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).
Required courses:
1. One Asian Pacific American general survey course
AMST 201: Intro to American Studies: Asian-American Cultural History
AMEL 301 and 302 (3.0)
ANTH 365
ANTH 261
2. One theory survey course introducing theories of culture, politics, race, ethnicity, gender, and/or identity
ENCR 381 / SWAG 381: Feminist Theories and Methods
PLPT 303: Contemporary Political Thought
SOC 341: Race and Ethnic Relations
3. One course on Asian transnational or Asian Diasporic experiences in the modern era
Eligible courses include, but are not limited, to the following:
ANTH 363: Social Structure of China
ANTH 364: Ethnology of Southeast Asia
ANTH 370: Contemporary India
CHIN 301/302: Readings in Modern Chinese Literature
ECON 355: Economics of China
HIEA 203: Modern China: The Road to Revolution
HIEA 315: East Asian-American Relations in the 20th Century
HIEA 322: Japan's Political History
HIEA 331: Peasants, Students, and Women: Social Movements in 20th-Century China
HIND 323, 324: Readings in Hindi
HISA 203: History of Modern India
HISA 301: History of Muslim India
JAPN 481: Modern Literary Texts
PLCP 351: Chinese Politics
PLCP 363: Politics in India and Pakistan
PLIR 360: Political Economy of Asia
RELH 344: From Ghandi To Terrorism
SOC 355: Women’s Social Movements in Modern East Asia
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:
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
