Program Map

Asian American Studies - Certificate of Achievement

Award Type: Certificate of Achievement
Effective Date: Fall 2020
Learning and Career Pathway
  • Social Sciences, Humanities & Education

This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

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Description:

Asian American Studies was born out of student-led strikes for relevant education in the 1960s, along with other Ethnic Studies programs. Today, it furthers the understanding of diverse Asian American histories, cultures, and contemporary experiences, using an intersectional lens. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary and socially engaged scholarship, research, community service, and activism as they can be applied to addressing injustices and empowerment of the Asian American community.

What can I do with this Major?

A degree in Asian American Studies can support work in diverse Asian American communities and can lead toward any of the following career pathways, including:

  • Education
  • Law
  • Social Work
  • Immigrant Rights
  • Civil Rights
  • Journalism
  • Public Health
  • Community and Union Organizing
  • Non-profit/social justice work
  • Government
  • Public Policy
  • Community Development/Urban Planning
  • International Relations. 

Critical Course Prerequisite for Other Courses Prerequisite Required Required for Major GE General Education

Semester 1
 
9 units
Asian American History: 18th Century to 1945 (Choose one)
 
3.0
ES 42
Asian American History: 18th Century to 1945 (Active)
3.0
OR
HIS 42
Asian American History: 18th Century to 1945 (Active)
3.0
List A Course
 
3.0
Choose 1 course (3 units) from List A below.
List B Course #1
 
3.0
Choose one course from List B below.
Semester 2
 
9 units
Asian American History: Early 20th Century-21st Century (Choose ES 43 or HIS 43)
 
3.0
ES 43
Asian American History: Early 20th Century - 21st Century (Active)
3.0
OR
HIS 43
Asian American History: Early 20th Century - 21st Century (Active)
3.0
List B Course #2
 
3.0
Choose one course from List B below
List B Course #3
 
3.0
Choose one course from List B below
List A
 
6 units
Introduction to Asian American Studies (Choose one)
 
3.0
ES 10 (same as SOCI 10)
Introduction to Asian American Studies (Historical)
3.0
OR
SOCI 10
Asian Americans in U.S. Society (Active)
3.0
ENGL 25
Asian-American Literature (Historical)
3.0
List B
 
18 units
ES 1
Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Active)
3.0
ES 2
Contemporary Ethnic Minority Families in the U.S. (Historical)
3.0
This course is no longer being offered.
ES 3
Introduction to Muslim-American Studies (Historical)
3.0
This course is no longer offered.
ES 5
Critiquing Race and Gender in Popular Culture (Active)
3.0
ES 6
Introduction to Pacific Islands and Oceania Studies (Active)
3.0
Women of Color in the United States: Introduction to Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Choose one)
 
3.0
ES 7 (same as SOCI 7)
Women of Color in the United States: Introduction to Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Historical)
3.0
OR
SOCI 7
Women of Color in the United States: Introduction to Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Active)
3.0
Total Units: 18.0
This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.