Human Rights & Social Justice Minor
The Human Rights & Social Justice minor provides an exploration of key historical, political, legal, moral, and sociological influences that have created and formed the study of human rights. Students will identify and comprehend major domestic and international declarations, treaties, and covenants governing human rights as well as mechanisms for monitoring and enforcing human rights standards.
Minor Requirements
Required Courses
| PO 123 | Human Rights & Social Justice | 3 |
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| SO 123 | Human Rights & Social Justice | 3 |
Choose two courses from different disciplines
| CJ 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| GS 101 | Introduction to Global Studies | 3 |
| PO 121 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| PO 122 | International Politics | 3 |
| SO 110 | Sociological Imagination | 3 |
Choose three courses from at least two different disciplines
| AN 110 | Human Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| AN 210 | Culture, Health, and Wellness | 3 |
| CIT 209 | Religion & Revolution | 3 |
| CJ 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJ 222 | Race, Ethnicity & Crime | 3 |
| CJ 224 | Women & the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| CJ 225 | Domestic & Sexual Violence | 3 |
| CM 254 | Media & Democracy | 3 |
| CM 351 | Women in Film & Television | 3 |
| ENG 241 | Black Writers in America | 3 |
| ENG 242 | American Women of Color | 3 |
| GS 101 | Introduction to Global Studies | 3 |
| HI 207 | Colonial Treasures: Unveiling Latin America's Material Legacy | 3 |
| HI 208 | History of Latin America Since 1826 | 3 |
| HI 212 | Contemporary Latin America | 3 |
| HI 214 | French Revolution & Napoleon | 3 |
| HI 218 | Modern France | 3 |
| HI 225 | African-American History | 3 |
| HI 231 | The Cold War & American Society | 3 |
| HI 235 | Women in American Society | 3 |
| HI 255 | Celtic & Irish History | 3 |
| PH 151 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PH 155 | Introduction to Social & Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PH 209 | Theories of Justice | 3 |
| PH 210 | Philosophy of Race | 3 |
| PH 208 | Feminism, Gender & Sexuality | 3 |
| PO 121 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| PO 122 | International Politics | 3 |
| PO 351 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
| PO 352 | The First Amendment | 3 |
| PS 325 | Psychology of Disability | 3.00 Credit(s) |
| SO 110 | Sociological Imagination | 3 |
| SO 201 | Poverty & Inequality in the United States | 3 |
| SO 234 | Sociology of Health & Healthcare | 3 |
| SO 239 | Diversity & Oppression in Contemporary Society | 3 |
| SO 244 | Racial & Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SO 254 | Society & Economic Change | 3 |
| SO 258 | Society & the Environment | 3 |
| SO 259 | Social Movements | 3 |
| SO 263 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| SW 140 | Perspectives on Family Violence | 3 |
| SW 224 | Human Diversity & Social Justice | 3 |
| TRS 142 | The Catholic Social Justice Tradition | 3 |
| TRS 253 | Religion, War, & Peace | 3 |
| TRS 255 | Human Rights | 3 |