Human Rights, Genocide, and Holocaust Studies Sequence

Sequence Requirements

The Human Rights, Genocide, and Holocaust Studies sequence requires completion of five courses and an internship. Courses meeting the different requirements represent numerous disciplines and are listed in the Catalog. The academic coursework must be distributed as follows:

1. One course in political philosophy and/or ethics  (with special emphasis on human rights)
2. One course in Holocaust studies 
3. Two elective courses focused on human rights issues  , normally selected from different academic disciplines and chosen in consultation with a sequence advisor
4. An independent study that focuses on human rights issues and/or genocide (an appropriate senior thesis may be used to fulfill this requirement)
5. An internship approved by the sequence advisor.