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.