Please review the International Migration Studies Minor Worksheet for all requirements for the minor, as well as the Course Descriptions to get a good sense of the scope of the coursework:
International Migration Studies Minor Worksheet (as of 26W) International Migration Studies Course Descriptions
Quarterly Course Offerings: This is a list of courses approved for the International Migration Studies minor, updated quarterly.
MINOR POLICIES All courses used towards the International Migration Studies minor must be taken for a letter grade and be completed with a grade of C- or better, and students must have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better in the minor. A minimum of 20 units applied toward the minor requirements must be in addition to units applied toward major requirements or another minor. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I M STD 199: International Migration Studies minors are welcome to pursue advanced work on a topic related to international migration of their choosing, culminating in a thesis. Through the thesis, expected to be approximately 15–20 pages of text (excluding the title page, bibliography, appendices, etc.), students have the opportunity to design and conduct their own independent research on a particular topic of interest related to international migration under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Students can apply the related course, I M Std 199 (Directed Individual Research in International Migration Studies, which is a contract course), towards their additional Elective requirement. For more information, please review the I M STD 199 - Thesis Guidelines.
I M STD 193: Students are encouraged to enroll in I M STD 193 (Colloquia and Speaker Series), when offered. The 2-unit course may be repeated for credit. This course provides an introduction to current scholarship in the field of international migration through attendance at events sponsored by the UCLA Center for the Study of International Migration and the writing up of short response papers. Please note: Students who take I M STD 193 twice (in Winter and Spring, for example) may use the 4 total units towards one elective for the minor.
To see if a course that is not already approved for the International Migration Studies minor can apply towards a requirement, you must submit a Petition for Chair Review, linked below. Further instructions are on the petition form.
Along with your petition, please be sure to submit a copy of the syllabus for each course (which should hopefully show a strong linkage to migration issues).
Note that for courses to count towards the electives, they must be similar to those that are already approved, i.e., be related to the topic of international migration. You may wish to review the International Migration Studies Course Descriptions link to get a good sense of this. Approved courses must also be worth at least 4 quarter units, and post as upper division coursework to count towards requirements for the minor.
** Please be aware that the petition may be denied and you will need to plan alternative coursework. **
Petition for Chair Review