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Race, Indigeneity, and Migration Courses

Race, Indigeneity, and Migration: RIM

Lower-Division Courses

RIM 301. Introduction to Race, Indigeneity, and Migration.

Conceptually explore key terms in the study of race, indigeneity and migration. Examine how race, indigeneity and migration have been central to the development of modern nations, economies and cultures through different epochs in United States history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

RIM 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Race, Indigeneity, and Migration.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad advisor in the academic unit. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

RIM 320C. Power and Place: Making Texas History.

Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 320C, History 365G (Topic 21), and Mexican American Studies 320C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 320C, 370 (Topic: Power/Place: Making Tex His), History 365G (Topic: Power/Place: Making Tex His), 365G (Topic 21), Mexican American Studies 320C, Race, Indigeneity, and Migration 320C. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

RIM 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Race, Indigeneity, and Migration.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad advisor in the academic unit. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

RIM 330N. Migration Crisis.

Same as African and African Diaspora Studies 360J, Asian American Studies 330N, and Mexican American Studies 364J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 360J, 374D (Topic: Migration Crisis), Asian American Studies 330N, 335 (Topic: Migration Crisis), Mexican American Studies 364J, 374 (Topic: Migration Crisis), Race, Indigeneity, and Migration 330N. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

RIM 350. Contemporary Issues in Race, Indigeneity, and Migration.

Explore how race, indigeneity and migration function as ongoing "events" which determine present-day governmental policies, markets and cultural logics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Race, Indigeneity, and Migration 301 and upper-division standing.

RIM 378. Capstone Seminar.

Identify a research question and conduct a semester-long research project on a specific issue related to race, indigeneity and migration. Examine an overview of the major theoretical and methodological schools of thought across the fields of racial and ethnic studies, indigenous studies and migration studies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Race, Indigeneity, and Migration 350 and upper-division standing.

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