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Minor in Asian American Studies

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The Asian American Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut offers an interdisciplinary Minor in Asian American Studies.

The Plan of Study requires that students complete 18 credits with a C (2.0) or better in each of the required courses. Students select from a wide array of courses that also draws from African American Studies, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies and Women’s Studies.

With the approval of the Minor Advisor, a three-credit Independent Study course with substantial Asian American or Asian content may also be counted toward the Minor in lieu of a course in either Section B or C.

Consult with the Minor Advisor before completing the Plan of Study form. A copy of the approved Plan of Study must be filed with both the Asian American Studies Institute and Degree Auditing of the Registrar’s Office, located in the Wilbur Cross Building, Room 144, during the first three weeks of the semester the student expects to graduate.

Plan of Study

Section A – 3 Credits – Required Course

  • AASI 3201 Introduction to Asian American Studies

Section B – 6 Credits
Select two courses to fulfill the requirements for Section B.

  • AASI 3215 Critical Health Issues of Asian Americans
  • AASI 3220 / ARTH 3220 Asian American Art & Visual Culture
  • AASI 3212 / ENGL 3212 Asian American Literature & Culture
  • AASI 3531 / HIST 3531 Japanese Americans & World War Two
  • AASI 3578 / HIST 3578 Asian American Experience Since 1850
  • AASI 3221 / HRTS 3221 / SOCI 3221 Sociological Perspectives on Asian American Women
  • AASI 3295* Variable Topics – Upon Approval of Minor Advisor
  • AASI 4999* Independent Study – Upon Approval of Minor Advisor

 

Section C – 6 Credits
Select two courses to fulfill the requirements of Section C.

  • AASI 3214 Medicinal Plants of Asian Origin and Culture
  • AASI 3216 Asian Medical Systems
  • AASI 3222 / HRTS 3222 / SOCI 3222 Asian Indian Women Activism & Social Change
  • AASI 3812 / HIST 3812 Modern India
  • AASI 3808 / HIST 3808 East Asia to the Mid 19th Century
  • AASI 3808 W / HIST 3808 W East Asia to the Mid 19th Century (fulfills the W – writing course requirement)
  • AASI 3809 / HIST 3809 East Asia since the Mid 19th Century
  • AASI 3809 W / HIST 3809 W East Asia since the Mid 19th Century (fulfills the W – writing course requirement)
  • AASI 3295* Variable Topics – Upon Approval of Minor Advisor
  • AASI 4999* Independent Study – Upon Approval of Minor Advisor
  • HIST 3822 Modern China
  • POLS 3472 South Asia in World Politics

 

Section D – 3 Credits
Select one course to fulfill the requirements of Section D.

African American Studies

  • AFAM 3214 W / ENGL 3214 W Black American Writers
  • AFAM 3563 / HIST 3563 / HRTS 3563 African American History
  • AFAM 3825 / HRTS 3825 / SOCI 3825 African Americans & Social Protest
  • AFAM 3505 / HRTS 3505 / SOCI 3505 White Racism
  • AFAM 3564 / HIST 3564 African American History since 1865
  • DRAM 3131 African American Theater

Puerto Rican and Latino Studies

  • ANTH 3241 / PRLS 3241 Latin American Minorities in the U.S.
  • COMM 4320 / PRLS 4320 Media & Special Audiences
  • PRLS 3298 Variable Topics

Women’s Studies

  • HIST 3562 / WS 3562 History of Women & Gender in the U.S. – 1790 to the Present

Contact Asian American Studies for more information and to schedule an appointment with the Minor Advisor.