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    Certificate in International Human Rights 

    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 2050 Topics in African History 3 hours
    HIST 2040 Topics in Latin American History 3 hours
    HIST 2070 Topics in Non-Western History 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 3 hours
    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 Human Rights 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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