Asian American Studies Program of Study

Introductory Course (3 Credits)

• ASAMST 223L Asians in the United States 3 Credit(s)

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• ASAMST 200 Introduction to Asian American Studies 3 Credit(s)

Electives (12 Credits)

Take four courses from below.

At least two courses must be at the 100 or 200-level and at least two must be at the 300-level or higher.

One course must be from the list of comparative courses.

• ASAMST 221L Introduction to Asian-American Writing 3 Credit(s)
• ASAMST 225L Southeast Asians in the United States 3 Credit(s)
• ASAMST 226 Becoming South Asians 3 Credit(s)
• ASAMST 228L Asian Women in the United States 3 Credit(s)
• ASAMST 238L Asian American Psychology 3 Credit(s)
• ASAMST 265L World War II Internment of Japanese Americans (A) 3 Credit(s)
• ASAMST 270 Cambodian American Culture and Community 3 Credit(s)
• ASAMST 294 Resources for Vietnamese American Studies 3 Credit(s)
• ASAMST 345 Asian American Cultures and Health Practices 3 Credit(s)
• ASAMST 370 Asian American Media Literacy 3 Credit(s)
• ASAMST 375L Indian Cinema 3 Credit(s)
• ASAMST 397 Applied Research in Asian American Studies I 3 Credit(s)
• ASAMST 423L Boston’s Asian American Communities 3 Credit(s)

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  Comparative Courses

• AFRSTY 101 Introduction to Africana Studies 3 Credit(s)
• AMST 201 Latinos in the US 3 Credit(s)
• AMST 350L Race, Class, and Gender: Issues in US Diversity 3 Credit(s)
• ANTH 274 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean 3 Credit(s)
• RELSTY 232L Asian Religions 3 Credit(s)
• ENGL 284 Language, Literacy and Community 3 Credit(s)
• ENGL 353 Multiethnic American Literature 3 Credit(s)
• PSYCH 234 Psychology of Cross-cultural Relations 3 Credit(s)
• SOCIOL 211G Race and Power in the US 3 Credit(s)

Capstone (3 Credits)

Take one course from below.

Students who choose to take more than one capstone course may apply the additional course(s) toward the electives requirement for the program.

• Option A

• ASAMST 423L Boston’s Asian American Communities 3 Credit(s)

• or

• ASAMST 397 Applied Research in Asian American Studies I 3 Credit(s)

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• Option B

• ASAMST 390 Asian American Community Internships I 3 - 6 Credit(s)

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• Option C

• ASAMST 497 Teaching and Learning in Asian American Studies I 3 Credit(s) /
• ASAMST 498 Teaching and Learning in Asian American Studies II 3 Credit(s)

• or

• ASAMST 478 Independent Study I 1 - 3 Credit(s) /
• ASAMST 479 Independent Study II 1 - 3 Credit(s)