Program: Human Rights Studies Minor - Purdue University

Apr 09, 2025

2018-2019 University Catalog

Department of Philosophy

Requirements for the Minor (15 credits)

A. HISTORY of Human Rights (3 credits)

HIST 33805 - History Of Human Rights (satisfies Humanities for core)

B. THEORY of Human Rights (3 credits)

PHIL 24000 - Social And Political Philosophy (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core) or
PHIL 26000 - Philosophy And Law (satisfies Information Literacy and Written Communication for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)

C. STRUCTURE of Human Rights (3 credits)

D. APPLICATION of Human Rights -Choose Two (6 credits)

ANTH 20500 - Human Cultural Diversity (satisfies Behavioral/Social Sciences for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
ANTH 34000 - Global Perspectives On Health
ANTH 38000 - Using Anthropology In The World
ANTH 48200 - Sexual Diversity In Global Perspectives
CLCS 33900 - Literature And The Law (satisfies Humanities and Written Communication for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
HIST 30000 - Eve Of Destruction: Global Crises And World Organization In The 20th Century (satisfies Humanities for core)
HIST 32900 - History Of Women In Modern Europe (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
HIST 33700 - Europe In The Age Of The Cold War (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
HIST 38200 - American Constitutional History (satisfies Humanities for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
HIST 38300 - Recent American Constitutional History (satisfies Humanities for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
HIST 39001 - Jews In The Modern World: A Survey Of Modern Jewish Society, Culture, And Politics (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
HIST 40500 - The French Revolution And Napoleon
HIST 40600 - Rebels And Romantics: Europe 1815-1870
HIST 40800 - Dictatorship And Democracy: Europe 1919-1945
HIST 41300 - Modern European Imperialism: Repression and Resistance
HIST 46900 - Black Civil Rights Movement
HIST 59500 - The Holocaust And Genocide
PHIL 11400 - Global Moral Issues (satisfies Humanities for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
PHIL 27000 - Biomedical Ethics (satisfies Science, Technology & Society for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
PHIL 28000 - Ethics And Animals (satisfies Humanities for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
PHIL 29000 - Environmental Ethics (satisfies Humanities for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
PHIL 55500 - Critical Theory
POL 13000 - Introduction To International Relations (satisfies Behavioral/Social Sciences for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
POL 14100 - Governments Of The World (satisfies Behavioral/Social Sciences for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
POL 15000 - Introduction To Political Thought (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
POL 22200 - Women, Politics, And Public Policy (satisfies Behavioral/Social Sciences for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
POL 23500 - International Relations Among Rich And Poor Nations (satisfies Behavioral/Social Sciences for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
POL 32600 - Black Political Participation In America (satisfies Behavioral/Social Sciences for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
POL 32700 - Global Green Politics (satisfies Behavioral/Social Sciences for core)
POL 36000 - Women And The Law (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
SOC 32800 - Criminal Justice
SOC 41900 - Sociology Of Law

Notes

Students may petition to have a maximum of 3 credits counted for a course not on the lists for requirement D if there is sufficient human rights content.
Students must earn a “C-” or better in order to receive credits for meeting [a unit level requirement]. The P/NP option is not available to complete this minor.
50% of credits for the CLA minor must come from Purdue West Lafayette.

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Requirements for the Minor (15 credits)

A. HISTORY of Human Rights (3 credits)

B. THEORY of Human Rights (3 credits)

C. STRUCTURE of Human Rights (3 credits)

D. APPLICATION of Human Rights -Choose Two (6 credits)

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