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| Asian & Asian American Studies Certificate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Asian and Asian American Studies Certificate program provides students from all majors at the University of Massachusetts Amherst an opportunity to augment their major course of study with educational experiences exploring Asian cultures and societies and their role in the historical and contemporary worlds, and the experience and contributions of Asian Americans in the United States. This dynamic program is designed to serve a wide range of students, from business and management majors who hope someday to conduct business in Asia to Asian Americans who wish to explore their histories, cultures, and the relationships of their communities to American society. The program provides a coherent course of study intended to enhance the student's understanding of Asia and/or Asian American studies. Students majoring in any field at the University are eligible for the Certificate, as are students who have been accepted into a special program at the University (e.g. Continuing Education, University Without Walls, Inquiry Program, BDIC, etc.) Students may, with permission from Certificate Program Director, complete requirements of the Certificate program by taking suitable courses at the four other colleges of the Five Colleges community. Upon completion of the 22 credits, students will receive a certificate, which will also be recorded on the student's transcript as follows: "Completed requirements for the University of Massachusetts Asian and Asian American Studies Certificate." The certificate will not be awarded if graduation requirements are not met. In addition to the University of Massachusetts Amherst courses listed below, students are encouraged to take courses at the four colleges (Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith) and, where appropriate, to apply new courses or courses at other institutions to the program as well. Courses at the four colleges and/or other courses not listed may be counted toward the certificate with the written approval of the program director. |
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| Summary of Certificate Requirements (Click for details) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(a) From 2 different cultural heritages |
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| (a) From twodifferent ethnic groups (a.1) Maximum of 12 credits in two departments. |
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| Certificate Program Options The certificate program has two tracks: an Asian Studies Option, which focuses on studies of East, South, and Southeast Asia, and an Asian American Studies Option, which emphasizes Asian American histories, cultures, and politics. The requirements for the two tracks are as follows: Requirements (A) Requirements for both options (i) Students are required to take 22 credits to obtain a certificate in either track. (ii) The Asian Studies track requires 6 credits from courses in Asian American studies and students in Asian American studies are required to take 6 credits from courses in Asian studies and/or Asian languages. (iii) No pass/fail option is available in required courses;a minimum grade of C is needed in each required course. (iv) Students in either track may substitute courses from the Five Colleges upon specific approval of their faculty advisor. (v) Students are required to take the following two courses for students in tracks: 1. ASIANS 397: A one-semester colloquium (one credit), featuring guest speakers, film screenings, and discussions focusing on topics demonstrating the intersections between Asian and Asian American Studies and the applications of a joint Asian/Asian American Studies perspective. 2. ASIANS 597: A one-semester senior seminar (three credits) that will build on the first colloquium and offer the students an opportunity to undertake a research project in Asian or Asian American Studies, under the guidance of a faculty advisor. (B) Requirements for Asian Studies track Asian Studies courses from which students can choose electives are listed in Appendix C: (i) The remaining 12 credits must cover at least two different cultural heritages (e.g., China, Japan, Vietnam); (ii) No more than 12 credits may be taken in any one department; (iii) No more than the total of 6 credits of language (or combination of languages) may be counted toward the fulfillment of the 22 total credits required for the Certificate. Students in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences using the Asian Area Studies Certificate to meet their Global Education requirements must take 6 credits of Asian Language. (C) Requirements for Asian American Studies track: There are TWO required courses for the Asian American Studies track, in addition to the two common core courses (colloquium and senior seminar; See Appendix A for descriptions of required courses): (i) ENG 204-Introduction to Asian American Studies (3 credits) (ii) Either EDUC 329-International Education (Community Service- Learning) (3 credits); Or ASIANS 297-Creating Community in Asian America (3 credits) It is recommended for students in the Asian American Studies concentration, as already required of students in the Asian studies concentration, that the required 22 credits cover at least two different ethnic groups (e.g. Vietnamese Americans, Japanese Americans, or Indian Americans), and that no more than 12 credits be taken in two different departments, to encourage students to gain exposure to a diversity of areas and disciplinary approaches. |
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