APA Specialization Courses
Courses are listed by College/Unit. Where indicated, only approved sections of courses will fulfill Specialization requirements (please see Requirements tab for more details). Not all courses are offered every semester.
College of Social Science
SSC 291 - Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies (1 credit)
SSC 493 - Social Science Internship (3 credits)
Anthropology
ANP 330 - Race, Ethnicity and Nation (3)
ANP 434 - Contemporary Issues in Asian America (3)
ANP 437 - Asian Emigrant Communities: A Global Perspective (3)
ANP 414 - Anthropology of South Asia (3)
ANP 415 - China: Culture and Society (3)
ANP 418 - Contemporary Japan: Mainstream and Margins (3)
Sociology
SOC 215 - Race and Ethnicity (3)
SOC 499 - Social Issues and Change in Contemporary Society (approved section only) (3)
*Section taught by Khalida Zaki: Islam, Social Context and Gender in South Asia
Social Work
SW 492 - Death, Dying and End of Life Care (3)
*Section taught by Rodriguez LeSage which focuses heavily on Asian Americans and culturally and linguistically appropriate end of life care
ISS
ISS 335 - National Diversity and Change (approved section only) (4)
*Section taught by Andrea Louie focusing on Asian Americans
Arts and Letters
ASN 401 - East Asian Cultures (3)
ASN 464 - Studies of the Literature of Asia and the Asian Diaspora (3)
Linguistics and Languages
CHS 201 - Second-Year Chinese I (5)
CHS 202 - Second-Year Chinese II (5)
CHS 301 - Third Year Chinese I (4)
CHS 302 - Third Year Chinese II (4)
CHS 401 - Fourth Year Chinese I (3)
CHS 402 - Fourth Year Chinese II (3)
JPN 201 - Second Year Japanese I (5)
JPN 202 - Second Year Japanese II (5)
JPN 301 - Third Year Japanese I (4)
JPN 302 - Third Year Japanese II (4)
JPN 401 - Fourth Year Japanese I (3)
JPN 402 - Fourth Year Japanese II (3)
LL 251 - Intermediate Individualized LCTL I (Hindi, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Korean Languages) (4)
LL 252 - Intermediate Individualized LCTL II (4)
Writing, Rhetoric and American Culture
AL 444 - Writing in American Cultures: The Dynamics and Rhetoric of Ethnicity (3)
*Taught by Roger Bresnahan with significant APA content
English
ENG 352 - Asian American Writing (3)
ENG 431A - Studies in Ethnic Film (approved section only) (3)
ENG 464 - Studies of Literature of Asia and Asian Diaspora (3)
History
HST 319 - Asian American History (3)
HST 209 - Traditional East Asia (3)
HST 210 - Modern East Asia (3)
HST 393 - History of India (3)
IAH
IAH 211C - Area Studies and Multicultural Civilizations: The Americas (approved section only) (4)
IAH 204 - Asia and the World (4)
*Section focusing on Asian Americans
Family and Child Ecology
FCE 442 - Ethnic Minority Families in America (approved section only) (3)
*Sections taught by Phenice and Onaga with significant APA content
Madison College
MC 281 - Immigrants, Minorities and American Pluralism (4)
MC 323 - Japanese Foreign Policy (4)
MC 324D - Regional Politics, Cooperation and Conflict in Asia (4)
MC 365 - Islam and Development in Southeast Asia (4)
MC 385 - Comparative Race and Ethnic Relations (4)
MC 390 - Advanced Topics in Public Affairs (approved section only) (4)
*Section focusing on Chinese Foreign Policy
MC 391 - Selected Topics in Public Affairs (approved section only) (3)
*Section to be taught by Anna Pegler Gordon on APA History
MC 498 Senior Seminar in Social Relations (approved section only) (5)
*Section on Immigration Policy taught by Anna Pegler Gordon