Human Rights Studies Minor

Description

The interdisciplinary human rights studies minor provides students with a fuller understanding of the origins, theories, and contemporary realities of human rights through the exploration of multiple intellectual spaces of human rights discourse. Having an understanding of human rights will help students to address issues such as migration and refugees, ethnic cleansing and genocide, discrimination, terrorism, poverty, children’s rights, surveillance, torture, humanitarian intervention, armed conflict, and capital punishment. 

Although the breadth of this program complements majors across the disciplinary spectrum, it is particularly valuable for those majoring in fields related to society, politics, and the law, such as sociology, political science, philosophy, religious studies, history, and anthropology. Not only is it relevant to those students seeking careers in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, it is well-suited for those who have an interest in human rights research and advocacy both locally and globally. The human rights studies minor is ideally suited for students who want to put their knowledge and skills to use through local internships and study abroad programs available to UNO students. It will also serve to enhance research skills and experiences for students who plan to pursue further education in graduate programs, as well as law school.

Other Information

All coursework taken for the human rights studies minor must be completed with a grade of "C"or better.

Contact

Rory J. Conces, PhD, Philosophy
205C ASH
rconces@unomaha.edu

Requirements

Undergraduates seeking to minor in human rights studies must complete a total of 18 credit hours with a grade of C or higher. A minimum of 12 credit hours must be from courses at the 3000 and/or 4000 level.

Core Courses
Select at least 9 credits from the following:9
SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY
THE POLITICS AND PRACTICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
RELIGION AND HUMAN RIGHTS
VIOLENT CONFLICTS, PEACEBUILDING, AND THE ETHICS OF INTERVENTION
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Service Learning Component
Additional Courses
Select the remaining credit hours from the following list of courses (or other courses, including independent studies, approved by the Human Rights Committee) and in at least two areas:9
Gender and Sexuality
GENDER & SEXUALITY IN MODERN ART
BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA
BLACK WOMEN WRITERS
GENDER AND COMMUNICATION
WOMEN'S STUDIES IN LITERATURE
WOMEN AND POLITICS
INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES
LGBT POLITICS
GENDER AND GLOBAL POLITICS
Race and Ethnicity
BLACK SHORT STORY
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE 1940-PRESENT
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN POLITICS
SLAVERY AND RACE RELATIONS IN THE AMERICAS
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION-US
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN THE GLOBAL WORKPLACE
COMMUNICATING RACE, ETHNICITY & IDENTITY
SOCIO-CULTURAL REPRESENTATIONS IN LITERATURE
THE SIOUX TRIBE
NATIVE AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTALISM
INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIONS
RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE U.S.
CRISSCROSSING THE CONTINENT: LATIN AMERICAN MIGRATIONS
HUMAN RELATIONS FOR BIAS-FREE CLASSROOMS
Politics and History
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY I: 1619-1865
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY II: 1865-1954
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY III: 1954-PRESENT DAY
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN POLITICS
SPECIAL TOPICS IN BLACK STUDIES 1
THE HOLOCAUST
ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
COMPARATIVE GENOCIDE
U.S. AND THE MIDDLE EAST
GLOBAL CHALLENGES
MEDIA & POLITICS
WOMEN AND POLITICS
LATINO/-A POLITICS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PRO-SEMINAR: CULTURE AND SOCIETY 2
LGBT POLITICS
GENDER AND GLOBAL POLITICS
Environment, Health, and Economics
PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY: IMPACT OF INDIVIDUALS & ORGANIZATIONS ON ECOLOGY, EQUITY & ECONOMICS
ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY AND HUMAN HEALTH
URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
GLOBAL HEALTH
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
URBAN SOCIOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
Law, Justice, and Ethics
LAW AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY
COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL PROTEST
PHILOSOPHY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ETHICS
ETHICS IN BUSINESS
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW
CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
ETHICAL THEORY
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: CIVIL RIGHTS
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: CIVIL LIBERTIES
INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
INTERNATIONAL LAW
GLOBAL RELIGIOUS ETHICS: THE BASICS
COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS ETHICS
THEATRE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Total Credits18
1

BLST 3980 Special Topic: History of Genocide in Darfur and Sudan

2

SPAN 4960 Human Rights Literature in Latin America