Students are required to complete a minimum of six courses (18 credits) for the Asian Pacific American Studies minor. Of the six courses, students must complete three required courses and three electives.
Note:
No more than three courses (9 credits) can come from the same department.
No courses taken for the minor may be double-counted towards any major.
No more than one course (3 credits) taken outside of UVA can be counted towards the minor (study abroad or transfer credits).
Note: The theory requirement has been changed to a theory / comparative requirement, effective March 2009. All classes that previously counted towards this requirement will continue to count, but a few additional courses on African American and Latino/a Studies will be added to this list. This change only applies to new minors, accepted after Spring 2009.
Required courses:
1. One survey course on Asian Pacific American Studies
AMST 3180 / ENAM 3180: Asian American Cultural History
ANTH 2610: Asian America
2. One course on theory relevant to the study of Asian Pacific America, or on comparative racial formations in America:
AAS 1010: Introduction to African American and African Studies I
AAS 1020: Introduction to African American and African Studies II
AMST 2200: Latino/a Studies
ANTH 3010: Theory and History of Anthropology
CPLT 3600: Literary Theory
ENCR 3000: Contemporary Literary Theory
ENCR 3810: Feminist Theories and Methods
PLPT 3020: Modern Political Thought
PLPT 3030: Contemporary Political Thought
SOC 3410: Race and Ethnic Relations
SWAG 3810: Feminist Theories
3. One course on modern Asian transnational or Asian diasporic experiences from a pre-approved list, adjusted per semester depending upon availability. Eligible courses include:
ANTH 3630: Social Structure of China
HIEA 2101: Korea: Late Ninetenth through Early Twenty First Centuries
JPTR 1020: Introduction to Modern Japanese Literature
SAST 1010: Introduction to South Asia
PLCP 3630: Politics in India and Pakistan
Elective courses:
Three additional courses from a pre-approved list adjusted per semester depending upon availability. One of the three courses must be a 400 level seminar course in AMST or related discipline.
If the theory or transnational requirement has been met by a course that is being counted towards another major, they can be substituted by an additional elective course each, subject to approval from the minor director.
Eligible courses include, but are not limited, to the following:
AMST 2220: Race, Identity and American Visual Culture
ANTH 2250: Nationalism, Racism, and Multiculturalism
ANTH 3155: Anthropology of Everyday American Life
ENAM 3570: Contemporary Ethnic American Fiction
EDLF 5550: Multicultural Education
SOC 4870: Immigration
Click here to see the complete list of eligible courses, which is updated every semester.
Contact Information
Asian Pacific American Studies
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400708
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4708
phone 434-924-7133
fax 434-924-3889 apas-program@virginia.edu
