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1007. Introduction to Human Rights

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Exploration of central human rights institutions, selected human rights themes and political controversies, and key political challenges of contemporary human rights advocacy. CA 2. CA 4-INT.

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2100. Human Rights and Social Change

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Interdisciplinary exploration of the dynamic intersection between human rights and struggles for social change in a variety of contexts. Emphasis on how history, theory, and practice influence the power dynamics that promote or undermine human rights through social change. CA 2. CA 4-INT.

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2100W. Human Rights and Social Change

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011.

Grading Basis: Graded

Interdisciplinary exploration of the dynamic intersection between human rights and struggles for social change in a variety of contexts. Emphasis on how history, theory, and practice influence the power dynamics that promote or undermine human rights through social change. CA 2. CA 4-INT.

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2150. Devising Theatre for Social Justice I

Also offered as: DRAM 2150

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Making theatre without a pre written script to address a social justice topic of interest, moving from initial stimulus to concluding performance. Students will center a contemporary issue of social justice while developing theatre making skills, emphasizing collaborative co creation, small group work, and the development and presentation of a range of performance forms. CA 1.

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2170W. Bioethics and Human Rights in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Also offered as: PHIL 2170W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to sophomores or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Philosophical examination of the ethical and human rights implications of recent advances in the life and biomedical sciences from multiple religious and cultural perspectives. CA 1.

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2200. Introduction to Genocide Studies

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Interdisciplinary introduction to the study of genocide as an historical, legal, social, political, and conceptual phenomenon, including response, prevention, and commemoration efforts. CA 2. CA 4-INT.

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2203. The Holocaust in Print, Theater, and Film

Also offered as: DRAM 2203, HEJS 2203

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Representations of the Holocaust, including first-hand accounts and documentaries; artistic choices in genre, structure, imagery, point of view, and the limits of representation. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

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2210. Art and Activism

Also offered as: ARTH 2210

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

A history of the relationship between art and political activism around the world from the 1960s to the present.

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2220. Asian Indian Women: Activism and Social Change in India and the United States

Also offered as: AAAS 2220, SOCI 2220

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

How gender, class, and ethnicity/race structure everyday lives of Asian Indian women in both India and the United States. Formerly offered as AAAS/SOCI 3222/HRTS 3573.

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2263. Women, Gender, and Violence

Also offered as: WGSS 2263

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to sophomores or higher. Recommended preparation: Any 1000 or 2000 level WGSS course.

Grading Basis: Graded

Discussion of various forms of gendered violence in the United States and in a global context. Physical, sexual, emotional and structural violence; social, political and personal meanings of gendered violence; special emphasis on women.

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2300. Engineering for Human Rights

Also offered as: ENGR 2300

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Foundational concepts of human rights and engineering ethics from a global perspective. Discussions of the role of engineering in society from human rights and different ethical perspectives. Principles of “Engineering for human rights” on distributive justice, participation, consideration of duty bearers, accountability, and indivisibility of rights. Case study analysis of engineering projects for human rights impacts. CA 2.

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2400. Ethics and Sustainability in New Financial Technologies

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Exploration of the ethical, sustainability, and human rights implications of the new financial technology (FinTech) sector. Topics may include cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and the potential use of FinTech instruments to address contemporary human rights issues.

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2450. Human Rights in Latin America

Also offered as: LLAS 2450

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Fundamental concepts and recurrent challenges of human rights in Latin America.

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2520. White Racism

Also offered as: AFRA 2520, SOCI 2520

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

The origin, nature, and consequences of white racism as a central and enduring social principle around which the United States and other modern societies are structured and evolve. Formerly offered as AFRA/HRTS/SOCI 3505. CA 4.

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2530. African Americans and Social Protest

Also offered as: AFRA 2530, SOCI 2530

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Social and economic-justice movements, from the beginning of the Civil Rights movement to the present. Formerly offered as AFRA/HRTS/SOCI 3825.

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2800. Human Rights in the United States

Also offered as: SOCI 2800

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Sociological analyses of human rights issues in the United States, including economic, racial, and gender justice; prisoners' rights and capital punishment; the role of the United States in international human rights agreements and treaties; and struggles on behalf of human rights. Formerly offered as HRTS/SOCI 3831.

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2830. Class, Power, and Inequality

Also offered as: SOCI 2830

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Inequality and its consequences in contemporary societies. Formerly offered as HRTS/SOCI 3421.

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2830W. Class, Power, and Inequality

Also offered as: SOCI 2830W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011.

Grading Basis: Graded

Inequality and its consequences in contemporary societies. Formerly offered as SOCI 3421W.

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2845. Sociology of Global Human Rights

Also offered as: SOCI 2845

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Comparative approach to the study of human rights in the United States and elsewhere around the world from a sociological perspective. Formerly offered as HRTS/SOCI 3837.

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2845W. Sociology of Global Human Rights

Also offered as: SOCI 2845W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011.

Grading Basis: Graded

Comparative approach to the study of human rights in the United States and around the world from a sociological perspective. Formerly offered as HRTS/SOCI 3837W.

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2898. Topics in Sociology and Human Rights

Also offered as: SOCI 2898

3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Variable topics covering theoretical and empirical examination of social, political, economic, legal, and/or cultural issues of human rights from a sociological perspective. Formerly offered as HRTS/SOCI 3833.

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3028. Indigenous Rights and Aboriginal Australia

Also offered as: ANTH 3028

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: ANTH 2000.

Grading Basis: Graded

An introduction to the study and understanding of Aboriginal ways of life and thought. An exploration of the complexity of contemporary indigenous social orders and land rights issues. CA 4-INT.

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3028W. Indigenous Rights and Aboriginal Australia

Also offered as: ANTH 3028W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011. Recommended preparation: ANTH 2000.

Grading Basis: Graded

An introduction to the study and understanding of Aboriginal ways of life and thought. An exploration of the complexity of contemporary indigenous social orders and land rights issues. CA 4-INT.

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3042. Theories of Human Rights

Also offered as: POLS 3042

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Various theories of human rights, both historical and contemporary. Conceptual arguments both in favor and critical of the theory and practice of human rights will be considered, with literature taken primarily from philosophy and political theory.

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3050. Approaches to Human Rights Advocacy

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

The study of international and domestic non-governmental organizations in human rights advocacy and campaigns.

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3055. Theory and Practice of International Criminal Justice

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

International humanitarian and criminal law; genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression, and theories of individual criminal responsibility.

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3139. Theatre and Human Rights

Also offered as: DRAM 3139

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Provides a critical study of theatre production as political discourse in global areas of conflict and how that discourse defines, or is defined by, human rights issues.

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3149. Human Rights Through Film

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Human rights-related issues explored via the cinematic medium. Both the substantive content and the technical aspects of the films will be analyzed through a combination of lecture, viewing, and group discussion.

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3149W. Human Rights through Film

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Human rights-related issues explored via the cinematic medium. Both the substantive content and the technical aspects of the films will be analyzed through a combination of lecture, viewing, and group discussion.

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3153W. Human Rights in Democratizing Countries

Also offered as: ANTH 3153W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011.

Grading Basis: Graded

Human rights, political violence, political and legal anthropology, prosecutions of human rights offenders, truth and memory, reconciliation, international justice. CA 4-INT.

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3200. International Human Rights Law

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to sophomores or higher. Recommended preparation: HRTS 1007.

Grading Basis: Graded

International and regional human rights law, institutions, and regimes; specialized topics include corporate social responsibility, women's human rights, truth commissions, humanitarian intervention, international criminal law, monitoring, and compliance. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

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3200W. International Human Rights Law

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to sophomores or higher. Recommended preparation: HRTS 1007.

Grading Basis: Graded

International and regional human rights law, institutions, and regimes; specialized topics include corporate social responsibility, women's human rights, truth commissions, humanitarian intervention, international criminal law, monitoring, and compliance. CA 1. CA 4-INT.

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3201. The History of Human Rights

Also offered as: HIST 3201

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Case studies in the emergence and evolution of human rights as experience and concept.

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3202. International Human Rights

Also offered as: HIST 3202

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Historical and theoretical survey of the evolution of human rights since 1945.

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3207. Genocide after the Second World War

Also offered as: HIST 3207

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: HIST/HRTS 3201.

Grading Basis: Graded

Origins of the 1948 Genocide Convention. Several case studies of genocide post WWII: Cambodia, Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia, and Darfur. Causes and underlying dynamics of genocide with an emphasis on the international response. Critical evaluation of military, political, and non-governmental measures to prevent genocidal acts.

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3209. Sustainable Energy in the 21st Century

Also offered as: ENGR 3209, POLS 3209

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Political, socioeconomic, environmental, science and engineering challenges of energy sources; comparison of feasibility and sustainability of energy policies around the world.

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3212. Comparative Perspectives on Human Rights

Also offered as: POLS 3212

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Cultural difference and human rights in areas of legal equality, women's rights, political violence, criminal justice, religious pluralism, global security, and race relations.

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3219. Topics in Philosophy and Human Rights

Also offered as: PHIL 3219

3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: One three credit course in Philosophy or instructor consent; open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

What are human rights? Why are they important? Topics may include the philosophical precursors of human rights, the nature and justification of human rights, or contemporary issues bearing on human rights.

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3219W. Topics in Philosophy and Human Rights

Also offered as: PHIL 3219W

3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: One three-credit course in Philosophy or instructor consent; ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

What are human rights? Why are they important? Topics may include the philosophical precursors of human rights, the nature and justification of human rights, or contemporary issues bearing on human rights.

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3220. Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights

Also offered as: PHIL 3220

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: One from PHIL 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106 or 1107.

Grading Basis: Graded

Ontology and epistemology of human rights investigated through contemporary and/or historical texts. CA 1.

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3220W. Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights

Also offered as: PHIL 3220W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: One three-credit course in Philosophy at the 1100 level; ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011.

Grading Basis: Graded

Ontology and epistemology of human rights investigated through contemporary and/or historical texts. CA 1.

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3221. Latinos/as and Human Rights

Also offered as: HIST 3575, LLAS 3221

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Latino/a issues related to human, civil and cultural rights, and gender differences.

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3230. Propaganda, Disinformation, and Hate Speech

Also offered as: ANTH 3230

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Not open for credit to students who have passed ANTH 3098 when offered as Propaganda, Fake News and Hate Speech.

Grading Basis: Graded

Draws on current social science research to understand the effects of false information and hate speech on our politics and culture and to evaluate various private and public initiatives to regulate speech. CA 2.

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3230W. Propaganda, Disinformation, and Hate Speech

Also offered as: ANTH 3230W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011. Not open for credit to students who have passed ANTH 3098 when offered as "Propaganda, Fake News and Hate Speech."

Grading Basis: Graded

Drawing on recent social science research, this course will seek to understand the effects of false information and hate speech on our politics and culture, and evaluate various private and public initiatives to regulate speech. CA 2.

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3232. History of Refugees, Migration, and Statelessness

Also offered as: HIST 3232

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Forced and voluntary migration and statelessness in the era of the modern state. Topics include the social and political factors influencing population movement; the experience of migration and statelessness; rights of refugees, migrants, and the stateless; immigration policy; international action; and social and political responses to migration.

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3250. Human Rights and New Technologies

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to sophomores or higher. Recommended preparation: HRTS 1007.

Grading Basis: Graded

The role of new technologies in the fulfillment, protection and enforcement of human rights; technology-related human rights benefits and risks, including privacy, security, and equality; technical and legal innovations for balancing benefits and risks. CA 1.

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3250W. Human Rights and New Technologies

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to sophomores or higher. Recommended preparation: HRTS 1007.

Grading Basis: Graded

The role of new technologies in the fulfillment, protection and enforcement of human rights; technology-related human rights benefits and risks, including privacy, security, and equality; technical and legal innovations for balancing benefits and risks. CA 1.

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3252. Business and Human Rights

Also offered as: BADM 3252, BLAW 3252, MKTG 3252

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open only to non-business students of junior or higher status. Not open to students who have passed or are taking BADM 3252 or BLAW 3252.

Grading Basis: Graded

This course examines the human rights implications of multinational enterprises’ global operations. Students learn how to assess corporate social impact through a human rights framework, consider the challenges of regulating the human rights impacts of global business, analyze international policy responses, and evaluate the effectiveness of different approaches to enforcing human rights standards for corporations.

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3254. Social Responsibility and Accountability in Business

Also offered as: BADM 3254, BLAW 3254, MKTG 3254

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open only to non-business students of junior or higher status. Not open to students who have passed or are taking BLAW/BADM 3254.

Grading Basis: Graded

This course examines corporate social responsibility (CSR), accountability, and related concepts. Students learn about the actors, processes, legal and social norms that shape firm’s management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues from a global and human rights perspective. Students gain experience in identifying and critically assessing market-based solutions to societal challenges.

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3256. Politics and Human Rights in Global Supply Chains

Also offered as: POLS 3256

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher. Recommended preparation: POLS 1202 and 1402 and POLS/HRTS 3212.

Grading Basis: Graded

Political and human rights implications of regulating contemporary global supply chains: official regulatory frameworks; non-regulatory approaches to rule-making (such as voluntary corporate codes of conduct and industry standards); social responses to the dilemmas of "ethical" sourcing of goods and services.

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3256W. Politics and Human Rights in Global Supply Chains

Also offered as: POLS 3256W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011 or 3800, open to Political Science and Human Rights majors and minors; open to juniors or higher. Recommended preparation: POLS 1202, POLS 1402 and POLS/HRTS 3212.

Grading Basis: Graded

Political and human rights implications of regulating contemporary global supply chains: official regulatory frameworks; non-regulatory approaches to rule-making (such as voluntary corporate codes of conduct and industry standards); social responses to the dilemmas of "ethical" sourcing of goods and services.

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3257. Assessment for Human Rights and Sustainability

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Not open to students who have passed ENGR 3257.

Grading Basis: Graded

Foundational concepts of human rights and environmental impacts pertaining to global supply chains. Regulations and voluntary standards in engineering-intensive sectors, including infrastructure, biofuels, electronics. Case study analysis of corporate assessment practices for labor rights protection and environmental impacts.

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3293. International Study

1.00 - 15.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: Consent of the Minor Director required prior to departure.

Grading Basis: Graded

Special topics taken in the Education Abroad program.

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3295. Special Topics

1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

Grading Basis: Graded

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3298. Variable Topics

3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Issues in human rights, history, law and policy, or practices. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.

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3299. Independent Study

1.00 - 12.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Supervised reading and writing on a subject of special interest to the student.

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3326. Global Health and Human Rights

Also offered as: ANTH 3326

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Theories, methods and controversies in the interconnected fields of global health and human rights.

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3327. Power and Health in Latin America and the Caribbean

Also offered as: ANTH 3327, LLAS 3327

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to sophomores or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

History, theories, and concepts about the human right to health and structural inequalities in the region.

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3401. Applied Research in Human Rights

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to Sophomores or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Development of research skills through practical experience in the field of human rights. In the classroom, students learn fundamentals of research design, data collection and analysis. Outside class, students develop these skills by directly contributing to active research projects centered on human rights issues led by faculty members.

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3418. International Organizations and Law

Also offered as: POLS 3418

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

The role of intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations and international law in world affairs with special attention to contemporary issues.

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3420. Being International: Geopolitics and Human Rights

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Human rights theories and debates and their historical, institutional and geopolitical contexts.

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3428. The Politics of Torture

Also offered as: POLS 3428

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Examination of the usage of torture by state and non-state actors. Questions include, "Why is torture perpetrated?" "What domestic and international legal frameworks and issues related to the use of torture?" "How effective are existing legal prohibitions and remedies?" "Who tortures?" and "How does torture affect transitional justice?"

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3430. Evaluating Human Rights Practices of Countries

Also offered as: POLS 3430

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Examination of the ways in which governments, businesses, NGOs, IGOs, and scholars assess which human rights are being respected by governments of the world. Hands-on experience in rating the level of government respect for human rights in countries around the world.

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3445. Economic Foundations of Gender Inequality

Also offered as: WGSS 3445

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Not open to students who have passed or are taking ECON 2445.

Grading Basis: Graded

Economic approaches to gender inequality in political representation, economic opportunities, access to education, and health.

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3460. Human Rights and Armed Conflict

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Examines the relationship between human rights and armed conflict from a social science perspective. Explores human rights abuses as cause and consequence of armed conflict. Evaluates the effectiveness of the human rights and humanitarian approaches to conflict management

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3475. Economic Development and Human Rights

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Microeconomics of economic development and human rights. Impacts of human capital, health, education, on well-being and poverty.

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3540. Topics in Human Rights Practice

3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Seminar on topics in theoretical and practice-based knowledge and skills related to human rights. Topics vary by semester.

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3563. African American History to 1865

Also offered as: AFRA 3563, HIST 3563

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

History of African-American people to 1865, from their West African roots, to their presence in colonial America, through enslavement and emancipation. Adaptation and resistance to their conditions in North America. Contributions by black people to the development of the United States.

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3575. Human Rights, Digital Media, Visual Culture

Also offered as: ARTH 3575

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

The problematics of digital media and visual representation in conceptualizing, documenting, and visualizing human rights and humanitarian issues. CA 1.

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3580. Image as Witness: Testimony, Witness, Confession

Also offered as: ARTH 3580

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Not open for credit to students who have passed HRTS 3298 or ARTH 3995 when offered as "Image as Witness."

Grading Basis: Graded

Explores the role of visual culture in bearing witness to human rights abuses.

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3580W. Image as Witness: Testimony, Witness, Confession

Also offered as: ARTH 3580W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011. Not open for credit to students who have passed HRTS 3298 or ARTH 3995 when offered as "Image as Witness."

Grading Basis: Graded

Explores the role of visual culture in bearing witness to human rights abuses.

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3619. Topics in Literature and Human Rights

Also offered as: ENGL 3619

3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Study of literature from various historical periods and nationalities concerned with defining, exploring, and critiquing the idea of universal human rights.

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3631. Literature, Culture, and Humanitarianism

Also offered as: ENGL 3631

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to sophomores or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Relationships between literature and culture and humanitarian movements, from the eighteenth century to the present.

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3631W. Literature, Culture, and Humanitarianism

Also offered as: ENGL 3631W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to sophomores and higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

Relationships between literature and culture and humanitarian movements, from the eighteenth century to the present.

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3640. Human Rights Archives I: Documenting and Curating Community Memory

Also offered as: DMD 3640

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to Digital Media Design majors and Human Rights majors or minors only; open to juniors or higher; instructor consent required. Recommended preparation: DMD 2200, 2210, or HRTS 3149W.

Grading Basis: Graded

The use of human rights archival materials in documentary storytelling. Students will learn methods and best practices of collecting and managing digital visual and audio-visual archival assets. This is the first part of a two-semester unit addressing a common theme. Part I is not a prerequisite for Part II.

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3641. Human Rights Archives II: Visual Storytelling Practices

Also offered as: DMD 3641

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to Digital Media Design majors and Human Rights majors or minors only; open to juniors or higher; instructor consent required. Recommended preparation: DMD 2200, 2210, 3640, or HRTS 3149W.

Grading Basis: Graded

The use of human rights archival materials in documentary storytelling. Students will be trained in different documentary techniques and storytelling approaches working with oral history narratives and archival materials. This is the second part of a two-semester unit addressing a common theme. Part I is not a prerequisite for Part II.

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3710. Islam and Human Rights

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Introduction to Islamic law, international human rights, and questions of universalism and relativism, collectivism and individualism.

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3807. Constitutional Rights and Liberties

Also offered as: AMST 3807, POLS 3807

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher.

Grading Basis: Graded

The role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Bill of Rights. Topics include freedoms of speech and religion, criminal due process, and equal protection.

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3828. Social Documentary in Theory and Practice

Also offered as: DMD 3828

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Open to Digital Media Design majors and Human Rights majors or minors only; open to sophomores or higher. Recommended preparation: DMD 2210, 2810, 3820, or HRTS 3149W.

Grading Basis: Graded

The study of the evolution of the documentary genre and its potential use as a vehicle for social discourse and change. Through sustained engagement with the documentary genre, students will gain direct experience in shooting and editing short form documentary films.

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3835. Refugees and Humanitarianism

Also offered as: SOCI 3835

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Social and political challenges of living as a refugee and working in humanitarian settings with a focus on refugee camps, institutional development of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and alternative approaches to refuge.

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3835W. Refugees and Humanitarianism

Also offered as: SOCI 3835W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011. Recommended preparation: POLS 1007/HRTS 1007.

Grading Basis: Graded

Social and political challenges of living as a refugee and working in humanitarian settings. Refugee camps, the institutional development of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and alternative approaches to sanctuary.

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3846. Genocide and Mass Killings in Asia

Also offered as: AAAS 3846, HIST 3846

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Case studies of historical and/or contemporary genocide and mass killings in Asia. May focus on any time period and any part of the continent. CA4-INT.

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3846W. Genocide and Mass Killings in Asia

Also offered as: AAAS 3846W, HIST 3846W

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011.

Grading Basis: Graded

Case studies of historical and/or contemporary genocide and mass killings in Asia. May focus on any time period and any part of the continent. CA4-INT.

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4291. Service Learning Seminar/Internship

3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.

Prerequisites: Instructor consent; nine credits of 2000-level or above HRTS courses (six of which may be taken concurrently).

Grading Basis: Graded

Combination of supervised fieldwork within the larger human rights community with regular classroom meetings for reflection/analysis on the application of human rights concepts and practices. Students must secure a satisfactory intern position before the end of the second week of the semester of enrollment in this course; students should be in consultation with the instructor several months in advance.

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4996W. Senior Thesis

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011.

Grading Basis: Graded

Research and writing of major project exploring a topic with human rights, with close supervision and production of multiple written drafts.

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