Courses

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: Select one course.

ANTH 130                         Cultures of the World

ENGL 292 or 293            World Literatures

ARTH 261 or 262            World Architecture

ARTH 201 or 202            History of Art

CJ 115                              Communication Across Cultures

 

II.        Upper Division Courses (9 hours): Select three courses.

            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 Music

            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 thus should be coordinated with the student's area studies concentration.


 

Thematic Concentration 2: Environment and Society/Sustainability

 

I.          Core Course Requirement: Select one course.

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: Select three courses.

                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)

                ECON442                 Topics in Environmental and Natural Resources (prerequisites)

                GEOG 352                Global Climate Change

                GEOG 360                Land and Resource Management

                GEOG 461                Environmental Management (prerequisite)

                GEOG 465                Urban Environmental Management

                PHIL 363                   Environmental Ethics

                POLS 475                 Environmental Politics

                SOC 305                   Environmental Sociology

 

Thematic Concentration 3: Indigenous, National, and Transnational Identities

I.          Core Course Requirement: Select one course.

                ANTH 130                 Cultures of the World

                GEOG 140                World Regional Geography

                ENGL 264                 Survey of Native Literatures and Rhetorics

 

II.        Upper Division Courses: Select three courses.

                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:: Select one course.

          ECON 203          Society and Environment

          POLS 220           Comparative Politics

          SOC 221             Global Issues

 

II.                Upper Division Courses: Select three courses

                AMST 309                 Globalization and Social Movements

                CJ 467                      Mass Communication: International Perspectives

                ECON 321               Development Economics (prerequisites)

                ECON 421               Latin American Economics

                ECON 423               Topics: Latin American Development

                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 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 Peace Studies course schedule.

I.          Core Course Requirement: Select one course.

POLS 220        Comparative Politics

SOC 221          Global Issues

 

II.        Upper Division Courses: Select three courses.

                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

                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                 Collective Behavior

                SOC 398                 Nonviolent Social Change

                SOC 412                 Sociology of Police and Social Control

 

Thematic Concentration 6: Rituals and Belief Systems

For this concentration also consult Religious Studies course schedule. 

I.          Core Course Requirement: Select one course.

RELG 107            Living World Religions

 

II.        Upper Division Courses: Select three courses.

              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 Women Studies course schedule.

 

I.          Core Course Requirement (3 hours): Select one course.

WMST 200            Women: Social and Historical Perspectives

 

II.        Upper Division Courses (9 hours): Select three courses.

            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 322                      Race, Class and Feminism


 

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 to the INTS advisor and/or advisory board.  Courses must have at least 50% of their content in the area and come from at least two of the four general areas below:

1.  Fine Arts (Art/Art History, Dance, Cinematic Arts, Music, Theatre)

2.  History

3. Literature and Philosophy (English, Comparative Literature, Foreign Literature, Philosophy)

4.  Social and Natural Sciences (Anthropology, Biology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Sociology)

 

Africa: The list of approved course is a compilation of all undergraduate courses offered by UNM 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 course is a compilation of all undergraduate courses offered by UNM 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 course is a compilation of all undergraduate courses offered by UNM 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 course is a compilation of all undergraduate courses offered by UNM 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 course is a compilation of all undergraduate courses offered by UNM 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.