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 |