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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 General Education Curriculum: Communication.
• Completion of General Education Curriculum: Mathematics and Statistics.
• Completion of General Education Curriculum: Second Language.

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; Arts and Culture; Asia and Middle East; Conflict, Peace and Diplomacy; Environment and Sustainability; Europe; Global Markets and Governance; Latin America; Rituals, Identities and Belief; Women and Gender.

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Major Study Requirements

The major in International Studies requires 36 credit hours of which at least 24 credit hours (8 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

Three credit hours upper-division of any language other than English or Signed Language (i.e. Language 301 and above). The course must be taught in the language of study.

Program Core Courses

Twelve credit hours from the following:

		Credit Hours
INTS 1101	Introduction to International Studies	3
POLS 2120	International Relations	3
	Select 6 credit hours (3 of which must introduce the student's chosen thematic concentration) from the following:
	Humanities Group	3
	Select from: ARTH 2110, 2120; COMP 224; ENGL 2560, 2650, 2660; HIST 1170, 1180; MLNG 1110; RELG 1110, 2110, 2120.
	Social and Natural Sciences Group	3
	Select from: ANTH 1140; CCST 1110; COMM 1155; CRP 181; ECON 2125; ENVS 1130; GEOG 1160, 1175, 1150; PCST 1110; PH 102; POLS 2110; SOCI 2340; SUST 1134.
	Total	12

Thematic Concentration

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

• Arts and Culture
• Conflict, Peace and Diplomacy
• Environment and Sustainability
• Global Markets and Governance
• Rituals, Identity and Belief
• Women and Gender

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

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

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.

Arts and Culture

			Credit Hours
I.		Core Course Requirement	3
		Select one:
	ANTH 1140	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
	ARTH 2110 -or- ARTH 2120	History of Art I History of Art II
	COMM 1155	Communication Across Cultures
	COMP 224	Literary Questions
	ENGL 2650 -or- ENGL 2660	World Literature I World Literature II
	MLNG 1110	Approaches to Languages and Cultures
II.		Upper-Division Courses	9
		Select three:
	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
	FDMA 326	History of Film I
	FDMA 327	History of Film II
	FDMA 335	International Horror Film
	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.

Conflict, Peace, and Diplomacy

			Credit Hours
I.		Core Course Requirement	3
		Select one:
	PCST 1110	Introduction to Peace Studies
	POLS 2110	Comparative Politics
	SOCI 2340	Global Issues
II.		Upper-Division Courses	9
		Select three:
	ANTH 340	T: Children in Genocide
	ANTH 340	T: Global Health and Human Rights
	CJ 317	International Cultural Conflict and Community Building
	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 306	Peace and Conflict
	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
	SOCI 307	Nonviolent Alternatives
	SOCI 331	Social Movements
	SOCI 346	Health and Social Inequalities I
	SOCI 398	ST: Introduction to Human Rights
	SOCI 412	Sociology of Police and Social Control

Environment and Sustainability

			Credit Hours
I.		Core Course Requirement	3
		Select one:
	CRP 181	Environmental Issues in a Changing World
	ECON 2125	Society and Environment
	ENVS 1130	The Blue Planet
	GEOG 1150	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
	BIOL 480	Global Change Biology
	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 365	Nature and Society
	GEOG 461	Environmental Management
	GEOG 464	Food and Natural Resources
	GEOG 467	Governing the Global Environment
	GEOG 469	Environments and Peoples in Latin America
	PHIL 363	Environmental Ethics
	SOCI 305	Environmental Sociology

Global Markets and Governance

			Credit Hours
I.		Core Course Requirement	3
		Select one:
	ECON 2125	Society and Environment
	GEOG 1175	World Regional Geography
	POLS 2110	Comparative Politics
	SOCI 2340	Global Issues
II.		Upper-Division Courses	9
		Select three:
	AMST 309	Topics in Social Movements **
	ECON *321	Development Economics
	ECON *421	Latin American Economics
	ECON *424	International Trade
	ECON *429	International Finance
	MGMT 420	Management in Latin America
	MGMT 422	Seminar on Mexican Economy and Markets
	POLS *320	Topics in Comparative Politics **
	POLS 323	The Politics of Global Development
	POLS 324	The Politics of Poverty and Inequality
	POLS 325	European Politics
	POLS *340	T: International Organizations
	POLS *340	Topics in International Politics **
	POLS 346	International Political Economy
	POLS 377	Population Policy and Politics
	SOCI 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.

Rituals, Identities and Belief

			Credit Hours
I.		Core Course Requirement	3
		Select one:
	RELG 1110	Introduction to World Religions
	RELG 2110	Eastern Religions
	RELG 2120	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
	PHIL 333	Buddhist Philosophy
	PHIL 334	Indian Philosophy
	PHIL 361	Modern Christian Thought
	PHIL/RELG 365	Philosophy of Religion
	RELG 310	Introduction to Jewish Thought
	RELG 312	Introduction to Islam
	RELG 314	Islamic Mysticism
	RELG 335	Goddesses and Gods of India
	RELG 347	Topics in Religious Studies **
	RELG 350	Religion and Literature
	RELG 355	Atheism: Trends and Critiques
	RELG 452	Theories of Religion
	SOCI 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

			Credit Hours
I.		Core Course Requirement	3
	CCST 1110	Introduction to Comparative Global and Ethnic Societies
II.		Upper-Division Courses	9
		Select three:
	CCS 330	Transnational Latina Feminisms
	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
	FDMA 336/*436	Images of (Wo)men
	POLS 377	Population Policy and Politics
	PSY 375	Psychology of Women
	SOCI 308	Sociology of Gender
	SOCI 415	Inequality and Power
	SOCI 423	Women, Gender and Crime
	WMST 325	Race, Class and Feminism
	WMST 331	Transnational Feminisms

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Area Studies Concentrations

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, Film and Digital 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 upper-division of any language other than English or Signed Language (i.e. Language 301 and above). The course must be taught in the language of study. 

Minor Core Courses

Nine credit hours from the following:

		Credit Hours
INTS 1101	Introduction to International Studies	3
POLS 2120	International Relations	3
	Select 3 credit hours (which must introduce the student's chosen thematic concentration) from the following:
	Humanities Group Select from: ARTH 2110, 2120; COMP 224; ENGL 2560, 2650, 2660; HIST 1170, 1180; MLNG 1110; RELG 1110, 2110, 2120.	3
	-or-
	Social and Natural Sciences Group Select from: ANTH 1140; CCST 1110; COMM 1155; CRP 181; ECON 2125; ENVS 1130; GEOG 1160, 1175, 1150; PCST 1110; PH 102; POLS 2110; SOCI 2340; SUST 1134.
	Total	9

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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