Majoring in AAADS
In addition to the University, campus, and college requirements, listed on the College Requirements tab, students must fulfill the below requirements specific to their major program.
General Guidelines
- All courses taken to fulfill the major requirements below must be taken for graded credit, other than courses listed which are offered on a Pass/No Pass basis only. Other exceptions to this requirement are noted as applicable.
- No more than one upper division course may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student’s major and minor programs, with the exception of minors offered outside of the College of Letters & Science.
- A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 must be maintained in both upper and lower division courses used to fulfill the major requirements.
For information regarding residence requirements and unit requirements, please see the College Requirements tab.
Questions about the AAADS programs? Contact our advisors:
- Laura Jimenez-Olvera – lauraj@berkeley.edu, 510-642-0243
- Dewey St. Germaine – deweystg@berkeley.edu, 510-643-6420
Lower Division Major Requirements (3 courses)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ETH STD 11AC | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 4 |
| ASAMST 20A | Introduction to the History of Asians in the United States | 4 |
| Select one course from the following: | 8 | |
| Asian American Communities and Race Relations [4] | ||
or ASAMST 20C | Cultural Politics and Practices in Asian American Communities | |
| Asian American Communities and Race Relations [4] | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Asian American Communities [4] | ||
| Cultural Politics and Practices in Asian American Communities [4] | ||
(1) ASAMST 131 Asian Diaspora(s) from an Asian American Perspective [4]
(2) ETH STD 101A Social Science Methods in Ethnic Studies [4]
OR ETH STD 101B Humanities Methods in Ethnic Studies [4]
(3) Completion of one course from Chicano Studies, Ethnic Studies, Native American Studies
(4) Completion of one Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies course from each group below
Group 1 (History):
ASAMST 121 Chinese American History [4]
ASAMST 122 Japanese American History [4]
ASAMST 123 Korean American History [4]
ASAMST 124 Filipino American History [4]
ASAMST 126 Southeast Asian Migration and Community Formation [4]
ASAMST 127 South Asian American Historical and Contemporary Issues [4]
ASAMST 128AC Muslims in America [4]
Group 2 (Community):
ASAMST 125 Contemporary Issues of Southeast Asian Refugees in the U.S [4]
ASAMST 132AC Islamophobia and Constructing Otherness [4]
ASAMST 141 Law in the Asian American Community [4]
ASAMST 143AC Asian American Health [3]
ASAMST 143B Advancing Health Equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities [4]
ASAMST 144 Religions of Asian America [4]
ASAMST 145AC Politics, Public Policy, and Asian American Communities [4]
ASAMST 146 Asian Americans and Education [4]
ASAMST 150 Gender and Generation in Asian American Families [4]
ASAMST 151AC Asian American Women: Theory and Experience [4]
ASAMST 152 The Second Generation Asian American Experience [4]
Group 3 (Cultural):
ASAMST 138 Topics in Asian Popular Culture [4]
ASAMST 171 Asian Americans in Film and Video [4]
ASAMST 172 Asian American Literature [4]
ASAMST 173 Creative Writing [4]
ASAMST 175 Contemporary Narratives on the Philippines and the United States [3]
ASAMST 176 Genre in Asian American Literature [4]
ASAMST 178 Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature [4]
ASAMST 181 Chinese American Literature [4]
ASAMST 183 Korean American Literature [4]
(5) Two additional electives that can be satisfied with related courses from outside departments (i.e., Asian Studies, East Asian Languages & Cultures, History, South & Southeast Asian Studies), Asian language courses, EAP courses from an Asian university, or related coursework from other 4-year universities.
(6) Field Study
Field Study in Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies [4 units total needed to complete the field study requirement]
*The field study course counts towards the Upper Division Major Requirement.
Pursuing an Honors Thesis can also count towards your upper-division requirements (3 units).
If you’re interested in conducting an Honors Thesis, please contact deweystg@berkeley.edu for more information.