Program: B.A., Asian American Studies
Double Major
Overview
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. AAS Core Courses (9 units)
AAS 100 Introduction to Asian American Studies (3)
AAS 210 History of Asians in America (3)
AAS 220 Survey of Asian American Literature (3)
2. Community Studies
Select two of the following (6 units):
AAS 311 Research Methods in Asian American Studies (3)
AAS 347 Asian American Politics and the Law (3)
AAS 360 Asian American Immigration-Global Perspective (3)
AAS 361A-Z Asian American Experience of Selected Groups (3)
AAS 390/F Asian American Communities: Field Practicum (2/1)
AAS 440 Urbanization and Asian American Communities (3)
3. Cultural and Literary Studies
Select two of the following (6 units):
AAS 321 Asian American Fiction (3)
AAS 325A-B Asian American Creative Studies Workshop (3)*
AAS 420 Asian American Literary Self-Representation (3)
AAS 430 Asian Americans Popular Culture (3)
4. Social Relations, Family and Gender Issues
Select two of the following (6 units):
AAS 340 Asian American Women (3)
AAS 355 Biracial and Multiracial Identity (3)
AAS 455 Asian American Sexuality (3)
AAS 453 Asian American Families (3)
5. Senior Capstone
Select one of the following (3 units):
AAS 495 Selected Topics in Asian American Studies (3)
AAS 497 Senior Seminar in Asian American Studies (3)
Note that 3 to 6 units of intermediate study of an Asian or Pacific Island language are highly recommended and may be substituted for courses in Option A or B with the approval of the Department Chair. Experimental topics courses and/or Independent Study in Asian American Studies may be substituted for required courses in either major option with the permission of the Department Chair.
Total Units in Major: 30
General Education Units: 48
Additional Units: 42
Total Units Required for a B.A. Degree: 120
General Education Overlap
Critical Thinking: AAS 201
Arts and Humanities: AAS 220, AAS 321
Social Sciences: AAS 210, AAS 350 (IC)
Title 5: AAS 347
Lifelong Learning: AAS 230, AAS 390/F
Comparative Cultural Studies: AAS 100, AAS 340, AAS 345, AAS 360
Contact
Chair: Gina Masequesmay
Staff: Janaki Bowerman, Molly Nguyen
Jerome Richfield Hall (JR) 340
(818) 677-4966
www.csun.edu/aas
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will develop a core competency in the history, culture and experience of Asian Pacific American communities in the United States.
- Working from a social justice approach to race, class, ethnicity, gender and sexuality, students will develop and apply their critical-thinking skills as demonstrated through written assignments, oral presentations, class discussion and examinations.
- Students will acquire and develop effective communication skills.
- Students will develop and demonstrate basic research skills as they learn about the particular dynamics of working with Asian Pacific American communities.
- Students will demonstrate an applied knowledge and practical application of their acquired skills through student and community work, learning in the process the value and importance of community service.