Undergraduate Program

Major Study Requirements

The major in International Studies requires 39 credit hours of which at least 21 hours (7 classes ) must be at the upper-division level. All students must take 9 hours in a foreign language and 9 hours of required core courses specified below. In addition, students must take 9 hours each in one of the thematic and areas studies concentrations described below. No more than 12 hours may be selected in any one department. Students will work closely with the Director of International Studies in planning their program of study and must receive approval for all course work in fulfillment of the major.

Foreign Language (9 hours).
Nine hours beyond the General Education requirement of one semester of language or demonstrated proficiency through the second year of any language other than English.

Core Courses (9 hours).
Select nine hours (three of which must introduce the student’s chosen thematic concentration) from the following three areas:

  1. International Politics (3 hours): POLS 240
  2. Humanities (3 hours): ARTH 201 or 202; ARTH 323 or 324; COMP 224; ENGL 264; ENGL 292 or 293; HIST 490; RELG 107
  3. Social and Natural Sciences (3 hours): ANTH 130; CJ115; CRP 181; ECON 203; ENVS 101; GEOG 140; GEOG 195; PHIL 102; POLS 220; SOC 221; WMST 200

Thematic Concentration (9 hours in upper-division courses)
Select one concentration from the following:

  1. Culture and Arts in Global Perspective
  2. Environment and Society/Sustainability
  3. Indigenous, National, Transnational Identities
  4. Global Markets, International Institutions and Global Governance
  5. Conflict, Peace and Diplomacy
  6. Rituals and Belief Systems
  7. Women and Gender in the Contemporary World

Area Studies Concentration (9 hours)
Select one from the following:

  1. Africa
  2. Europe
  3. Asia and Middle East
  4. Russia and Eurasia
  5. Latin America

International/Intercultural Capstone Experience (3 hours)
The most significant capstone experience for an International Studies major is to be able to study abroad. However, the program also recognizes that not every INTS major can take advantage of study abroad opportunities, so there are two options for a capstone experience.

Option 1: Study Abroad (INTS 400, 1-3 hours). Requires permission of program.
This course is conducted as an independent study or seminar and allows the student to design their own international experience in consultation with the INTS advisor and faculty. Many options exist for a study abroad experience, e.g. a short-term study trip (2-4 weeks), a traditional semester abroad, or a summer language program. Students are strongly encouraged to explore the possibilities through UNM’s Office of International Programs and Studies (OIPS).

Option 2: Intercultural Experience (INTS 401, 1-3 hours). Requires permission of program.
There are diverse opportunities on the UNM campus and throughout New Mexico for a student to gain intercultural understanding and experience. This option allows students to find and explore these opportunities. Like study abroad opportunities, these are varied and can earn the students 1-3 credit hours depending on the experience. Students are responsible for seeking out these opportunities and completing specific requirements for credit.

Opportunities might include but are not limited to:
–ISI Fall Lecture Series (1-3 hours): Attending lectures and participating in post lecture discussions with ISI teaching assistant and faculty
–Living among UNM’s international students in the residence halls for a semester or more (3 hours)
–World Affairs Delegation/Model United Nations Team (1-3 hours depending on participation)
–Student Organizations engaged with global issues, culture, and/or international studies (1-3 hours depending on participation) See:http://sac.unm.edu/StudentOrganizations.html
–Internships with organizations and institutions on campus or throughout NM that deal with international/global issues (1-3 hours depending on length of internship). Students are encouraged to seek out or create their own internship opportunities in consultation with the Director of International Studies.

Honors in International Studies (INTS 402, 3 hours)
Majors wishing to work for Honors in International Studies should contact the Director of the International Studies program during their junior year. Honors students will need to sign up for two consecutive semesters of course work on the thesis.

The first semester consists of a readings course/independent study in the home department of their thesis mentor and will count as one of the student’s electives in either the area studies or thematic concentration. This course is the preliminary work and research for the honors thesis.

The second semester consists of INTS 402 in which the student completes the research and writes the honors thesis under the direction of a committee of at least 2 ISI affiliated faculty members.

Note: This option adds 3 hours to the major.


Thematic Concentrations

The courses below reflect current course offerings, but are not exhaustive. INTS faculty and students may suggest additional courses for the thematic concentrations to the INTS advisor and/or advisory board.

Thematic Concentration 1: Culture and Arts in Global Perspective

I.   Core Course Requirement 3 hours
   Select one:    
  ANTH 130 Cultures of the World  
  ENGL 292 or 293 World Literatures  
  ARTH 323 or 324
World Architecture  
  ARTH 201 or 202 History of Art  
  CJ 115 Communication Across Cultures  
II.   Upper Division Courses 9 hours
  Select  three:    
  ANTH 312 Oral Narrative Traditions  
  ANTH 344 Comparative Ethnic Relations  
  ANTH 346 Expressive Culture  
  ANTH 444 Anthropology of World Beat   
  COMP 480 Seminar in Comparative Literature***  
  ENGL/COMP 330 Topics in Comparative and World Literature  
  ENGL 479 Postcolonial Literatures  
  MA 335 International Horror Films  
  MA 326 History of Film  
  MA 327 History of Film  
  MA 412 Third World Cinemas  
  MUS 422 Indigenous World Culture  
  MUS 436 Selected Topics in Contemporary World Music  
  RELG 350 Religion and Literature  
  CJ 314 Intercultural Communication  
  CJ 319 Language and Culture  
  

***Comparative Literature/Cultural Studies courses have specific area content and literature/cultural course should be coordinated with the student's area studies concentration.

Thematic Concentration 2: Environment and Society/Sustainability

I.   Core Course Requirements 3 hours
  Select one:    
  ENVS 101 The Blue Planet  
  CRP 181 Introduction to Environmental Problems  
  GEOG 195 Survey of Environmental Issues  
  ECON 203 Society and Environment  
II.   Upper Division Courses 9 hours
  Select three:    
  CRP 424 Environmental Planning Methods  
  CRP 431 Foundations of Community Development  
  CJ 339 Rhetoric and the Environment   
  EPS 203 Earth Resources and Environment  
  EPS 352 Global Climate Change  
  ENVS 330 Environmental Systems (multiple prerequisites)  
  ECON 342 Environmental Economics (prerequisites)  
  ECON 343 Natural Resource Economics (prerequisites)  
  ECON 442 Topics in Environmental and Natural Resources (prerequisites)  
  GEOG 352 Global Climate Change  
  GEOG 360 Land and Resource Management  
  GEOG 461 Environmental Management (prerequisite)  
  PHIL 363 Environmental Ethics  
POLS 443 International Politics of Climate Change
  POLS 475 Environmental Politics  
  SOC 305 Environmental Sociology  

  
Thematic Concentration 3: Indigenous, National, and Transnational Identities

I.   Core Course Requirements 3 hours
  Select one:    
  ANTH 130 Cultures of the World  
  GEOG 140 World Regional Geography  
  ENGL 264 Survey of Native Literatures and Rhetorics  
II.    Upper Division Courses 9 hours
  Select three:    
  ANTH 312 Oral Narrative Traditions  
  ANTH 331 Indigenous Peoples of North America  
  ANTH 332 Indigenous Peoples of South America  
  ANTH 344 Comparative Ethnic Relations  
  ANTH 365 Anthropology of Health  
  CRP 376 Human Settlements  
  ENGL 464 Advanced Studies in Native Literatures and Rhetorics  
  ENGL 479 Post-colonial Literature  
  HIST 346 Native America to 1850  
  HIST 347 Native America 1850-1940  
  HIST 348 Native America, Post 1940  
  HIST 473 Indigenous Peoples of Latin America  
  MUS 422 Indigenous World Music  
  MUS 436 Selected Topics in Contemporary World Music  

 

Thematic Concentration 4: Global Markets, International Institutions, and Global Governance

I.   Core Course Requirement 3 hours
  Select one:    
  ECON 203 Society and Environment  
  POLS 220 Comparative Politics  
  SOC 221 Global Issues  
II.    Upper Division Courses 9 hours
  Select three:    
AMST 309 Topics in Social Movements (depends on topic; requires permission of INTS advisor
  CJ 467 Mass Communication: International Perspectives  
  ECON 321 Development Economics (prerequisites)  
  ECON 421 Latin American Economics (prerequisites)  
  ECON 423 Topics: Latin American Development (prerequisites)  
  ECON 424 International Trade (prerequisites)  
  ECON 429 International Finance (prerequisites)  
  POLS 320 Topics in Comparative Politics  
  POLS 321 Comparative Politics: Developing Countries  
  POLS 322 Politics of Human Rights  
  POLS 340 Topics in International Politics  
  POLS 346 International Political Economy  
  POLS 377 Population Policy and Politics  
POLS 443 International Politics of Climate Change
  POLS 446 Trade Law and Policy  
  SOC 303 Sociology of Political Behavior  
  SOC 461 Social Dynamics of Global Change  

  
Thematic Concentration 5: Conflict, Peace, and Diplomacy
For this concentration also consult the Peace Studies course schedule

I.   Core Course Requirement 3 hours
  Select one:      
  POLS 220 Comparative Politics  
  SOC 221 Global Issues  
II.   Upper Division Courses 9 hours
  Select three:    
   ANTH 339 Human Rights in Anthropology  
  CJ 336 Rhetoric of Dissent  
  HIST 311 History of World War I  
  HIST 338 History of World War II Era  
  HIST 339 Vietnam War Era  
  HIST 340 U.S. Foreign Relations to 1900  
  HIST 341 U.S. Foreign Relations, Post 1900  
  HIST 350 Modern U.S. Military History  
  HIST 422 Modern European Imperialism  
  HIST 426 History of the Holocaust  
  HIST 428 Women, War and Revolution  
  POLS 322 Human Rights and Political Violence  
  POLS 341 International Conflict and Cooperation  
  POLS 342 American Foreign Policy (prerequisite)
 
  POLS 440 International Conflict and Arms Control  
  POLS 441 Civil Wars  
  POLS 442 International Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution  
SOC 306 Peace and Conflict
  SOC 331 Social Movements
 
  SOC 412 Sociology of Police and Social Control  

   
Thematic Concentration 6: Rituals and Belief Systems

For this concentration also consult the Religious Studies course schedule.

I.   Core Course Requirement 3 hours
  RELG 107 Living World Religions  
II.   Upper Division Courses 9 hours
  Select three:    
  ANTH 333 Ritual, Symbols and Behavior  
  ENGL 304 The Bible as Literature  
  HIST 323 History of the Jewish People to 1492  
  HIST 324 Modern History of the Jewish People  
  HIST 326 History of Christianity to 1517  
  HIST 327 History of Christianity to the Present  
  HIST 481 Islam  
  PHIL 348 Comparative Philosophy  
  RELG 333 Ritual Symbols and Behavior  
  RELG 347 Topics in Religious Studies  
  RELG 350 Religion and Literature  
  RELG 365 Philosophy of Religion  
  SOC 422 Sociology of Religion  

   
Thematic Concentration 7: Women and Gender in the Contemporary World

For this concentration also consult the Women Studies course schedule.

I.   Core Course Requirement 3 hours
  WMST 200 Women: Social and Historical Perspectives  
II.   Upper Division Courses 9 hours
  Select three:    
  ANTH 380 Women Culture and Society  
  CJ 326 Gender and Communication  
  CJ 469 Multiculturalism, Gender, and Media  
  CRP 428 Gender and Economic Development  
  ECON 239 Economics of Race and Gender  
  ECON 331 Economics of Poverty and Discrimination  
  HIST 321 Women in the Modern World  
  HIST 322 History of Women's Rights Movement  
  HIST 428 Women, War, and Revolution  
  LING/WMST 334 Language and Gender  
  MA 436 Images of (Wo)men  
  PSY 375 Psychology of Women  
  SOC 308 Sociology of Gender    
  SOC 423 Gender and Crime  
  WMST 325 Race, Class and Feminism  
  WMST 331 Transnational Feminisms  

  
Area Studies Concentration (9 hours)

The courses in the area studies concentrations reflect current course offerings but are not exhaustive. INTS faculty and students may suggest additional courses to the INTS advisor and/or advisory board. At least 50% of course content must be in area, see checklist for acceptance.

Majors are required to take 9 hours (3 courses) in their chosen area concentration. Courses must have at least 50% of their content in the area and come from at least two of the four general areas below.  Courses are offered by the Departments/Programs listed in parentheses:

  1. Fine Arts (Art/Art History, Dance, Cinematic Arts, Music, Theatre)
  2. History (History)
  3. Literature and Philosophy (Comparative Literature, English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Philosophy, Spanish and Portuguese)
  4. Social and Natural Sciences (Anthropology, Biology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Sociology)

Africa. The list of approved courses is a compilation of all undergraduate courses offered by The University of New Mexico which are devoted mostly to African orientations. The list is available on the Africana Studies website and/or in the Africana Studies office. The list is not necessarily complete since new courses are added each year, and students are therefore encouraged to ask about courses not found on the list that satisfy the requirements.

Europe. The list of approved courses is a compilation of all undergraduate courses offered by The University of New Mexico which are devoted mostly to European orientations. The list is available on the European Studies website and/or in the European Studies office. The list is not necessarily complete since new courses are added each year, and students are therefore encouraged to ask about courses not found on the list that satisfy the requirements.

Asia and Middle East. The list of approved courses is a compilation of all undergraduate courses offered by The University of New Mexico which are devoted mostly to Asian and Middle Eastern orientations. The list is available on the Asian Studies website and/or in the Asian Studies office. The list is not necessarily complete since new courses are added each year, and students are therefore encouraged to ask about courses not found on the list that satisfy the requirements.

Russia and Eurasia. The list of approved courses is a compilation of all undergraduate courses offered by The University of New Mexico which are devoted mostly to Russian and Eurasian orientations. The list is available on the Russian Studies website and/or in the Russian Studies office. The list is not necessarily complete since new courses are added each year, and students are therefore encouraged to ask about courses not found on the list that satisfy the requirements.

Latin America. The list of approved courses is a compilation of all undergraduate courses offered by The University of New Mexico which are devoted mostly to Latin American orientations. The list is available on the Latin American Studies website and/or in the Latin American Studies office. The list is not necessarily complete since new courses are added each year, and students are therefore encouraged to ask about courses not found on the list that satisfy the requirements.


Minor Study Requirements

The minor in International Studies requires 27 credit hours of which at least 12 hours (4 classes) must be at the upper-division level. All students must take 9 hours of a foreign language and 6 hours of required core courses specified below. In addition, students must take 6 hours each in one of the thematic and areas studies concentrations described below. No more than 9 hours may be selected in any one department. Students will work closely with the Director of International Studies in planning their program of study and must receive approval for all course work in fulfillment of the minor.

Foreign Language (9 hours)
Nine hours beyond General Education requirement of one semester of language or demonstrated proficiency through the second year of any language other than English.

Core Courses (6 hours)
Select six hours (three of which must introduce the student’s chosen thematic concentration) from the following three areas:

1) International Politics (3 hours): POLS 240
2) Humanities (3 hours): ARTH 201 or 202; ARTH 323 or 324; COMP 224; ENGL 264; ENGL 292 or 293; HIST 490; RELG 107
–or–
3) Social and Natural Sciences (3 hours): ANTH 130; CJ 115; CRP 181; ECON 203; ENVS 101; GEOG 140; GEOG 195; PHIL 102; POLS 220; SOC 221; WMST 200

Thematic Concentration (6 hours in upper-division courses)
Select one concentration from the list under Major Study Requirements, and choose courses from the corresponding list of approved courses.

Area Studies Concentration (6 hours)
Select one from the list under Major Study Requirements, and choose courses from the corresponding list of approved courses.



Courses

INTS 400. Directed Study and Travel Abroad. (1-3, to a maximum of 3 Δ)



INTS 401. Intercultural Experience. (1-3, to a maximum of 3 Δ)



INTS 402. Honors in International Studies. (3)



INTS 410. European Studies Seminar. (3)



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