CATALOG TERM: SPRING 2017‐FALL 2017      TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED = 120 

LIBERAL STUDIES 
Border Studies Option
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 All courses used for the major and preparation for the major must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or higher.
 All non-articulated courses MUST be reviewed and approved by a faculty advisor.
 A minimum of 18 units counted toward the major must be completed at CSUSM.
 No more than 6 units of independent study and independent research (BRS 498, BRS 499) may be applied toward the major.
 Courses may not count towards both the Border Studies Option and upper-division General Education requirements.
 Upper-division General Education requirements may not be in the same discipline as your major.
 Additional general elective courses may be required in order to satisfy the University's 120 overall units requirement.

PREPARATION FOR THE MAJOR (18 UNITS) 
 Course Units
     BRS 100  3
    GEOG 201 or 202  3
    HIST 102  3
    HIST 131  3
    PSCI 100  3
    PSYC 220 or SOC 201   3

UPPER‐DIVISION RERQUIREMENTS (36‐51 UNITS) 
Core Coursework (15 units) 
 Course Units
     BRS 300  3
    GEOG 305  3
    GEOG 320  3
    ID 340 or ID 340B  3
    LING 305, 341, or 371  3

Research Methods (3‐4 units) 
Select 1 course from the following:
ANTH 390   HIST 301  SOC 361 
BRS 301  SOC 360*  WMST 490 
 
 Course Units
     3-4

Historical Frames (3 units) 
 Course Units
     HIST 344 (preferred), HIST 346 or HIST 347  3

 
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CATALOG TERM: SPRING 2017‐FALL 2017      TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED = 120 

LIBERAL STUDIES 
Border Studies Option
Social Issues & Political Economy (6‐8 units) 
Select 2 courses from the following:
ANTH 370   ECON 443  PSCI 335  PSCI 355  PSCI 365  PSCI 461  SOC 403 
BRS 330  ECON 445  PSCI 337  PSCI 356  PSCI 366  PSCI 462  SOC 419 
BRS 335  GEOG 341  PSCI 338  PSCI 359  PSCI 439  PSCI 465  SOC 424 
BRS 430  GEOG 365  PSCI 339  PSCI 361  PSCI 445  PSCI 469  SOC 439 
BRS 453  ID 406  PSCI 340  PSCI 362  PSCI 449  SOC 314  WMST 370 
ECON 441  PHIL 340  PSCI 342  PSCI 364A  PSCI 450  SOC 331  WMST 416 
ECON 442  PSCI 331  PSCI 350  PSCI 364B  PSCI 460  SOC 353  WMST 445 
 Course Units
       3-4
      3-4

Cultural Contact (6‐8 units) 
Select 2 courses from the following:
ANTH 301   HIST 338A  LING 371  PSYC 428  SOC 375  TA 323 
ANTH 340  HIST 338B  LING 451  SOC 311  SOC 448  VSAR 323 
ANTH 430  HIST 346  PSCI 305  SOC 313  SOC 461  WMST 301 
ANTH 440  HIST 350  PSCI 343  SOC 339  SOC 465  WMST 303 
ANTH 460  LING 341  PSCI 368  SOC 345  SPAN 314D  WMST 343 
ANTH 470  LING 355  PSYC 341  SOC 347  SPAN 316   
 Course Units
       3-4
      3-4

Planning (6‐8 units) 
Select 2 courses from the following:
BIOL 336  BIOL 533  ECON 455  PSCI 321  PSCI 420  WMST 424 
BIOL 363  BRS 364  GEOG 460  PSCI 391  PSCI 434   
BIOL 382  ECON 411  LBST 307  PSCI 396  SOC 424   
BIOL 384  ECON 451  LBST 375  PSCI 397  WMST 330   
 Course Units
       3-4
      3-4

Capstone (3‐5 units) 
 Course Units
     BRS 400, 490, 495, 498 or 499^  3

^ If BRS 499 is taken to fulfill the Capstone, it must be taken for 3 units. 

 
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