HRS 1

Embracing the transcendent dignity of the human person.

Curriculum

Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights Studies

Required core courses:

Take all the following:

ASI 397

CMM 355

HST 312

PHL 371

POL 305

POL 333

POL 334

POL 406

REL 363

SOC 371

Capstone Seminar on Human Rights Advocacy

Rhetoric of Social Movements

Age of Democratic Revolutions

Philosophy and Human Rights

Introduction to Public Administration

Politics of Human Rights I

Politics of Human Rights II

International Law and Organization

Faith and Justice

Sociology of Human Rights

And select one of the following:

CMM 412

HST 301

POL 207

SOC 208

Statistical Methods in Communication

Research Methods Seminar

Political Analysis

Social Research Methods

Additional required courses:

Critical Issues in Human Rights Studies

Select a total of three courses,

each from a different discipline:

Take one of the following courses for a total of 3 hours:

ANT 360

CJS 336

ECO 460

HST 334

HST 337

HST 356

HST 361

HST 399

PHL 314

PHL 317

PHL 327

PHL 370

PHL 372

POL 300

POL 319

POL 321

POL 331

POL 450

POL 452

REL 358

REL 366

REL 360

SOC 326

SOC 328

SOC 339

SOC 345

SOC 368

SOC 435

SPN 380

SPN 480

Cultures of South Asia

Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

Economic Development and Growth

History of the Palestinian-Israel Conflict

History of Africa – 19th Century to Present

Comparative History of Women in the Third World

U.S. Legal and Constitutional History II

History of Blacks in the U.S. since 1900

Philosophy of Law

Ethics and Modern War

Philosophy of Peace

Political Philosophy

Values and Economics

When taught as International Political Economy

Twentieth Century Political Thought

Russia and the New States

Nationalism and Ethnopolitics

Civil Liberties

Political Violence

Liberation Theology

The Holocaust

Christian Ethics

Law and Society

Racial and Ethnic Minorities

Social Inequality

Sociology of Extremism

Immigration and Immigrants

Economy and Society

Spanish and Ibero-American Cinema

CMM 390

HST 496

PHL 492

POL 495

SOC 409

SOC 498

CMM 477

and 478

HST 477

and 478

PHL 477

and 478

POL 477

and 478

REL 477

and 478

SOC 477

and 478

Independent Study

Directed Research

Internship

Senior Project

Independent Study

OR take two of the following for a total of 6 hours:

Honors Thesis Project courses

Seminar in Latin American History and Seminar in African History

Honors Thesis Project courses

Foreign Language Requirement: HRS majors must complete proficiency in a foreign language by passing a University proficiency examination or by completing a language course at the 141-level or higher with a minimum grade of C in one of the following Languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Arabic, or Mandarin Chinese.

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