Apr 19, 2024  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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BHSC 6363 - The Immigrant Experience


Credits: 3

An interdisciplinary approach to immigration in the U.S. that explores the historical, ethical, social, cultural, legal, and political dimensions of the immigrant experience, as well as America’s ambivalent and changing attitudes toward the immigrant. Topics include the peopling of America before the Civil War, current waves of immigration, the causes of migration, the growth of ethnic communities, the role of women, bilingual education, illegal immigration, and America as a multicultural society. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: global studies; American studies; human rights and social justice; humanities; organizational dynamics; gender studies.



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