BA Asian American Studies at University of California, Davis

Offering both an undergraduate major and minor, our curriculum emphasizes multidisciplinary, comparative, transnational, and intersectional perspectives; original empirically-based scholarship; cultural production and analyses; and community engagement. In consultation with our faculty and staff advisors, students in the major have the exciting opportunity to select an emphasis or specialty organized around our faculty’s core areas of intellectual focus including—Immigration, Labor, and Transnationalism; Visual, Literary, and Cultural Studies; and Public/Community-Engaged Scholarship.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science  |  Department: Asian American Studies  |  Duration: 68 units (quarter system)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Davis, CA, United States

What you will study

The major requires a minimum of 68 units. Requirements are organised into preparatory subject matter, depth subject matter, capstone components. Required courses include ASA 001 Historical Experience of Asian Americans; ASA 002 Contemporary Issues of Asian Americans; ASA 003 Methods in Asian American Studies; ASA 004 Asian American Cultural Studies; AAS 101 Introduction to Research in the Afro-American Community.

Career pathways

With the multidisciplinary emphasis of our program, an Asian American studies major provides excellent preparation for a diverse range of careers.

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