Minor in Human Rights Studies

Program Requirements

credits:

• PHIL 241 Philosophy of Human Rights (3.00)

• POLI 214 Human Rights: An Overview (3.00)

credits chosen from:

• ANTH 380 Contemporary Issues in Human Rights (3.00)

• ENGL 369 African‑American Literature 1900 to Present (3.00)

• ENGL 380 First Nations/North American Native Literature (3.00)

• ENGL 382 Postcolonial Literature (3.00)

• ENGL 383 African Literature (3.00)

• ENGL 387 South Asian Literature (3.00)

• FPST 321 First Peoples and Justice (3.00)

• GEOG 407 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment (3.00)

• HIST 315 Rights and Freedoms in Canadian Society (3.00)

• HIST 359 The History and Sociology of Genocide to 1945 (3.00)

• HIST 360 The History and Sociology of Genocide from 1945 to the Present (3.00)

• HIST 477 Advanced Study in the History of Human Rights and Justice (3.00)

• JOUR 442 International Journalism (3.00)

• LOYC 240 Global Environmental Issues and Ecological Justice (3.00)

• PHIL 232 Introduction to Ethics (3.00)

• PHIL 342 Political Philosophy (3.00)

• PHIL 343 Philosophy of Law: General Jurisprudence (3.00)

• PHIL 345 Legal Philosophy: Legal Rights and Duties (3.00)

• POLI 208 Global Environmental Issues and Ecological Justice (3.00)

• POLI 301 Social Movements and Protest Politics (3.00)

• POLI 324 Parliament and the Charter (3.00)

• POLI 328 Public Policy and the Politics of Equality (3.00)

• POLI 388 Human Rights and International Justice (3.00)

• POLI 389 Religion and Politics (3.00)

• POLI 407 Parliamentary Bills of Rights (3.00)

• RELI 310 Self and Other: Identity and Ethical Development (3.00)

• RELI 312 Justice and Social Conflict in a Globalized World (3.00)

• SOCI 367 The History and Sociology of Genocide from 1945 to the Present (3.00)

• SOCI 380 Contemporary Issues in Human Rights (3.00)

• THEO 343 Religion and Politics (3.00)

• WSDB 381 Indigenous Women and Feminisms (3.00)

• WSDB 385 Introduction to Trans Studies (3.00)

• WSDB 386 Framing the Prostitute (3.00)

• WSDB 390 Feminist Perspectives on Peace (3.00)

Note: The following courses are cross-listed:

Several of the courses listed in this program are cross-listed. In cases where cross-listed courses appear, either version of the course may be applied towards the program requirements. Students may not, however, take both versions of a cross-listed course for credit.
Students are responsible for satisfying their particular degree requirements.