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Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate Advisor
Farah Nousheen
Humanities Building, Room 415A
nousheen@unm.edu 

Faculty Advisor
Humanities Building, Room 418

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College of Arts and Sciences and International Studies Major Undergraduate Admission Requirements

A minimum of 26 credit hours; 23 credit hours must be in courses acceptable toward graduation.

A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 on all work.

• Transfer students must have a 2.00 transfer GPA.
• Continuing UNM students must have a 2.00 institutional GPA.

Demonstrated academic achievement by satisfying the following:

• Completion of the University Writing and Speaking Core.
• Completion of the University Mathematics Core.
• Completion of the University Foreign Language Core.

Completion of International Studies major admission coursework with a grade of "C" or better:

• One course at any level (excluding 101 and 111) from ARAB, CHIN, FREN, GREK, GRMN, ITAL, JAPN, LATN, PORT, RUSS, SPAN.

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Degree Offered

• Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (B.A.)
  Concentrations: Africa; Asia and Middle East; Conflict, Peace and Diplomacy; Culture and Arts in Global Perspective; Environment and Society/Sustainability; Europe; Global Markets, International Institutions and Global Governance; Indigenous, National, Transnational Identities; Latin America; Rituals and Belief Systems; Russia and Eurasia; Women and Gender in the Contemporary World.

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Major Study Requirements

The major in International Studies requires 39 credit hours of which at least 21 credit hours (7 courses) must be at the upper-division level. The requirements include a foreign language, core introductory courses, thematic and area studies concentration courses, and the capstone seminar. No more than 12 credit hours may be selected in any one department. Students work closely with the academic advisors for International Studies in planning their program of study and must receive approval for all coursework in fulfillment of the major.

Foreign Language

Six credit hours beyond the 100-level of a foreign language or demonstrated proficiency through the second year of any language other than English or Signed Language (i.e. Foreign Language 201 and 202 or above).

Core Courses

Twelve credit hours from the following:

		Credit Hours
INTS 101	Introduction to International Studies	3
POLS 240	International Politics	3
	Select 6 credit hours (3 of which must introduce the student's chosen thematic concentration) from the following:
	Humanities	3
	Select from: ARTH 201, 202; COMP 224; ENGL 264, 292, 293; HIST 181, 182; MLNG 101; RELG 107, 263, 264.
	Social and Natural Sciences	3
	Select from: ANTH 130; CJ 115; CRP 181; ECON 203; ENVS 101; GEOG 140, 195; PCST 102; POLS 220; SOC 221; WMST 109.
	Total	12

Thematic Concentration

Nine credit hours in approved upper-division courses. Select one concentration from the following:

• Conflict, Peace and Diplomacy
• Culture and Arts in Global Perspective
• Environment and Society/Sustainability
• Global Markets, International Institutions and Global Governance
• Indigenous, National, Transnational Identities
• Rituals and Belief Systems
• Women and Gender in the Contemporary World

Area Studies Concentration

Nine credit hours in approved upper-division courses. Select one concentration from the following:

• Africa
• Asia and Middle East
• Europe
• Latin America
• Russia and Eurasia

Capstone Seminar in International Studies

INTS 400 is open to majors who have recently completed an approved international (i.e. study abroad) or intercultural academic experience related to their thematic and/or area studies concentration. Two options are available to gain the required international or intercultural experience prior to taking the capstone seminar:

Option 1: Study Abroad (preferred)
Students must meet with the INTS faculty advisor to discuss and plan their study abroad experience. The study abroad experience may consist of a traditional semester or year spent at a university abroad, a short-term program (2-4 weeks) during intercession, or a summer language program. An appointment with UNM's Global Education Office (GEO) is required to begin the study abroad process. Once a study abroad program has been chosen, students must consult with the INTS advisor to ensure department requirements are met.

Students may also design their own international experience in consultation with the INTS advisor. A formal proposal must be submitted for approval well in advance of the planned international experience. A meeting with the GEO office is also required to begin the independent study abroad process.

Option 2: Intercultural Experience
There are diverse opportunities on the UNM campus, in the community, and throughout the United States for majors to gain intercultural understanding and experience. This option allows students to find and explore these opportunities in consultation with the INTS advisor. A formal proposal must be submitted to the INTS faculty advisor for approval well in advance of the planned intercultural experience.

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Thematic Concentrations

• Conflict, Peace, and Diplomacy
• Culture and Arts in Global Perspective
• Environment and Society/Sustainability
• Global Markets, International Institutions, and Global Governance
• Indigenous, National, and Transnational Identities
• Rituals and Belief Systems
• Women and Gender in the Contemporary World

The courses below reflect current course offerings, but are not exhaustive. INTS faculty and students may suggest additional courses with at least 20% international and/or global content for approval by the INTS faculty advisor. Students must formally apply to request a course approval, including submission of a copy of the course syllabus and reading list.

Conflict, Peace, and Diplomacy

			Credit Hours
I.		Core Course Requirement	3
		Select one:
	PCST 102	Introduction to Peace Studies
	POLS 220	Politics Around the World
	SOC 221	Documenting Globalization and Human Rights
II.		Upper-Division Courses	9
		Select three:
	ANTH 339	Human Rights in Anthropology
	ANTH 340	T: Children in Genocide
	ANTH 340	T: Global Health and Human Rights
	HIST 300	T: History of Human Rights
	HIST 311	World War I, 1914-1918
	HIST 313	World War II and Reconstruction in Europe
	HIST 341	U.S. Foreign Relations from 1900
	HIST 350	Modern U.S. Military History, 1900 to Present
	HIST 426	History of the Holocaust
	HIST 469	Inter-American Relations
	PCST 340	T: Film as Social Transformation
	POLS *300	T: Truth and Tribunals
	POLS *320	T: Gangs, Organized Crime and the State
	POLS *340	T: Insurgency
	POLS 341	International Conflict and Cooperation
	POLS *342	American Foreign Policy
	POLS *400	Adv T: National Security and Defense Planning
	POLS 441	Civil Wars
	POLS 442	International Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution
	SOC 307	Nonviolent Alternatives
	SOC 331	Social Movements
	SOC 398	ST: Introduction to Human Rights
	SOC 412	Sociology of Police and Social Control

Culture and Arts in Global Perspective

			Credit Hours
I.		Core Course Requirement	3
		Select one:
	ANTH 130	Cultures of the World
	ARTH 201 -or- ARTH 202	History of Art I History of Art II
	CJ 115	Communication Across Cultures
	COMP 224	Literary Questions
	ENGL 292 -or- ENGL 293	World Literatures: Ancient World through the 16th Century World Literatures: 17th Century through the Present
	MLNG 101	Approaches to Languages and Cultures
II.		Upper-Division Courses	9
		Select three:
	ANTH 346	Expressive Culture
	ANTH/MUS 448	The Anthropology of Music and Sound
	ARTH 323 -or- ARTH 324	World Architecture I: History of the Built Environment From Prehistory to 1800 CE World Architecture II: History of the Built Environment from 1800 CE to the Present
	COMP/ENGL 330	T: Comparative and World Literature **
	COMP *480	Seminar in Comparative Literature (course has specific area content and should be coordinated with the student's area studies concentration)
	CJ 314	Intercultural Communication
	CJ 319	Language and Culture
	ENGL 479	Postcolonial Literatures
	MA 326	History of Film I: Silent
	MA 327	History of Film II: Sound
	MA 335	International Horror Films
	RELG 350	Religion and Literature

Note: ** Requires permission of the INTS advisor to be used toward the degree, and must contain at least 20% international and/or global content.

Environment and Society/Sustainability

			Credit Hours
I.		Core Course Requirement	3
		Select one:
	CRP 181	Environmental Issues in a Changing World
	ECON 203	Society and Environment
	ENVS 101	The Blue Planet
	GEOG 195	Introduction to Environmental Studies
II.		Upper-Division Courses	9
		Select three:
	CJ 313	EcoCultural Communication: Humans and "The Environment"
	CJ 339	Rhetoric and the Environment
	ECON 342	Environmental Economics
	ECON *343	Natural Resource Economics
	ECON *442	T: Environmental and Natural Resources
	ENVS 330	Environmental Systems
	EPS/GEOG 352	Global Climate Change
	GEOG *360	Land Use Management
	GEOG 461	Environmental Management
	GEOG 464	Food and Natural Resources
	GEOG 467	Governing the Global Environment
	PHIL 363	Environmental Ethics
	POLS 443	International Politics of Climate Change
	SOC 305	Environmental Sociology

Global Markets, International Institutions, and Global Governance

			Credit Hours
I.		Core Course Requirement	3
		Select one:
	ECON 203	Society and Environment
	GEOG 140	Introduction to World Regions
	POLS 220	Politics Around the World
	SOC 221	Documenting Globalization and Human Rights
II.		Upper-Division Courses	9
		Select three:
	AMST 309	Topics in Social Movements **
	CJ 467	Mass Communication: International Perspectives
	ECON *321	Development Economics
	ECON *421	Latin American Economics
	ECON *423	T: Latin American Development
	ECON *424	International Trade
	ECON *429	International Finance
	POLS *320	Topics in Comparative Politics **
	POLS 322	Human Rights and Political Violence
	POLS *340	T: International Organizations
	POLS *340	Topics in International Politics **
	POLS 346	International Political Economy
	POLS 377	Population Policy and Politics
	POLS 443	International Politics of Climate Change
	SOC 461	Visualizing Global Change

Note: ** Requires permission of the INTS advisor to be used toward the degree, and must contain at least 20% international and/or global content.

Indigenous, National, and Transnational Identities

			Credit Hours
I.		Core Course Requirement	3
		Select one:
	ANTH 130	Cultures of the World
	GEOG 140	Introduction to World Regions
	ENGL 264	Introduction to Native American Literature
II.		Upper-Division Courses	9
		Select three:
	ANTH 332	Indigenous Peoples of South America
	ANTH 340	T: Shamanism and Politics of Cosmology
	CRP 376	Human Settlements
	ENGL 464	Advanced Studies in Native American and Indigenous Literature
	ENGL 479	Postcolonial Literatures
	HIST 346	Native America to 1850
	HIST 347	Native America 1850-1940
	HIST 348	Native America Post-1940
	HIST 444	Native American and Celtic History Since 1700
	NATV 385	Indigenous Worldviews
	PHIL 390	Latin American Thought

Rituals and Belief Systems

			Credit Hours
I.		Core Course Requirement	3
		Select one:
	RELG 107	Living World Religions
	RELG 263	Eastern Religions
	RELG 264	Western Religions
II.		Upper-Division Courses	9
		Select three:
	ANTH 333	Ritual Symbols and Behavior
	ANTH 340	T: Christ and Culture
	ENGL 304	The Bible as Literature
	HIST 306	Reformation Era, 1500-1600
	HIST 323	History of the Jewish People to 1492
	HIST 326	History of Christianity to 1517
	HIST 327	History of Christianity, 1517 to Present
	HIST 481	Intellectual History of Islam
	PHIL 333	Buddhist Philosophy
	PHIL 334	Indian Philosophy
	PHIL 361	Modern Christian Thought
	PHIL/RELG 365	Philosophy of Religion
	PHIL *431	Ch'an and Zen
	PHIL *434	South Asian Mystical Traditions
	PHIL *438	Indian Buddhist Philosophy
	RELG 347	Topics in Religious Studies **
	RELG 350	Religion and Literature
	RELG 355	Atheism: Trends and Critiques
	RELG *457	Seminar in Islamic Tradition
	SOC 422	Sociology of Religion

Note: ** Requires permission of the INTS advisor to be used toward the degree, and must contain at least 20% international and/or global content.

Women and Gender in the Contemporary World

			Credit Hours
I.		Core Course Requirement	3
	WMST 109	Introduction to Comparative Global and Ethnic Societies
II.		Upper-Division Courses	9
		Select three:
	CJ/WMST 326	Gender and Communication
	CJ/WMST 469	Multiculturalism, Gender and Media
	ECON 331	Economics of Poverty and Discrimination
	HIST 415	The History of Reproduction
	HIST 429	History of Beauty, Body, and Power
	HIST 472	Women in Modern Latin America
	LING 334	Language and Gender
	MA 336/*436	Images of (Wo)men
	POLS 377	Population Policy and Politics
	PSY 375	Psychology of Women
	SOC 308	Sociology of Gender
	SOC 415	Inequality and Power
	SOC 423	Gender and Crime
	WMST 325	Race, Class and Feminism
	WMST 331	Transnational Feminisms

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Area Studies Concentrations

• Africa
• Asia and Middle East
• Europe
• Latin America
• Russia and Eurasia

The courses in the area studies concentrations reflect current course offerings but are not exhaustive. INTS faculty and students may suggest additional courses with at least 50% area content to the INTS advisor for approval. Students must formally apply to request a course approval, including submission of a copy of the course syllabus and reading list. Lists of courses that satisfy the area studies concentrations are available on the International Studies Institute Web site. The lists are not necessarily complete since new courses are added each year, and students are therefore encouraged to ask about courses not found on the lists that may satisfy the requirements.

Majors are required to take 9 credit hours (3 upper-division courses) in their chosen area studies 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 (Architecture, Art, Cinematic Arts, Music, Theatre and Dance).
2. History (History).
3. Literature and Philosophy (Africana Studies, Comparative Literature, English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Spanish and Portuguese). Does not include language courses.
4. Social and Natural Sciences (Anthropology, Biology, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Economics, Geography and Environmental Studies, Peace Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Women Studies).

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Minor Study Requirements

The minor in International Studies requires 24 credit hours of which at least 15 credit hours (5 courses) must be at the upper-division level. The requirements include a foreign language, core introductory courses, and thematic and area studies concentration courses. No more than 9 credit hours may be selected in any one department. Students work closely with the academic advisors of the International Studies program in planning their program of study and must receive approval for all coursework in fulfillment of the minor.

Foreign Language

Three credit hours beyond the 200-level of any language other than English or Signed Language (i.e. Foreign Language 301 and above). The course must be taught in the language of the course subject.  

Core Courses

Nine credit hours from the following:

		Credit Hours
INTS 101	Introduction to International Studies	3
POLS 240	International Politics	3
	Select 3 credit hours (which must introduce the student's chosen thematic concentration) from the following:
	Humanities Select from: ARTH 201, 202; COMP 224; ENGL 264, 292, 293; HIST 181, 182; MLNG 101; RELG 107, 263, 264.	3
	-or-
	Social and Natural Sciences Select from: ANTH 130; CJ 115; CRP 181; ECON 203; ENVS 101; GEOG 140, 195; PCST 102; POLS 220; SOC 221; WMST 109.

Thematic Concentration

6 credit 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 credit 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.

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Departmental Honors 

(INTS 402, 3 credit hours)

Majors interested in departmental honors in International Studies should contact the faculty advisor of the International Studies program during their junior year. Honors students must register for two consecutive semesters of coursework on the thesis.

The first semester consists of a readings course/independent study in the home department of their thesis advisor. This course is the preliminary work and research for the honors thesis, and it may count as one of the student's electives in either the thematic or area studies concentration. During the second semester, the student must enroll in INTS 402 while completing the research and writing the thesis under the direction of their thesis committee. The committee should consist of at least two ISI-affiliated faculty members, including the student's thesis advisor and one ISI team member (i.e., ISI Director, Associate ISI Director, or ISI Instructor).

Note: This option adds 3 credit hours to the International Studies major.

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