The Migration Studies minor provides students with a foundational interdisciplinary understanding of migration and mobility and the economic, political, social, spatial, material, environmental, and institutional conditions that shape the movement of people, things, and ideas across borders. This minor is designed to provide students with maximum flexibility to complement academic paths in the humanities, social sciences, design, media studies, writing, and the arts.
The Migration Studies minor is supported by the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility. The Zolberg Institute will provide a space for engagement beyond the classroom, and students who declare this minor will be considered Zolberg fellows, with the privilege of participating in the podcast Tempest Tossed, the Brown Bag series, and other initiatives.
This minor requires successful completion of 18 credits. 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 to fulfill the minor should consult with their advisors.
| Subject Area | Course Options | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental Courses | ULEC 2282 Migration, Climate, and Cities | 3 credits |
| Experiential Learning Elective | LSOC 2056 Immigrant New York UGLB 3714 CRS Asylum, Refuge, Youth UGLB 3728 CRS Transnational Border Lab UGLB XXXX CRS Collective Memory, Environmental Justice, and Diasporic Indigeneity in the Americas | 3-4 credits |
| Electives | At least two courses must be at the 3000 level or higher. LANT 3033 Migration and Mobility LANT 3029 Migrants, Refugees, Citizens LANT 3135 Migration, Politics, Power LANT 3150 Migration and the Environment LCST 3060 Borders, Borderlands, Border Identities LHIS 2210 Gender, Race, and Citizenship LINA 2045 Views from the Border LINA 2053 Feminization of Migration LNGC 1558 A Nation of Immigrants and Border Walls LMUS 3033 Musical Diasporas: New York's Migrant Music Scene LPOL 2047 Empires, Nations, Borderlands LPOL 3016 Borders and Walls LPSY 3775 Culture, Ethnicity, and Mental Health NCOM 4003 Mapping Migration UGLB Food and Migration (same as NFDS 3410) UGLB 4537 International Refugee Law ULEC 2025 Immigration Law and Policy | 11-12 credits |
A student who has completed this minor should be able to:
The Migration Studies minor is available to all undergraduate students at The New School.
For questions about this minor, please contact Alexandra Delano, associate professor of global studies and chair of and departmental faculty advisor for Global Studies, at delanoa@newschool.edu.
General guidelines for declaring a minor are available online. Current students can declare or change a minor by logging in to my.newschool.edu, clicking on the Academics tab, and then clicking on the link to Major/Minor Declarations.
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.
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