The Migration Studies graduate minor is offered through The New School for Social Research, the Schools of Public Engagement, and the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility.
This graduate minor uses a multidisciplinary approach to critically engage with the causes, processes, and outcomes of human mobility. Students explore the economic, political, and social causes and contexts of mobility as well as the effects of human mobility on origin, transit, and destination communities. Students also learn about various practical responses of individuals, organizations, and policymakers that shape the experience and narratives of mobility and migration, displacement, and containment. Students also expand their knowledge of migration from the mobility perspective, including the way infrastructure and technology shape the movements of people, nonhuman species, and things.
This graduate minor requires successful completion of 9 credits. The required core course for this minor is Boundaries and Belonging. In addition to taking the core course, students must select two electives from the chart below.
Course availability may vary from semester to semester. Some courses may be in development and offered at a later time. Students seeking to pursue alternative coursework in other subject areas to fulfill the minor should consult with their advisors.
Fall 2026 courses are listed below. Please consult this spreadsheet for an archive of past courses.
| Subject Area | Course Options | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course | NINT 5888: Boundaries and Belonging (spring only) | 3 credits |
| Electives | NINT 5471: Human Rights in Practice NINT 5142: Reimagining Security GPOL 7005: Political Economy in Turbulent Times NINT 5000: Decolonizing International Affairs GANT 6162: Indigenous Lands and Peoples: Settler Colonialism and the Politics of Violence GPSY 6436: Global Mental Health | 6 credits |
A student who has completed this graduate minor should be able to demonstrate:
Mira Siegelberg, Associate Professor of Politics; Director, Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility
Everita Silina, Assistant Professor, International Affairs
The Migration Studies graduate minor is available to graduate degree students across The New School.
The Migration Studies graduate minor requires an application for admission.
Students can retroactively count successfully completed courses toward a minor upon declaring or applying. After students successfully complete the minor’s requirements, the completed minor will appear on their academic transcripts at graduation.
For questions about this minor, please contact Mira Siegelberg, Associate Professor of Politics and Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, at siegelbm@newschool.edu.
Contact your Student Success advisor to discuss how a minor will fit with your degree requirements.
Declare or change a minor on my.newschool.edu in the Academics tab. Note that some minors require an application.
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