Minor in Border Studies
Border Studies is a trans-disciplinary study of the material and symbolic processes of border making, erasing, and transcending. Our approach is the policy-practice-perception study of borders as culturally, historically, and spatially produced material and symbolic landscapes. Studying borders teaches us that societies are complex, contested, and power-laden hybrid spaces and processes that deepen our understanding of how people relate to each other across borders and barriers: political, social and cultural. Special focus will be given to the Mexican and American border area and its impact across our continent and our academic fields study.
Requirements for a minor in Border Studies (18 units)
| Complete at least 18 units from three different programs. A minimum of 6 units must be upper-division. Select courses from the following list: (18) | 18 | |
| Understanding Cultural Diversity | ||
| Gendered Worlds: Power, Difference, and & In/equality | ||
| Indigenous Politics | ||
| Cultures of Mexico and Central America | ||
| Xicanx Art | ||
| Introduction to Chicanx Art | ||
| Border Art | ||
| Visualizing Gender, Performing Identity | ||
| Topics and Themes of Art History and Exhibitions | ||
| Art History Seminar | ||
| Latinx Border Identity: A Transmedia Perspective | ||
| Topics in Media Studies | ||
| Topics in Film Studies | ||
| Latinx, Media, and Cultures | ||
| Studies in Global Literatures | ||
| Native American and Indigenous Literatures | ||
| Chicana/o Literature | ||
| Caribbean Literature | ||
| Literary Movements: Aesthetics and Craft | ||
| English Study Abroad | ||
| Introduction to Ethnic Studies | ||
| Introduction to Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x Studies | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| US-Mexico Border Region | ||
| Emerging World Regions | ||
| Advanced World Regions | ||
| Globalization and Identity | ||
| Global Governance and the United Nations System | ||
| American Indian History | ||
| California Indian History | ||
| History of the U.S. - Mexico Borderlands | ||
| Special Topics in Public Administration | ||
| The Latino Experience in the U.S. | ||
| Sociology of Migration | ||
| Indian Nations and Native America | ||
| Borders, Knowledges, and Identities | ||
| Indigenous Peoples | ||
| Cultural Competency | ||
| Topics about Special Populations | ||
| Spanish Literature and Film in English | ||
| Voices & Visions from the Hispanic World | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |