This course aims to acquaint students with the conceptual tools developed by anthropologists for the study of other cultures.

This course aims to provide students with a general overview of the problems of mankind's evolution.

This course is an introduction to the intellectual roots and the historical development of cultural studies on identity and politics.

By the end of this course, students will be able to apply the disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices of the social sciences to the study of global and local dynamics.

By the end of this course, students will be able to use social science and interdisciplinary disciplines for the understanding of the society in which they are interacting, considering that the political and social environment and the interaction within a community is essential for every contemporary society.

By the end of this course, students will be able to analyze the interrelation between concepts of political science, social dynamics, citizen participation, democracy, and public policy for the understanding and improvement of society. This will foster in society a way to interact in harmony upon which society's survival and well-being depends.

The aim of this course is for students to learn and analyze the main concepts and methods of sociology and apply them to specific real problems.

Upon completion of this course, students will be acquainted with and analyze the link between the environment, ecology, and sustainability, within a context that integrates technological development, production systems, and the social management of available resources.

This course aims to analyze comprehensively various approaches to the regional cross-border security issue, focusing on the Mexican case (north and south borders), and comparing it with other Latin American cases.