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Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Migration

( Print Version )

In the Ethnicity, Nationalism, & Migration Concentration, students will focus on the demographic dimensions of international studies, examining the economic, social, and political causes and effects of population flows and the development of ethnic identities and movements around the world. Students will draw on a wide range of disciplinary perspectives to become familiar with the structure of international migrations. The concentration will include the study of the economic context of migrations, the formation of migration and refugee policies, and social and cultural conflicts in countries of origin and in countries of destination. In addition, students will study the development of claims for ethnic recognition and minority rights, the challenges such claims pose for the dominance of the nation-state, the politics of difference, and the persistence of nationalism and ethnicity in a context marked by the growth of supranational organizations and the spread of global cultures.

This concentration will prepare students for work in both the public and private sectors, including international development agencies, and organizations focused on ethnic conflict resolution, immigration policy, refugees, migration, and settlement. Students will also be prepared to work in industries interested in international labor issues and cultural marketing.

Course Distribution Requirements:

The BAIS requires 24 hours of course work in the student's chosen concentration. 3 hours of that course work must include IS 4998 (International Studies Internship). 12 hours must be taken in courses that are 2000-level or above. In addition, the concentration of 24 hours plus the 7 hours of electives must include 15 hours of course work in the social sciences. No more than 9 hours of the 24 hours can be in a single discipline.

The Concentration in Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Migration includes the following courses:

Anthropology
ANTH 4767 Race & Racism: Old Problems, New Approaches
ANTH 4768 Anthropology and Policy
ANTH 4770 Contact, Change, and Cultural Survival: The Anthropology of Colonialism
ANTH 4777 Transnational Processes: Migrations, Borderlands, Globalization

Geography
GEOG 2356 Cultural Geography
GEOG 3390 Special Topics in Cultural Geography (Since its content varies each semester, this course must be approved by the director of the BAIS program before it can be used for the concentration.)

History
HIST 1001 World History to 1600
HIST 1002 World History since 1600
HIST 2086 The Jews in the Making of Europe
HIST 2315 Conquest Slavery and Disruption: The Age of Discovery
HIST 4001 The City and Civilization

Philosophy
PHIL 1200 Social Ethics

Political Science
POLI 4780 Comparative Democratization
POLI 4800 Concepts and Patterns of International Politics
POLI 4840 International Regionalism
POLI 4850 Politics of International Economic Relations

Sociology
SOC 2994 Multiculturalism and Diversity in U.S. Society
SOC 4124 Social Stratification
SOC 4903 Population Issues and Dynamics
SOC 4161 Political Sociology

For more information, contact us
John Hazlett, Director, BA in International Studies
Tel: (504)280-6142
bais@uno.edu