Description

More demanding than the International Human Rights minor but less demanding than the International Human Rights major, this option is well suited to students with a strong interest in human rights but who are majoring in another subject. As a “stand-alone” certificate, it is also appropriate for those students with a strong interest in human rights and who have completed a BA or BS at another institution but who are not currently considering graduate or professional school.

Requirements

• HRTS 1100 Introduction to Human Rights    3 hours
• HRTS 3590 Theories of Human Rights    3 hours
• HRTS 4500 Human Rights Field Experience    3 hours

One course from each of the three following groups.  Each group represents areas that have much to offer in understanding human rights.  The courses have been chosen to introduce students to the contributions these disciplines offer.

History, Politics, and International Relations

• HIST 2420 History of Africa    3  hours
• HIST 2440 History of Latin America    3 hours
• HIST 2450 History of the Developing World   3 hours
• HRTS 2500 Current Problems in Human Rights    3 hours
• HRTS 3500 International Human Rights Law    3 hours
• POLT 1080 Introduction to Comparative Politics    3 hours
• POLT 2550 The Politics of the Developing World    3 hours
• INTL 1500 International Law   3 hours
• INTL 2030 International Law
• INTL 3300 Governments and Politics of Eastern Europe    3 hours

Behavioral and Social Sciences

• ANTH 1100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology    3 hours
• ANTH 4260 Nationalism and Transnationalism 3 hours
• ANTH 4330 Gender and Sex    3 hours
• SOCI 4475 Class, Status, and Power    3 hours
• ANTH 3130 Race and Ethnicity   3 hours
• HRTS 3210 Prejudice and Discrimination    3 hours
• HRTS 3600 Topics in Mass Violence    3 hours
• HRTS 3700 Human Rights and Business    3 hours

Communications, English, Philosophy, and Religious Studies

• ENGL 1060 Protest Literature    3 hours
• HRTS 2086 Topics in Human Rights    3 hours
• HRTS 3080 Advanced Topics in Human Rights    3  hours
• HRTS 3160 Human Rights in Film:  Documentaries    3 hours
• HRTS 3170 Human Rights in Film:  Narrative Films    3 hours
• HRTS 3200 Human Rights Area Studies    3  hours
• HRTS 3400 Human Rights and the Environment   3 hours
• MULC 1100 Introduction to Multicultural Studies   3 hours
• MEDC 2800 Cultural Diversity in the Media    3 hours
• PHIL 2320 Contemporary Moral Problems: Emphasis in Global Moral Issues    3 hours
• RELG 2050 Religion and Human Values    3 hours

Demonstration of competence in a foreign language equivalent to two years of college-level study is also required.

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