS 361A-Z Asian American Experience of Selected Groups (3)

An upper division course from another ethnic studies program/department or intermediate-level language course (3 units).

Gender and Sexuality Studies

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

Law, Policy and Institutions

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

Social Relations and Family

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

3. Advanced Seminar/Special Topics Course (3 units)

Select one of the following:

AAS 495 Selected Topics in Asian American Studies (3)
AAS 497 Senior Seminar in Asian American Studies (3)

Total Units in the Double Major Option: 30

Contact

Department of Asian American Studies
Chair: Gina Masequesmay
Jerome Richfield Hall (JR) 340
(818) 677-4966

Program Learning Outcomes

Students receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Asian American Studies will be able to:

  1. Develop a core competency in the history, culture and experience of Asian Pacific American communities in the United States.
  2. Working from a social justice approach to race, class, ethnicity, gender and sexuality, develop and apply their critical-thinking skills as demonstrated through written assignments, oral presentations, class discussion and examinations.
  3. Acquire and develop effective communication skills.
  4. Develop and demonstrate basic research skills as they learn about the particular dynamics of working with Asian Pacific American communities.
  5. Demonstrate an applied knowledge and practical application of their acquired skills through student and community work, in the process, learning the value and importance of community service.