Asian American Studies Minor- 15 credits
The minor provides students with the opportunity to study Asian American history, culture, and society from the perspective of different disciplines, including history, literature, sociology, cultural geography, and media studies.
• Students minoring in Asian American Studies must receive no less than C- in any course used to satisfy the minor requirements.
• Up to 7 credits in the minor may overlap with those in another minor or major plan.
• Minimum 8 credits must be completed at SUNY New Paltz.
Required Foundation course.........................................3 credits
o ASN 300 Asian Americans
Or
o GEO 318 Place, Identity & Belonging in Asian America
Elective courses on Asian Americans............................12 credits
Four courses on the Asian American literature, culture, history, and society from at least two different disciplines. One of the four elective courses can be substituted with an intermediate-level Japanese or Chinese course (JPN/CHI 201 or 202).
List of elective courses
o JPN 201 Intermediate Japanese
o JPN 202 Intermediate Japanese
o CHI 201 Intermediate Chinese
o CHI 202 Intermediate Chinese
o ASN 300 Asian Americans
o DMJ 310 Media and Diversity
o ENG 400 Asian American Literature
o GEO 318 Place, Identity & Belonging in Asian America
o HIS 302 Immigration in US History
o HIS 382 American Nationalism
o SOC 381 Immigration and Identity
o SOC 315 Race and Ethnicity
o SOC 362 Race, Class, and Gender
