This micro-minor addresses a shared topic “Immigration and Migration Studies” from different disciplinary perspectives, bridging courses in the humanities and social sciences that give students an in-depth understanding of modern migration. International migration as a global phenomenon is one of the defining features of modern life. As the issues surrounding global migration processes cross many intellectual boundaries, an understanding of their implications and modes demands insights and methods from a range of disciplines. The micro-minor in immigration and migration studies aims to build in students a deep, rich, and theoretical understanding of the links between US immigration and international migration more broadly, engaging debates thereof by drawing upon diverse disciplines and methodological approaches.
This micro-minor broadens and deepens a student's understanding of modern immigration and migration with attention to their historical, environmental, cultural, and political dimensions. It enables them to encounter social scientific approaches to global migration and US immigration. It also gives them a humanistic understanding of particular histories and experiences of immigration and migration. Taken together, the courses in this micro-minor equip undergraduate scholars with the tools they need to be able to develop comparative analyses of migration through a range of methodologies and perspectives. The combination of classes on offer gives students cross-disciplinary knowledge of US immigration and global migration, and enhances their analytical and research skills through assignments that develop their expertise on the topic.
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 9 credits, with one 3-credit course taken from each of three groups.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
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| AMST 2410W | Modern U.S. Immigration | |
| or HIST 2410W | Modern U.S. Immigration |
| GEOG 2127 | Population Geography | |
| SOC 2174 | Sociology of Immigration | |
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| ENGL 2711 | Postcolonialism and Migration in Global Anglophone Literature and Film | |
| ENGL 3730 | Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film | |
| or WGSS 3730 | Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film |
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| AMST 2750 | Latinos in the United States | |
| ENGL 2100 | Introduction to Asian American Studies through Literature | |
| HIST 2305 | Majors' Introductory Seminar: United States (on the topic Africans in America) | |
| or HIST 2305W | Majors’ Introductory Seminar: United States |
| SPAN 4420 | Global Migrations in the Spanish-Speaking World | |
