Minor in Human Rights and Migration

Offered by Eleanor Roosevelt College

To receive a minor in Human Rights and Migration, a student must complete twenty eight units: including two required courses (either HMNR 100 or HMNR 101, and one of the following: POLI 150A, SOCI 125, or POLI 140D), and twenty additional units. The additional twenty units may be satisfied either by a) five additional four-unit classes from the list of approved electives, or b) internships through AIP or field research in the Mexican Migration Field Research Program (MMFRP). Additional courses may approved by special petition to the program Directors.

Since the human rights and migration minor is an interdisciplinary program, students are allowed to take no more than three courses in any one department. All courses (except internships) must be taken for letter grade.

Required Courses

Satisfy one of the following human rights focused courses:

HMNR 100/SOCI 174/HITO119 (Winter Quarter Only): Human Rights I: Introduction to Human Rights and Global Justice. Explores where human rights come from and what they mean by integrating them into a history of modern society, from the Conquest of the Americas and the origins of the Enlightenment, to the Holocaust and the contemporary human rights regime.

HMNR 101/ANSC 140 (Spring Quarter Only): Human Rights II: Contemporary Issues. Interdisciplinary discussion that outlines the structure and functioning of the contemporary human rights regime, and then delves into the relationship between selected human rights protections—against genocide, torture, enslavement, political persecution, etc.—and their violation, from the early Cold War to the present.

COMM 114A (Spring Quarter Only) : Human Rights II: Communication and the Freedom from Fear of Persecution in the Contemporary Global Order. How should we as global citizens respond to the horrifying human rights abuses that saturate news headlines and social media posts? How do communication practices, the right to information, freedom of expression, media and journalists function within the contemporary Human Rights Regime? In this course we take up such questions by examining selected human rights protections—against genocide, torture, enslavement, political persecution, gender violence and climate displacement—and their violation through specific case studies from 1945 to the present.

AND one of the following migration focused courses:

POLI 150A - The Politics of Immigration: Comparative analysis of attempts by the United States and other industrialized countries to initiate, regulate and reduce immigration from Third World countries. Social and economic factors shaping outcomes of immigration policies, public opinion toward immigrants, anti-immigration movements, and immigration policy reform options in industrialized countries.

SOCI 125 - Sociology of Immigration: Immigration from a comparative, historical, and cultural perspective. Topics include: factors influencing amount of immigration and destination of immigrants; varying modes of incorporation of immigrants; immigration policies and rights; the impact of immigration on host economies; refugees; assimilation; and return migration.

POLI 140D - International Human Rights Law: Migrant Populations: International migration creates a distinct set of human rights challenges. This course examines the conflict between international legal obligations and domestic politics of citizenship, human rights, asylum, and human trafficking

NOTE: Students choosing to satisfy their units requirements in Track B through field research focused on migration, like the MMFRP, must complete HMNR 100 (Human Rights I) and HMNR 101 (Human Rights II); not one of the three migration-focused required courses).

For this minor, students must fulfill twenty additional units,

either through Track A or Track B

TRACK A - COURSE WORK

(Choose any five four-unit courses from the following list, or petition for other courses to be accepted)

ANTH 21. Race and Racisms

ANTH 23. Debating Multiculturalism: Race, Ethnicity, and Class in American Societies

ANSC 131. Language, Law, and Social Justice

ANSC 144. Immigrant and Refugee Health

ANSC 151. US-Mexico Border Ethnographies

ANSC 153. War in Lived Experience

ANSC 155. Humanitarian Aid: What Is It Good For?

ANSC 158. Comparative Anthropology of Crisis

ANSC 176. The Meaning of Political Violence

ANSC 185. #BlackLivesMatter

ANSC 186. Gender and Incarceration

ANSC 196. The Human Rights Advocacy Seminar

CGS 106. Gender Equality and the Law

COMM 108D. POB: Disability

COMM 111B. Global Borders Communication and Conflict

COMM 114F. Law, Communication, and Freedom of Expression

COMM 131. Communication, Dissent, and the Formation of Social Movements

COMM 158. Representations of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

COMM 163. Concepts of Freedom

COMM 166. Surveillance, Media, and the Risk Society

COMM 183. Global Economy and Consumer Culture

ETHN 103. Environmental Racism

ETHN 109. Race and Social Movements

ETHN 152. Law and Civil Rights

HITO 134. International Law—War Crimes and Genocide

HIUS 136. Citizenship and Civil Rights in the Twentieth Century

LATI 10. Reading North by South: Latin America Studies and the US Liberation Movements

LAWS 101. Contemporary Legal Issues

LTCS 125. Cultural Perspectives on Immigration and Citizenship

PHIL 167. Contemporary Political Philosophy

PHIL 168. Philosophy of Law

POLI 104I. Law and Politics—Courts and Political Controversy

POLI 104M. Law and Sex

POLI 104B. Civil Liberties—Fundamental Rights

POLI 104C. Civil Liberties—The Rights of Criminals and Minorities

POLI 108. Politics of Multiculturalism

POLI 111B. Global Justice/Theory and Action

POLI 122. Politics of Human Rights

POLI 122D. Abuse of Power

POLI 131. Muslim Integration and Exclusion

POLI 135. Comparative LGBT Politics

POLI 140A. International Law and Organizations

POLI 140D. International Human Rights Law: Migrant Populations

SOCI 127. Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity

SOCI 163. Migration and the Law

SOCI 140F. Law and the Workplace

SOCI 175. Nationality and Citizenship

SOCI 177. International Terrorism

TRACK B - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH (199) OR INTERNSHIP (AIP)

Internships or field research:

After completing Requirements 1 and 2 (see “Required Courses” for the minor above), students may choose to complete their minor by doing independent research or internships. Students choosing this track will receive intensive training through academic internships in a local immigrant/refugee service-providing organization or conduct independent research in the area. Students are required to take one upper-division research methods course from the following:

ANSC 138. The Cultural Design Practicum: Using Anthropology to Solve Human Problems
ANSC 173. Ethnography in Practice
COMM 101A. Media Activism
COMM 101E. MPL: Ethnographic Methods for Media Production
COMM 102C. MMPP: Practicum in New Media and Community Life
COMM 114K. CSI: Community Fieldwork (can be repeated)
ETHN 190. Research Methods: Studying Racial and Ethnic Communities (cross-listed as USP 129)
POLI 160AA and AB. Introduction to Policy Analysis
POLI 168. Policy Assessment
POLI 170A. Applied Data Analysis for Political Science
POLI 171. Making Policy with Data
SOCI 104. Field Research: Methods of Participant Observation (prerequisite: SOCI 60, SOCI majors only)
SOCI 108. Survey Research Design (prerequisite: SOCI 60)
SOCI 109M. Research Reporting
SOCI 110. Qualitative Research in Educational Settings
SOCI 188. Fieldwork in Migrant Communities

Complete the remaining sixteen units for this track through a combination of:

Courses from the list under Track A and:

199: Independent Studies courses (four units each) in order to pursue a field research project with a faculty member (this includes the Mexican Migration Field Research Program, or MMFRP);

Completing an internship in a non-governmental organization/agency that services immigrants or refugees in the San Diego area. Internships for up to eight units will be arranged by the Academic Internship Program (AIP).

Students choosing to satisfy their units requirements in Track B through field research focused on migration, like the MMFRP, must complete HMNR 100 and 101 (and not one of the three migration-focused required courses). Student participating in the MMFRP program in 2022-23 will need to also complete SOCI 125, USP 188 and USP 188B.

*Note: Students choosing this option must be eligible for and follow AIP deadlines and guidelines. AIP courses and 199 courses may be taken for P/NP for this minor.

Declaring the Minor

This minor is open to all undergraduate UC San Diego students.

To declare the minor, students must use the Major/Minor Tool in Tritonlink and input the seven courses or 28 units they plan on using to complete the minor (see REQUIRED COURSES FOR THE MINOR above for details).

Facts About Minors:

Lower-division classes can overlap with your major, GE requirements, and your minor.
Two upper division courses may overlap between your major and minor (pending department approval).
Check with your college advising office for any restrictions regarding overlaps between minor and GEs
Students cannot overlap upper-division courses for their minor and any other minor requirements.
Because AIP 197 and 199 courses are offered as Pass/No Pass, students must be careful not to exceed the 25% limit. Each student should check with their college to determine their Pass/No Pass eligibility.
Minors are considered optional and are not required for graduation. If you are unsure whether a minor fits into your graduation plan, please make an appointment with your college academic advisor.