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AAS 710 Critical Approaches to Asian American Studies (3)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Critical understanding of theory and research methodologies in Asian American Studies and survey of available resources as preparation for graduate-level research. Guidance in literature review and bibliography in the student's chosen area.

AAS 800 Seminar: Asian American Demographic Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Seminar critically explores the demographic and social changes in the Asian American community by using demographic theories and methods--examining the population trends including fertility, mortality, and migration as experienced by Asian Americans.

AAS 810 Seminar: Asian American Immigration (3)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Critically examines contrasting theoretical and methodological understanding of Asian immigration to the U.S. in order to situate Asian American studies within structures of American immigration history.

AAS 822 Seminar: Asian American Literature and Arts (3)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Seminar charting the intersections of history, gender, and cultural hybridization, agency and creativity as they pertain to the conception of an Asian American literary aesthetic and inform the critical conception of Asian American literature within the genre of U.S. literature.

AAS 833 Seminar: Asian American Family and Identity (3)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. A critical multidisciplinary study of issues concerning Asian Americans in family and group structures. Focus is on how these various groups are affected by American institutional structures.

AAS 865 Asian American Community and Public Policy (3)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Assessment and critique of selected public policy issues, their impact on, and the responses from, the Asian American community, to illustrate the relationship and complexities of local, state, and federal public policies facing the contemporary Asian American community.

AAS 875 Asian American Community Health Issues (3)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Critical examination and analysis of major health issues, their impacts on and the responses from the Asian American community, with special focus on the health perspectives and practices affected by the cultural dichotomy between Asia and Euro-America.

AAS 895 Field Study in Asian American Studies (3)
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and graduate adviser and advancement to candidacy. An alternate culminating study in fulfillment of the requirement for the master's degree; student develops a project under advisement and direction of graduate adviser. Graduate Approved Program (GAP) and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. CR/NC grading only.

AAS 896 Directed Reading in Asian American Studies (3)
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and graduate adviser. Directed reading in one specific area of Asian American studies based upon a standing bibliography or reading list, in consultation and under supervision of a specialist in that field. May be repeated for a total of six units for credit.

AAS 898 Master's Thesis (3)
Prerequisites: advancement to candidacy and approval of thesis adviser. A culminating experience course in fulfillment of the requirement for the master's degree; practical application of research methodology and critical analysis on a topic/project. Graduate Approved Program (GAP) and Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement forms must be approved by the Graduate Division before registration. CR/NC grading only.

AAS 899 Special Study (3)
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and graduate adviser. Plan, develop, and complete a project under the direction of a supervising faculty member who is a specialist in that field.

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