Timeline
Core Course:
Students are highly encouraged to take a core course (SOCIOL 151 or SOCIOL 152) early in their academic career, as it serves as a foundational course for the International Migration Studies minor. Students who take both SOCIOL 151 or SOCIOL 152 may apply one toward the Elective requirement for the minor.
Elective Courses:
Students may take elective courses for the International Migration Studies minor at any time during their academic career. Note that most upper division courses have enrollment restrictions (generally limiting enrollment for that department’s own majors) on first pass, but check on second pass to see if enrollment restrictions have been lifted! Note that a maximum of two courses from any single department is allowed.
I M STD 155:
Students who are declared International Migration Studies minors are expected to enroll in I M STD 155 (Theory, Research, and Methods in the Study of International Migration) no later than the Fall Quarter of their Senior Year. Enrollment in the course is limited to declared International Migration Studies minors, however students who are not yet declared the minor are welcome to take the course, pending space.
I M STD 199:
International Migration Studies minors who plan to undertake advanced individual research to fulfill the Thesis/Additional Elective requirement are expected to enroll in I M Std 199 (Directed Individual Research in International Migration Studies) at the end of their undergraduate academic career. The outcome of I M STD 199 is for students to write a thesis on a particular topic related to international migration of their interest of approximately 15-20 pages in length (excluding the title page, bibliography, appendices, etc.). Read more about the I M Std 199 - Thesis Guidelines.
