Certificate Requirements

Expectations

Students will be expected to:

  • Analyze how social, economic, environmental, and foreign-policy conditions influence policies and decisions that affect domestic and international migration
  • Understand the causes and consequences of different types of migration, including labor migration, movements for family formation and reunification, foreign study, as well as refugee movements and other forms of population displacement
  • Understand transnational and domestic migration challenges, including inter-ethnic relations; the economic, social and cultural integration of refugees and other newcomers; and the challenges of multicultural politics
  • Recommend research-supported policy and practice changes that address factors conditioning transnational migration and adaptation

Requirements

Migration Studies Requirements

The Migration Studies certificate requires completion of 12 credits with a grade of C or higher, including:

  1. Minimum of 6 credits of core courses
  2. Minimum of 6 credits of elective courses. Elective courses can be drawn from one or more of four advising tracks:
    1. Social, political, and economic determinants
    2. Regional contexts
    3. Environmental contributors
    4. Bridging gaps and divisions

Courses completed in fulfillment of the Migration Studies certificate also satisfy a wide range of general-education requirements.

Among the courses that count toward the Certificate in Migration Studies are:

Core Courses

  • ANTY 122 Race and Minorities
  • HONR 195 History of Refugee Displacement
  • HSTR 391: Europe and Refugees: A History
  • COMX 415 Intercultural Communication
  • PSCI 431 Politics of Global Migration>
  • HSTR 230: Colonial Latin America
  • PSCI 398 (3-credit max) Local or International Migration Studies Internship

Elective Courses

Social, Political, and Economic Determinants Advising Track

  • Lower division: ANTY 104, AAST 141H, ECNS 217X, PSCI 227, NASX 260,
  • Upper division: SOCI 443, PSCI 395, HSTR 335, HSTA 342, HSTA 343, HSTR 437, GPHY 323S, ENST 487, NASX 306X, LIT 391 (if available)

Regional Contexts Advising Track

  • Lower division: MCLG 100, HSTA 101, HSTA 102, HSTR 231H
  • Upper division: GRMN 317L, GPHY 468/469, ANTY 353 , HSTR 326, SOCI 346, PSCI 322, PSCI 325, PSCI 326, PSCI 327, PSCI 336, ENST 427, LIT 304, LIT 343, LIT 344, SPNS 432, SPNS 494, CHIN 392

Environmental Contributors Advising Track

Upper division: PSCI 324, GPHY 421, ECNS 445, ENST 487, NRSM 349E, NRSM 426, NRSM 475

Bridging Gaps and Divisions Advising Track

  • Lower division: GBLD 110(1), SOCI 220S
  • Upper division: IDS 492-2, PSCI 330, PSCI 348, PSCI 443, GPHY 423, COMX 412, COMX 424, SW 464, SW 465, THTR 385, HSTR 435, LIT 304, LIT 433, LIT 434

Independent Study

Topics in Migration: Various rubrics (3 credit max) that fit under one of the four advising tracks

Approval

Students interested in pursuing the Migration Studies certificate must receive formal approval from the primary program contact.