Asian American Studies Minor
Asian American Studies Program (AAST)
2117 Susquehanna Hall
Phone: 301-405-0996
aast@umd.edu
http://aast.umd.edu
Director: Janelle Wong, Ph.D.
In the Asian American Studies Program (AAST), students undertake an interdisciplinary and critical study of race, immigration, and political and social representation through examination of the experiences of Asian Americans. Students study the experiences of Asian Americans compared to and connected with other groups in the United States, as well as situated within a global and transnational context. Through this approach, students examine the histories, communities and cultures of Asian Americans as both distinctive and connected to the broader themes for diversity, ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, and migration in the Americas. AAST offers a 15 credit-hour minor. For the minor, courses may be cross-listed in other departments and some may satisfy general education requirements.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AAST Foundational Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Asian American Studies | ||
| Asian American History | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select 9 credits of additional AAST or other approved courses | 9 | |
| Two (2) must be AAST electives | ||
| and | ||
| One (1) must be a Comparative Marginalizations or Global/Transnational/International course (CM/GTI). 1 | ||
| Of these three (3) elective courses, at least two (2) must be upper-division (300- or 400-level). | ||
| Introduction to Asian American Studies (if not taken for foundational course requirement) | ||
| Asian American History (if not taken for foundational course requirement) | ||
| Immigration and Ethnicity in the US | ||
| Introduction to Asian American Literature | ||
| Asian American Psychology | ||
| Special Topics in Asian American Studies (AAST298G Asian American Foodways) | ||
| Special Topics in Asian American Studies (AAST298O South Asian American Experience) | ||
| Asian Americans and Media | ||
| Asian Americans in Film | ||
| Filipino American History and Biography | ||
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Independent Research | ||
| Growing Up Asian American: The Asian Immigrant Family and the Second Generation | ||
| Asian American Women: The Social Construction of Gender | ||
| Asian American Public Policy | ||
| Sociology of Race Relations | ||
| South Asian American Literature and Culture | ||
| Asian American Politics | ||
| Advanced Topics in Asian American Studies (AAST498Q Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Studies) | ||
| Upper Division Courses | ||
| AAST499 | Senior Thesis (Or one additional 400-level AAST course) 2 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Notes:
- No more than 6 credits (2 courses) taken at the 100 or 200-level may count towards the minor.
- A minimum of 9 credits (3 courses) must be taken at the 300 or 400-level.
- All courses used for the minor must have a grade of C- or better.
- A student may use a maximum of 6 credits (2 courses) to satisfy requirements for both a major and a minor. Courses completed for one minor may not be used to satisfy the requirements for another minor.
- 1
See approved CM/GTI elective courses for the most current list of courses that fulfill the Comparative Marginalizations/Global/Transnational International elective requirement. Students may take a course not on this list with approval from the AAST Director.
- 2
Restriction: Permission of the instructor or enrolled in AAST minor. This advanced colloquium in Asian American Studies is designed as a senior seminar. The course offers an intensive learning experience and students are required to complete a thesis, applied research project, or take part in and write about a sustained community experience.
- 3
Restriction: Permission of instructor or enrolled in AAST minor. This advanced colloquium in Asian American Studies is designed as a senior seminar. The course offers an intensive learning experience and students are required to complete a thesis, applied research project, or take part in and write about a sustained community experience.