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University
of California, Los Angeles
Asian American Studies
Graduate Concentration
The
UCLA Department of Asian American Studies offers a Graduate
Concentration in Asian American Studies to allow graduate students
enrolled in UCLA departments, programs, and professional schools to
acquire expertise and a credential in Asian American Studies.
In conjunction with another graduate program, students must take four
graduate and/or upper division undergraduate course and submit an Asian
American Studies-related major research paper for approval by the
Chair of the Graduate Committee of the Department. These requirements
for the Asian American Studies Graduate Concentration are in addition
to requirements of their primary program in their department or school,
and should be completed before advancing to candidacy. Upon completion
of the requirements, the Department of Asian American Studies will
furnish each graduate concentrator with a letter attesting to his or
her basic competency in graduate work in Asian American Studies.
Admissions
& Application Procedures
All
graduate students in good standing enrolled in UCLA departments,
programs and professional schools are eligible. Admission is not
competitive, but space in courses may be limited. Enrollment in each
course is by instructor consent. To apply for the Graduate
Concentration in Asian American Studies, please fill out the
application form and submit it to Kehaulani Vaughn, Student Affairs
Officer, Department of Asian American Studies, 3337 Rolfe Hall,
email: kvaughn@asianam.ucla.edu,
phone: (310) 267-5593.
After
departmental approval of the application, students are required to
complete the following course and research paper requirements for the
graduate concentration:
I. Required Courses:
Four courses
in the Department of Asian American Studies, taken for a letter grade,
from the following:
1. Core
course: AAS 200 A, B, or D. No more than one
class.
2. AAS 100-199 (undergraduate upper division classes). No more
than one class.
3. AAS 596. No more than one class.
4. AAS 203, M215, M239, M260, M261, M290Q, and
297A-Z. Also Education 253G may be taken. No limit.
All
courses must be taken for a letter grade.
AND
II.
Research Paper
Students submit an Asian American
Studies-related research paper. This paper may have been prepared in
any graduate course (in Asian American Studies or the student's home
department, program, or school) but should reflect the concepts,
theories, knowledge, and/or methods used in Asian American Studies. The
paper must be approved by a faculty member designated by the Chair of
the Graduate Committee of the Department of Asian American Studies.
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