Courses in Human Rights, Genocide, and Holocaust Studies

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Students interested in the sequence should consult with the Center’s director or associate director to choose the courses most appropriate for their interests and majors. The following courses may be appropriate for the sequence requirements:

Political Philosophy and/or Ethics

Students must complete one of the following courses:

Economics

ECON 109 CM - Ethics, Economics, and Public Policy
GOVT 080 CM - Introduction to Political Philosophy
GOVT 129 CM - Ethics, Character, and American Political Leadership
GOVT 161 CM - The Natural Law

Philosophy

PHIL 033 CM - Introduction to Philosophy: Political Philosophy
PHIL 034 CM - Introduction to Philosophy: Moral and Political Issues
PHIL 101B CM - Classical Ethical Theory: Plato
PHIL 101C CM - Classical Ethical Theory: Aristotle
PHIL 101D CM - Classical Ethical Theory: Stoics, Skeptics, and Epicureans
PHIL 158 CM - Ethical Theory
PHIL 165 CM - Global Justice, World Poverty, and Human Rights

Holocaust Studies

Students must complete one of the following courses:

History

HIST 137 CM - Researching the Holocaust
HIST 139E CM - Culture and Society in Weimar and Nazi Germany
HIST 146 CM - History of Germany, 1740 to the Present

Elective Courses Focused on Human Rights Issues

Students must complete two courses, normally from two difference disciplines, and selected from:

Courses in Human Rights, Genocide, and Holocaust Studies

Political Philosophy and/or Ethics

Economics

Philosophy

Holocaust Studies

History

Elective Courses Focused on Human Rights Issues

Economics

Government

History

Literature

Psychology

Religious Studies