Human Rights Minor

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In the minor, students take interdisciplinary coursework in domestic and international issues relating to human rights and civil liberties. Students also can gain valuable practical experience in human rights/civil liberties through a supervised internship.

Academic Policies and Requirements for Minors:

See University Academic Policies for Minors
Students are strongly encouraged to complete a 3-hour internship as part of this minor

Hours to Minor: 18 hours

Course Requirements:

PS 459 - Human Rights 3 hrs.

Select 15 hours, with no more than 6 hours from any one discipline:

ANT 317 - Culture and Power in Latin America 3 hrs.
ANT 416 - Ethnographic Field Methods 3-6 hrs.
CMS 425 - Communication and Conflict Resolution 3 hrs.
CMS 460 - Public Advocacy and Advanced Argumentation 3 hrs.
CJ 430 - Criminal Procedure 3 hrs.
CJ 482 - Criminal Justice Ethics 3 hrs.
ECO 327 - Economics of Africa 3 hrs.
ECO 336 - Survey of International Economics 3 hrs.
ECO 440 - Economic Development 3 hrs.
ENG 312 - Postcolonial Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 372 - African-American Literature 3 hrs.
ENG 473 - Studies in African-American Literature 3 hrs.
GHY 331 - Cultural Systems in the Environment 3 hrs.
GHY 341 - Geography and World Political Affairs 3 hrs.
HIS 374 - African-American History Survey, 1890- present 3 hrs.
HIS 402 - Imperialism, Nationalism and Decolonization 3 hrs.
HIS 414 - Social Revolutions & Violence in Modern Latin America 3 hrs.
HIS 420 - History of Women And War 3 hrs.
HIS 453 - Eastern Europe in the 20th Century 3 hrs.
HIS 456 - Nazi Germany 3 hrs.
HIS 474 - Topics in American Indian History 3 hrs.
HIS 478 - Topics in African-American History 3 hrs.
MCJ 355 - Gender, Race and Media 3 hrs.
MCJ 448 - Seminar in Radio-TV 3 hrs.
MCJ 462 - Media Criticism 3 hrs.
PHI 300 - Business Ethics 3 hrs.
PHI 451 - Political Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 457 - Environmental Ethics 3 hrs.
PHI 462 - Evil 3 hrs.
PS 303 - American Political Movements 3 hrs.
PS 306 - Race and Ethnic Politics 3 hrs.
PS 405 - Women and Politics 3 hrs.
PS 453 - People Power: Politics and Protests 3 hrs.
PS 454 - African Politics and Culture 3 hrs.
PS 455 - Women and Human Rights 3 hrs.
PS 456 - Revolutions and Democracy in Latin America 3 hrs.
PS 488 - Women and the Law 3 hrs.
PS 489 - U. S. Supreme Court and Civil Liberties 3 hrs.
REL 445 - Modern Islamic Thought 3 hrs.
REL 460 - Global Religious Ethics 3 hrs.
SOC 240 - Social Problems 3 hrs.
SOC 301 - Wealth, Status and Power 3 hrs.
SOC 350 - Race and Ethnicity 3 hrs.
SOC 355 - Collective Behavior and Social Movements 3 hrs.
SOC 415 - Sociology of Gender 3 hrs.
SWK 300 - Social Service Systems 3 hrs.
SWK 315 - Human Diversity in a Changing World 3 hrs.
WGS 301 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies 3 hrs.
WGS 410 - Women in American Society 3 hrs. **
WGS 420 - Women and Politics 3 hrs. **

Note:

**WGS 410 and WGS 420 are cross listed courses in History and Political Science.