Program: Human Rights Minor - University of Southern Mississippi

Mar 29, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin

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 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 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.