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Minor in Human Rights Studies

Program Requirements

Minor in Human Rights Studies (24 credits)

6

credits:

• PHIL 241 Philosophy of Human Rights (3.00)
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• POLI 214 Human Rights: An Overview (3.00)
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18

credits chosen from:

• ANTH 380 Contemporary Issues in Human Rights (3.00)
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• ENGL 369 African-American Literature (3.00)
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• ENGL 380 Indigenous Literatures (3.00)
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• ENGL 382 Literature of Migration and Diaspora (3.00)
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• ENGL 383 African Literatures (3.00)
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• ENGL 387 South Asian Literature (3.00)
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• FPST 321 First Peoples and Justice (3.00)
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• GEOG 407 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment (3.00)
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• HIST 315 Rights and Freedoms in Canadian Society (3.00)
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• HIST 359 The History and Sociology of Genocide to 1945 (3.00)
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• HIST 360 The History and Sociology of Genocide from 1945 to the Present (3.00)
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• HIST 477 Advanced Study in the History of Human Rights and Justice (3.00)
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• JOUR 442 International Journalism (3.00)
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• LOYC 240 Global Environmental Issues and Ecological Justice (3.00)
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• PHIL 232 Introduction to Ethics (3.00)
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• PHIL 342 Political Philosophy (3.00)
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• PHIL 343 Philosophy of Law: General Jurisprudence (3.00)
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• PHIL 345 Legal Philosophy: Legal Rights and Duties (3.00)
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• POLI 208 Global Environmental Issues and Ecological Justice (3.00)
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• POLI 301 Social Movements and Protest Politics (3.00)
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• POLI 324 Parliament and the Charter (3.00)
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• POLI 328 Public Policy and the Politics of Equality (3.00)
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• POLI 388 Human Rights and International Justice (3.00)
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• POLI 389 Religion and Politics (3.00)
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• POLI 407 Parliamentary Bills of Rights (3.00)
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• POLI 439 International Human Rights Institutions (3.00)
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• RELI 310 Self and Other: Identity and Ethical Development (3.00)
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• RELI 312 Justice and Social Conflict in a Globalized World (3.00)
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• SOCI 367 The History and Sociology of Genocide from 1945 to the Present (3.00)
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• SOCI 380 Contemporary Issues in Human Rights (3.00)
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• THEO 343 Religion and Politics (3.00)
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• WSDB 381 Indigenous Women and Feminisms (3.00)
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• WSDB 385 Introduction to Trans Studies (3.00)
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• WSDB 386 Framing the Prostitute (3.00)
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• WSDB 390 Feminist Perspectives on Peace (3.00)
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Note: The following courses are cross-listed:

HIST 360 ‌and SOCI 367‌

LOYC 240‌ and POLI 208‌

POLI 389‌ and THEO 343‌

ANTH 380‌ and SOCI 380‌

Notes

  • 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.