The HUMAN RIGHTS option examines the history, development, enforcement, and violations of concepts of the basic rights of humanity. Whether through questions of torture, freedom of conscience, trafficking of women and children, agreements about prisoners of war, human rights constantly need redefining and rethinking if they are to be broad enough to cover everyone on our planet and specific enough to have a real effect on human behavior.
Courses for Fall 2024
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AFAM 100N | Black Freedom Struggles |
| AFAM/HIST 211 | Slavery and Freedom in the Black Atlantic |
| AFR/APLNG 230N | Language and Social Justice |
| BIOET 220N | Ethics, Society, and Science Fiction |
| CAS 321 | Rhetoric and Law |
| CMLIT 101 | Race, Gender and Identity in World Literature |
| CMLIT 143 | Human Rights and World Literature |
| COMM 403 | Law of Mass Communications (only allows COMM majors) |
| ENGL 245/WMNST 245 | Introduction to LGBTQ Studies |
| GEOG 30 / 30N | Environment and Society in a Changing World |
| GEOG 433 | Geographies of Justice |
| GER 128 | The Holocaust in Film and Literature |
| GER/RUS 143 | The Culture of Stalinism and Nazism |
| PHIL 105 | Philosophy of Law |
| PHIL 108 | Social and Political Philosophy |
| PLSC 414 | Dictators and Their Demise |
| PLSC/JST 450H | Genocide and Tyranny |
| PUBPL 120N | State, Society, and Public Policy |
| RUS 101 | Russian Film |
| SOC 119 | Race, Ethnicity and Culture |
| WMNST 200 | Global Feminisms |
| WMNST 301 | Sexualities, Gender and Power: Feminist Thought and Politics |
Approved Courses in the Human Rights Pathway
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ADTED 300 | Social Movements and Education: Global Perspectives |
| AFAM 100N | Black Freedom Struggles |
| AFAM/HIST 211 | Slavery and Freedom in the Black Atlantic |
| AFR 310/APLNG 310 | Language Rights, Policy, and Planning |
| AFR/APLNG 230N | Language and Social Justice |
| AFR/PLSC 464 | Extractive Industries in Africa |
| ASIA 457 | Hiroshima and the Holocaust in History and Memory |
| BIOET 220N | Ethics, Society, and Science Fiction |
| CAS 321 | Rhetoric and Law |
| CAS 426W | Communication Ethics |
| CAS 455 | Gender Roles in Communication |
| CMLIT 101 | Race, Gender and Identity in World Literature |
| CMLIT 143 | Human Rights and World Literature |
| CMLIT 197 | Political Theatre |
| CMLIT 455 | Ethics, Jusice, and Rights in World Literature |
| CMLIT 497 | Special Topics |
| COMM 403 | Law of Mass Communications (only allows COMM majors) |
| EDTHP 297 | Special Topics - Cross-Cultural Perspective |
| EDTHP 401 / CIED 401 | Introduction to Comparative Education: Making Sense of Policy, Research, and Data in Globalized Education |
| EDTHP 435 | Child Labor and Education in the Global Economy |
| EDTHP/SOC 410 | The Global Impact of Education |
| ENGL 226 | Latina and Latino Border Theories |
| ENGL 228 | Introduction to Disability Studies in the Humanities |
| ENGL 245/WMNST 245 | Introduction to LGBTQ Studies |
| ENGL 312 | Globality & Literature |
| GEOG 30 / 30N | Environment and Society in a Changing World |
| GEOG 426W | Gendered Worlds |
| GEOG 433 | Geographies of Justice |
| GER 123 | Genocide in Global Perspectives |
| GER 128 | The Holocaust in Film and Literature |
| GER/RUS 143 | The Culture of Stalinism and Nazism |
| HIST 320 | Contemporary World History |
| HIST 465 | The Post WWII Civil Rights Movement |
| HIST 479 | History of Imperialism and Nationalism in Africa |
| HIST/JST 426 | Holocaust |
| HIST/JST 439 | Women and the Holocaust |
| JST 474/ASIA/HIST 457 | Hiroshima & the Holocaust in History and Memory |
| JST/HIST 121 | History of the Holocaust 1933-1945 |
| JST/HIST/RLST 409/RLST 407 | Antisemitisms |
| JST/PHIL/RLST 478 | Ethics After the Holocaust |
| JST/SOC/ANTH 457 | Jewish Communities: Identity, Survival, and Transformation in Unexpected Places |
| LGWR 520 | Global Workers' Rights (This is a Masters level course--undergraduates should email the instructor to request permission to enroll.) |
| LHR 400 | Comparative Employment Relations |
| LHR 475 H | Labor in the Global Economy |
| PHIL 105 | Philosophy of Law |
| PHIL 108 | Social and Political Philosophy |
| PHIL 405 | Seminar in Philosophy of Law |
| PHIL 408W | Seminar in Social and Political Philosophy |
| PHIL 479 | Critical Theory |
| PLSC 132 | The Politics of International Intolerance |
| PLSC 414 | Dictators and Their Demise |
| PLSC 451 | The Politics of Human Rights |
| PLSC 464 | Extractive Industries in Africa |
| PLSC/JST 450H | Genocide and Tyranny |
| PUBPL 120N | State, Society, and Public Policy |
| RLST 137/WMNST 137 | Gender, Sexuality, and Religion |
| RUS 101 | Russian Film |
| RUS 144 | Multicultural Russia: Narratives of Race and Ethnicity in Russian Literature and Culture |
| RUS 145 | Putin’s Russia and Its Protest Culture |
| SOC 119 | Race, Ethnicity and Culture |
| SOC 497 | Solving Wicked Social Problems |
| WMNST 200 | Global Feminisms |
| WMNST 301 | Sexualities, Gender and Power: Feminist Thought and Politics |
| WMNST 428 | Gender and Politics |
| WMNST 466 | Lesbian and Gay History |
Courses Outside the Liberal Arts
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COMM 403 | Law of Mass Communications (only allows COMM majors) |
| EDTHP 401 / CIED 401 | Introduction to Comparative Education: Making Sense of Policy, Research, and Data in Globalized Education |
| EDTHP 435 | Child Labor and Education in the Global Economy |
| GEOG 30 / 30N | Environment and Society in a Changing World |
| GEOG 426W | Gendered Worlds |
| GEOG 433 | Geographies of Justice |
400 Level Courses With No Prerequisites
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COMM 403 | Law of Mass Communications (only allows COMM majors) |
| EDTHP 435 | Child Labor and Education in the Global Economy |
Majors should select 21 credits in the Option courses.
- 15 credits of these 21 will be in a single Option concentration (no more than 6 credits towards the Option completion are to be from courses in a single department).
- 6 credits of these 21 are from other Options.
- At least 12 credits must be taken at the 400 level or higher.
