INTERDISCIPLINARY MINOR IN HUMAN RIGHTS STUDIES
The Human Rights minor provides an interdisciplinary overview of the key questions and concerns shaping the study of human rights. Students explore the complexities underlying civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, both in theory and practice. Drawing on a variety of perspectives and cases from around the world, including the United States, courses equip students to think comparatively and critically about a wide range of human rights issues.
Course requirements
The minor consists of six courses, including two core courses, three electives, and an integrating exercise. Courses must be drawn from at least three different disciplines, and students must earn a minimum of C- in any given course to receive credit for the minor. Students may request permission from the coordinator to substitute a human rights course taken abroad.
Core courses: 2 courses
In 2007-2008, students who enroll in two or more of these courses may count only one as a core course; the other(s) will serve as an elective. Additional core courses will be offered in subsequent years. All three courses are taught in the spring semester.
- HIST XXX—The History of Human Rights in Africa
- HRST 310—Human Rights: The Question of Justice
- THDN 373-02—Human Rights through Performance
Students who have already taken PBPL 360 (International Human Rights Law and Advocacy) and INTS 203 (Human Rights in a Global Age) or PHIL 246 (Philosophy of Human Rights) will receive credit towards the minor.
Elective courses: 3 courses
Fall 2007:
- ANTH 215—Medical Anthropology
- ENGL 308—Reconstructing Communities
- HIST 103—Europe and the Post-War World: Genocide
- INTS 212—Global Politics
- PBPL 265—The Bill of Rights
- PBPL 323—The Legal History of Race Relations
- PHIL 241—Race, Racism, and Philosophy
- PHIL 355—Moral Theory and Public Policy
- WMGS 301—Western Feminist Thought
Spring 2008:
- AMST 355—Urban Mosaic
- ENVS 149—Introduction to Environmental Science
- HIST 377—After Empire?
- INTS 249—Immigrants and Refugees
- INTS 250—Transnational Migration
- POLS 378—International Security
- PSYC 324—Stereotypes, Prejudice & Discrimination
Integrating Exercise
Seniors who have not previously taken “Special Topics in Human Rights” (HRST 301, 302) must enroll in HRST 399, an independent study, in consultation with the coordinator (Prof. Sonia Cardenas).
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