Asian American Studies Minor
Program Requirements
- Total Units Required: 15, at least 12 of which must be at the 3000 level or above
- Grade Requirement: All courses counting toward the Asian American Studies minor must be taken for a letter grade, and students must receive a grade of C+ or higher.
Required Courses
- 3-credit introductory course AAS 2700
- 12 credits in AAS and approved courses from other academic units
Introductory Course
Students must complete AAS 2700 “Who are Asian Americans:” Intro to Cultures, Stereotypes, Diversity, and History in Asian American Literatures, offered every fall semester.
AAS Academic Unit Courses and Approved Courses From Other Academic Units
Students must complete 12 credits of courses that are AAS or approved courses from other Academic Units. Course offerings vary every semester, but examples include the following:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AAS 3300 | What are You Having for Dinner? Asian American Food | |
| AAS 3360 | Topics in AAS: U.S. Militarism in the Asia-Pacific | |
| AAS 3361 | Is Colonialism Over? Global Power and Resistance | |
| AAS 3520 | The Real & the Fake: Identity, Conflicts, and Race in Asian American Literature | |
| AMCS 2003 | Doctors and Terrorists: The Fictions of South Asian America | |
| AMCS 2071 | Reading Culture: Asian American Visual Literatures and Popular Culture | |
| AMCS 3718 | Beyond the Coasts: Asian Americans in the Heartland | |
| ANTHRO 3160 | Archeology of China: Food and People | |
| ANTHRO 3201 | Gender, Culture, and Madness | |
| ANTHRO 3885 | Global Mental Health | |
| ARTARCH 3160 | Early Chinese Art: From Human Sacrifice to Silk Road | |
| ARTARCH 3181 | Modern & Contemporary Chinese Art | |
| CHINA 3410 | Early and Imperial Chinese Literature | |
| EALC 3600 | US-China Relations from Conflict to Engagement, 1949-2016 | |
| EALC 3660 | Chinese Theater Beyond Stage | |
| EALC 3810 | EALC Seminar: Screening East Asia: From Scroll Painting to Haptic Interface | |
| EALC 4400 | China at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair: The Emergence of US-China | |
| EALC 4690 | Live Streaming Media: From Tencent to Tiktok | |
| ELIT 1103 | First Year Literature Seminar: Immigrants and Exiles | |
| ELIT 3521 | The Real and Fake: Identity, Conflicts, and Racial Formation in Asian American Literatures | |
| FILM 3400 | History of World Cinema | |
| FILM 3490 | Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Popular Media | |
| FILM 4790 | Seminar in Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Film: Identity & Culture in the Digital Age | |
| GLOBAL 1104 | First Year Seminar: Chinatown: Migration, Identity, and Space | |
| GLOBAL 3008 | Topics in Global Studies: State Building in China and Beyond | |
| GLOBAL 3020 | Global Futures | |
| GLOBAL 3512 | Model Minority: The Asian American Experience | |
| GLOBAL 3822 | From McDonald’s to K-pop: New Movements in East Asia | |
| GLOBAL 4036 | Children of Immigrants: Identity and Acculturation | |
| HISTORY 1145 | Freedom, Citizenship, and the Making of American Life | |
| HISTORY 2157 | The Meaning of Pakistan: History, Culture, Art | |
| HISTORY 3047 | Early Modern China | |
| HISTORY 3165 | Chinese Diasporas | |
| HISTORY 3214 | Religion and Politics in South Asia | |
| HISTORY 3683 | The U.S. War in Iraq, 2003-2011 | |
| HISTORY 4351 | Advanced Seminar: Connected Histories of Sciences, Technologies, and Medicine in East Asia and South Asia | |
| JAPAN 2260 | Japanese Civilization | |
| JAPAN 3260 | Topics in Modern Japanese Literature | |
| JAPAN 3320 | Japanese Literature: Beginnings to 19th Century | |
| JAPAN 4640 | Japanese Textual Analysis | |
| JIMES 2100 | Introduction to Islamic Civilization | |
| RELPOL 2150 | Islam in America | |
| SOC 2010 | The Roots of Ferguson: Understanding Racial Inequality in the Contemporary US | |
| SOC 2070 | Families and Social Inequality | |
| SOC 4214 | Race and Place | |
| WGSS 3555 | Caste: Sexuality, Race, and Globalization |
Additional Information
- Courses vary by semester and all minors must meet with their AAS minor advisor to determine which courses meet the requirements. See the requirements listed on this page with examples of courses for each requirement area.
- All advanced units must be unique to the Asian American Studies minor (i.e., not counted toward any other major or minor).
Study Abroad
- Students may use a study abroad course on any subject in Asian Studies to fulfill the Asian Studies category requirement. Such courses must be approved by the study abroad advisor for the Asian American Studies minor.
Transfer Credits
- Students may receive a maximum of 3 transfer credits from other universities toward the AAS minor (this includes Study Abroad credits).
Contact Info
| Contact: | Karen Skinner, Academic Coordinator |
| Phone: | 314-935-6991 |
| Email: | k.skinner@wustl.edu |
| Website: | http://amcs.wustl.edu |