Third World Studies
OFFICE: 3313 Literature Building,
Warren College, (858) 822-0377
Professors
Courses
The Third World Studies Program has three main objectives:
- To provide an understanding of the Third World and its relationships
to the West. In order to understand these relationships, it is necessary
to study the historical context out of which the present relationships
developed. For example, besides trying to understand what kind of
society existed in Meso-America when the Spaniards arrived in 1520,
the student must also have an understanding of the historical development
in Europe which resulted in Spains decision to seek wider trade
abroad. There is insistence on both the similarities and differences
which Third World societies have among themselves and the similarities
and differences with Western societies.
- To provide an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Third
World. The program is not conceived as being exclusively historically
oriented nor as being predominantly a social science program, but
rather one that integrates both the social sciences and the humanities.
- To provide an understanding of the shifting economic and political
nature of the countries designated as belonging to the Third
World, especially in light of the dramatic political and economic
changes worldwide in the late 1980s and 1990s. To this end, our Third
World Studies courses will, where appropriate, address and contextualize
the history of the term Third World and its current applications
in scholarship and the broader international media.
The Major Program
Students interested in Third World studies may focus on a theme, problem,
or geohistorical area. A Third World studies program of study must be
interdisciplinary. Students must choose course offerings from at least
three disciplines (anthropology, economics, history, literature, political
science, sociology, etc.).
A Third World studies major requires a minimum of twelve upper-division
courses plus three lower-division courses from the Third World studies
sequence (TWS 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, or 26). Students at Eleanor Roosevelt
College may substitute up to two courses, Making of the Modern World
4 and 5, for two of the three-course lower-division sequence, but must
take at least one course in the TWS 2126 sequence. Selection of
a specific concentration, discipline, or department should be determined
in consultation with a Third World studies faculty member or program
adviser.
Students majoring and minoring in Third World Studies are encouraged
to experience their areas first-hand by studying abroad in any number
of ways. Most convenient, depending on the area, is the University of
Californias Education Abroad Program, whereby students can gain
UC credit for study at foreign universities. This is especially convenient
for students who cannot find sufficient courses at UCSD pertaining to
such regions as the Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent. Moreover,
Latin America, Asia, and Africa coursework is available in these regions
through the Education Abroad Program and various programs available
through other U.S. universities.
Double Major
Students interested in Third World studies as a double major must have
at least ten upper-division courses that are unique to each departmental
major. The courses required for Third World studies may cover one or
more disciplines. Courses may focus on a theme or problem or on a geo-historical
area. The remaining two courses may overlap with the other major requirements.
Approval from both departments is required for overlaps. Students should
consult a Third World studies faculty member or program adviser for
approval of a major program.
Minor
A student may minor in Third World studies by selecting two courses
from the lower-division Third World studies sequence (TWS 21, 22, 23,
24, 25, or 26) and five upper-division courses in disciplines dealing
with the Third World.
Third World studies faculty members offer courses in the Departments
of Anthropology, Communication, Literature, Political Science, Sociology,
History, and in the Third World Studies Program. Appropriate courses
in other departments may also be considered. Students should consult
departmental and program listings for Third World area offerings.
Third World Studies
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