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2016-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Border Studies Minor


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Office:
SBSB 4222

Telephone
(760) 750-4104

Program Co-Coordinators:
Kimberley Knowles-Yánez, Ph.D.
Robert C. Yamashita, Ph.D.

Faculty:
Jocelyn Ahlers, Ph.D.
Nicoleta Bateman, Ph.D.
Vivienne Bennett, Ph.D.
Jule Gómez de García, Ph.D.
Martha Gonzáles, Ph.D.
Greig Tor Guthey, Ph.D.
 

Program of Study


The Minor in Border Studies focuses on the dynamics that occur in regions where multiple communities come into overlapping contact and where borders of all sorts both divide and create communities. The Minor provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the geopolitical, linguistic, cultural, and social frontiers that shape the development of border communities. The Minor in Border Studies is particularly suited for students who want to work within border regions in careers such as city planning, public policy, law health professions, border patrol, education, and public administration, or attend graduate school in related fields.

Special Conditions for the Minor in Border Studies


Completion of a Border Studies Minor is not available to students whose major course of study includes the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, Border Studies Option. However, students whose major course of study includes the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, Elementary Subject Matter Preparation, or Integrated Credential Program (or any other major at the University) are eligible to complete a Minor in Border Studies.

Requirements


Completion of eighteen to nineteen (18-19) units of credit, fifteen to sixteen (15-16) of which must be at the upper-division level. Each course counted toward the minor must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

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