Program of Study

- Fall Semester 2002 - Spring Semester 2003 - Registration - Core Courses - Optional Courses -

Fall Semester 2002
September 3 First day of classes
November 28-29 Holidays
December 13 Last day of classes
December 14-15 Study days
December 16-21 Final Examinations


Spring Semester 2003
January 21 First day of classes
March 17-21 Spring break
May 9 Last day of classes
May 10-11 Study day
May 12-17 Final Examinations


Registration
Students will select courses in consultation with their TIRES faculty adviser. Students normally enroll in three to four courses per semester at the University of Minnesota. Most courses are 3 credits, or 6 ECTS credits. Registration for courses will be facilitated by The Global Campus.


Core Courses
Core courses for the TIRES program offered in the fall semester 2002 include: Hist 3875 Comparative Race and Ethnicity of U.S. History and Soc 3211 American Race Relations. For Spring 2003 the core course is Geog 5900 Transnational Migration and the Politics of Immigration and Xenophobia. Students participating in the TIRES exchange in Spring 2003 are required to take this course.


Optional Courses
Beyond the core courses, students will enroll in other courses that are approved by the local advisor as satisfying the TIRES curriculum. The schedule of courses has not yet been set, but students can expect to select from the following courses:
Department Course # Course Title
Afro-American Studies Afro 3072 / 5072 Racism: Social and Psychological Consequences for Black Americans
Afro 4231 Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class and gender
Afro 4231
 The Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, and Chicanos in the United States
American Studies AmSt 3113 America's Diverse Cultures
AmSt 8239 The New Global Economy and Its Workers
Anthropology Anth 3019 Hispanic Cultures of Latin America
Anth 3023 Culture and Society of India
Anth 3031 Altering States: Culture and Politics in Eastern Europe
Anth 4067 Anthropology of Social Movements
Anth 4071 Race and Culture
Chicano Studies Chic 3114 International Perspectives: U.S.-Mexico Border Cultures
Chic 3411 Chicano History to 1900
Chic 4231 The Color of Public Policy [Afro/Amin 4231]
Chic 4401 Chicana/Latina Culture Studies
Chic 5114 International Perspectives: U.S.-Mexico Border Cultures
Chic 5601 Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Labor
Chic 5920 The Cuban Revolution
Cultural Studies CSCL 3979 Issues in Cultural Pluralism
Economics Econ 4431W International Trade
Educational Policy and Administration EdPA 5052 Ethnic Groups and Communities: Families, Children, and Youth
Geography Geog 3331
Geography of the World Economy
Geog 3371 Introduction to Urban Geography
Geog 3374W The City in Film
Geog 3376 Political Ecology of North America
Geog 3900 The Meanings of Place
Geog 4002 Social Theory and the Environment
Geog 4142W Latin America
Geog 5371W American Cities I: Population and Housing
Geog 5372W American Cities II: Land Use, Transportation, and the Urban Economy
Global Studies GloS 3103 Colonialism and Modernity
GloS 3144 Introduction to Area Studies
History Hist 3442
Chicano History: 1900 to Present
Hist 3633 20th-Century Germany: The Unmastered Past
Hist 3822 United States in the 20th Century Since 1945
Hist 3862 European Americans: 1890-1990
*Hist 3875W Comparative Race and Ethnicity in U.S. History
*Hist 3877 Asian American History
Hist 5861/62 History of American Immigration
Hist 5864/65 Proseminar: African-American History
*Hist 8240 Research Topics in Gender / Race / Class in the United States: Race, Nation, and Transnationalism
Journalism Jour 3741 Racial Minorities and the Mass Media
Philosophy Phil 3307 Social Justice and Community Service
Political Science Pol 3739 Democracy and Citizenship
Pol 3739 Politics of Race, Class, and Ethnicity
Pol 3835 International Relations
Pol 3873 Global Citizenship and International Ethics
Pol 4410 US-Latin American Relations
Pol 4485 Human Rights and Democracy in the World
Pol 4487 The Struggle for Democratization and Citizenship
Pol 4810 Topics in International Politics and Foreign Policy
Pol 4833 The U.S. in the Global Economy
Pol 4883 Global Governance
Public Affairs PA 5401 Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy
PA 5421 Racial Inequality and Public Policy
PA 5490 Topics in Social Policy: Immigrants in Minnesota
Sociology Soc 3003
Social Problems
Soc 3211 American Race Relations
Soc 3251W Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class, and Gender
Soc 3301W The Uses of Citizenship
Soc 3451W Urban Community
Soc 4170 International Law and Cultural Change
Soc 8090 Topics: Race, Religion and the Meaning of America
Urban Studies Urb 3301W American Cities as a Setting for Cultural Diversity
  WoSt 3002 U.S. Ethnic Studies of Women, Race and Class
Women's Studies WoSt 3003W Women and World Cultures