Minor in Migration Studies
Program Requirements
This minor requires a minimum of 20 credits, including a minimum of 8 credits at the 3000-4000 level. Students choose from a number of program and GENS elective courses, along with two types of specifically-designated courses (introductory core and capstone). As for pre-requisites, a number of core and elective options have been provided, meaning students from a variety of major-field backgrounds likely will meet introductory prerequisites for core or elective courses.
Requirements for Achieving the Minor Structure (5 courses / 20 credits):
Core Content: Introductory Options (ONE COURSE)
[Minors must complete at least ONE of the following before taking the Capstone course]
- ANTH 2245 - RACE, ETHNICITY, AND IMMIGRATION (I, Victimology, SL)
- BIOL/ANTH 2200 - HUMAN ADAPTATION AND VARIATION
- CRIM 2216 - HOMELAND SECURITY
- GAH 2378 - GLOBALIZATION, MIGRATION, AND ART
- GAH 2361 - MIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION (H, Transfer Sem)
- LITT 2305 - INTRO TO POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE
- POLS 2245 - RACE AND POLITICS (W2)
Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Electives (THREE COURSES)
- 1 Disciplinary/Program course from approved list (See List Below)*
- 1 General Studies course from approved list (See List Below)*
- 1 3000-level Disciplinary/Program or General Studies elective (See Full List Below)
Core Content: Capstone (ONE COURSE)
- GAH 3651: Seminar in Migration Studies
Elective Options Disciplinary/Program Courses*
- HIST 3608 - NATIONALISM IN ANTIQUITY (H, W2)
- LITT 2306 - CULTURES OF COLONIALISM (I, W2, Global Studies)
- LITT 2309 - LITERATURES OF ASIA-PACIFIC
- LITT 3206 - LITERATURE AFTER THE HOLOCAUST (Holocaust and Genocide Studies)
- LITT 3318 - LITERATURE AND GENOCIDE (W2, Holocaust and Genocide Studies)
- PHIL 2201 - AFRICAN-AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY (I, Africana Studies)
- POLS 2274 - US FOREIGN POLICY
- POLS 3345 - POLITICS OF IMMIGRATION
- SOCY 3628 - URBAN SOCIOLOGY (SL)
- o SOCY 3650 -THE PATHS TO U.S. CITIZENSHIP
- o SUST 2701 - INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- o SUST 3100 - ENVIRONMENTAL RISK COMMUNJCA TION AND MANAGEMENT
- o SUST 3300 - ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW (V)
General Studies Courses
- GAH 2216 - PUERTO RICAN HIST & CULTURE (H, LACS, W2)
- GAH 2269 - MULTICULTURAL LATIN AMERICA (I, F)
- GAH 2406 - PHILIPPINE CULTURE & HISTORY (I)
- GIS 4480 - INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT
- GSS 2128 - DIVERSITY ISSUES (I)
- GSS 2211 - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (I)
- GSS 2321 - PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES (V, Victimology)
- GSS 2196 - RACE AND NATION THROUGH HISTORY
- GIS 3640 - US AND ISLAMIC WORLD (I, Global Studies)
* Students may take additional courses from the Introductory Options for Disciplinary/Program & General Studies requirements.