Asian American Studies
Program Office: 1208 West Nevada, Urbana, (217) 244-9530
Interdisciplinary Minor in Asian American Studies
The Asian American Studies Program offers a campus-wide Interdisciplinary Minor. This minor represents a coherent program for students who wish to deepen their study of Asian American histories, experiences, contemporary issues and social problems as a part of their liberal education and understanding of multicultural America. It is relevant to curricula such as sciences and letters, business, economics, education, health studies, pre-law, social work, or urban and regional planning.
A student's plan of courses for the minor must be approved by the Asian American Studies Program. The minor will consist of 21 hours of approved courses from diverse departments and must include:
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| 3 | AAS 100 Intro Asian American Studies |
| 18 | 3 courses in the Humanities and 3 courses in the Social Sciences from Asian American Studies Program approved course list1 |
| 21 | Total hours |
No course may be used to satisfy more than one requirement.
1. No more than 6 hours (beyond AAS 100) may be at the 100 level. At least six hours of 300- or 400-level courses are required.