Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Spring 2016
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Minor in Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies
The interdisciplinary Minor in Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies consists of at least 18 hours, including a 3-hour introductory course and 15 hours divided among Subjects in Holocaust Studies; and Subjects in Genocide, Violence, and Slavery and Human Rights Studies. ; and Subjects in Civil and Human Rights. A student must have at least one course two courses from each subject area. Alternate arrangements may be made by an advisor for the minor.
Program Requirements
Introductory Course (3 hours)
- HGHR 2100 Introduction to Holocaust, Genocide, & Human Rights Studies
: War Peace, Justice, & Human Survival(3)
Holocaust Studies (at least 3 6 hours)
Students may choose from the following courses to satisfy the requirement of subjects in this area. An advisor for the minor in HGHR may give permission for other courses to count as fulfilling this requirement.
GERM 3050 Studies in German Literature (3)- HIST 3147 The Third Reich (3)
- HIST 3148 The Holocaust (3)
- GERM 3150 The Holocaust Through Literature and Film (3)
- HGHR 3050 Topics in Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights (Appropriate Sections) (3)
Genocide, Violence, and Slavery and Human Rights Studies (at least 3 6 hours)
Students may choose courses from the following to satisfy requirements of subjects in this area. An advisor for the minor in HGHR may give permission for other courses to count as fulfilling this requirement.
- INTL 3137 International Human Rights (3) or POLS 3137 (3)
- INTL 3171 Comparative Genocide (3) or HIST 3171 (3)
- INTL 3172 Repression and Rebellion in the Contemporary World (3) or HIST 3172 (3)
- INTL 3120 Women’s Studies International (3) or WGST 4120 (3)
- HGHR 3050 Topics in Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights (Appropriate Sections) (3)
- INTL 3000 Topics in International Studies (Appropriate Sections) (3)
- AFRS 3218 Racial Violence, Colonial Times to Present (3) or HIST 3218 (3)
- AFRS 3220 The Caribbean from Slavery to Independence (3) or LTAM 3220 (3) or HIST 3180 (3)
- AFRS 3230 Poverty and Discrimination in African Diaspora in the Modern Era (3)
- AFRS 3260 Slavery, Racism, and Colonialism in the African Diaspora (3)
- AFRS 3278 Race in the History of Brazil (3) or LTAM 3278 (3) or HIST 3178 (3)
ANTH 4616 Culture and Conflict in the Amazon (3)CJUS 4161 Violence & the Violent Offender (3)- HIST 2105 American Slavery and Emancipation (3)
HIST 2216 The Modern Middle East (3)HIST 3174 Resistance and Adaptation: Indian Peoples Under Spanish Rule (3)HIST 3175 Reform, Riots, and Rebellions in Colonial Spanish America, 1692-1825 (3)HIST 3218 Racial Violence, Colonial Times to Present (3)POLS 3133 Middle East Politics (3)- POLS 3162 International Law (3)
- RELS 3150 The
Black Church/Civil Rights MovementAfrican-American Church and Civil Rights(3) or AFRS 3150 (3) - RELS 3230 Race, Religion and Murder (3)
SOCY 3175 Crowds, Riots, & Disasters (3)WGST 3140 Domestic Violence (3)
Civil and Human Rights (at least 3 hours)
Students may choose courses from the following to satisfy requirements of subjects in this area. An advisor for the minor in HGHR may give permission for other courses to count as fulfilling this requirement.
AFRS 3230 Poverty and Discrimination in African Diaspora in the Modern Era (3)GEOG 3250 World Food Problems (3)HIST 3179 Authoritarianism in Latin America (3)LTAM 4600 Seminar in Latin American Studies (3)PHIL 3910 Philosophy of War & Peace (3)WGST 3212 Women and Peacebuilding (3)
Additional courses may be approved by a departmental advisor.