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College Catalog 2015-2016 
    
College Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Human Rights and Humanitarianism Interdepartmental Concentration


Structure of the Concentration


A concentration in Human Rights and Humanitarianism consists of five (5) courses selected from two lists of courses: Framework Courses and Specialized Courses. Of these five courses, at least two (2) must come from the list of Framework Courses and at least one (1) from the list of Specialized Courses.

Students are encouraged to pursue internships and take study away courses in the areas of human rights and humanitarianism. These may be counted toward the concentration with the approval of the program coordinator.

Framework Courses

These courses provide students with a basic understanding of the international norms of human rights and humanitarianism, the history and purpose of the primary intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, and the philosophical/historical/intellectual background of the field. Framework courses focus on a limited set of practices as a way of providing a basic, common language for students.

ANTH 246 - Refugees/Humanitarian Response  (occasionally)
INTL 245 - Introduction to International Human Rights   (every semester)
PHIL 222 - Philosophy of Human Rights  (alternate years)
POLI 221 - Global Governance   (every year)
POLI 323 - Humanitarianism in World Politics  (every year)

Specialized Courses

These courses offer students a chance to acquire more detailed mastery of specific topics, themes, or regions in studies of human rights and humanitarianism. Specialized courses offer exposure to the broader array of histories and movements dedicated to the promotion of human dignity and the protection of human rights.

AMST 265 - The Schools-to-Prison Pipeline  (occasionally)
ANTH 358 - Anthropology of Violence  (alternate years)
ANTH 362 - Culture and Globalization  (occasionally)
ENGL 265 - Justice  (alternate years)
FREN 416 - French Interdisciplinary Studies  when offered as Haiti: Culture/Human Rights/Humanitarianism (alternate years)
HIST 378 - War Crimes and Memory in East Asia  (occasionally)
HIST 248 - Jim Crow  (alternate years)
HIST 256 - Transatlantic Slave Trade  (alternate years)
INTL 345 - Advanced Themes in Human Rights  (alternate years)
INTL 352 - Transitional Justice  (every year)
MUSI 155 - Music and Freedom  
PHIL 223 - Health and Human Rights  (alternate years)
POLI 207 - US Civil Rights and Civil Liberties  (every year)
POLI 245 - Latin American Politics  (every year)
SOCI 280 - Indigenous Peoples’ Movements in Global Context   (alternate years)

The concentration’s specialized courses also include several recently developed topics course that may be offered again in upcoming semesters.

ANTH 394  Darfur, Conflict and Human Rights in Africa
ANTH 394  Gender, Power and Sexualities in Africa
ANTH 194  Writing Human Rights
ENGL 194  Writing Human Rights
PHIL 294  Rights of Nonhuman Animals
POLI 294  Gender Issues in Human Rights and Humanitarianism