Asian and Asian American Studies Degree Major Requirements
Core Courses (6 units): Complete two required courses
- ASAME 045A: Asian-American History to 1945
- ASAME 035: Women of Color*
- If you are also pursuing the Ethnic Studies transfer degree, Women of Color is a required course
Arts and Humanities (3 units): Select a minimum of one course from the following list
- ASAME 010 Asian and Asian American Popular Culture
- ASAME 030 Asians and Asian-Americans Through Films
Social Sciences and History (6 units): Choose two courses from this list
- ASAME 002: Introduction to the Pacific Islander Experience from 1850 to the Present
- ASAME 021: Asian-American Communities
- ASAME 032: Asian-American Psychology
- ASAME 042: Southeast Asians in the United States
- ASAME 045B: Asian American History From 1945 to the Present
Comparative Courses (3 units): Choose 1 from this list (Ethnic Studies 1 recommended)
- ETHST 001: Introduction to Ethnic Studies
- If you are also pursuing the Ethnic Studies transfer degree, ETHST 001 is a required course
- ETHST 003: Race, Gender and Sports
- ETHST 012: Economics and Social Change: Racial Conflict and Class in America
- ETHST 013: Introduction to Community Based Research in Urban America
- ETHST 014: Community Building and Transformation in Urban America
- ETHST 030: Introduction to Race, Gender and Health
- ETHST 050: Introduction to Race, Class and Schools
Total Major Units: 18 units
For Associate Degree General Education requirements, make an appointment with a Laney counselor on the 3rd floor of the Laney Tower
*:Students may substitute AFRAM 035 OR MLAT 035 OR NATAM 035 for ASAME 035, but ASAME 035 is preferred.
