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 423 - Boston’s Asian American Communities 3 Credit(s)

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  Comparative Courses

• AFRSTY 101 - Introduction to Africana Studies 3 Credit(s)
• AMST 201L - Imagining Latinidad: Historical Trajectories and Everyday Lives 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)
• 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 423 - Boston’s Asian American Communities 3 Credit(s)

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• 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)