The Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Studies major and minor encourage students to study government-sponsored crimes against humanity, the perpetrator state, the impact of extreme nationalism, and the media’s use in spreading racism and prejudice. Students examine the history of the Holocaust and the Armenian genocide, African history, law, literature, and film of the Holocaust and other genocides, political theory, and religion. The major and minor in Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Studies offer students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the causes and consequences of past acts of genocide and consider human rights law to be a means of violence prevention. Completing the major or the minor helps students prepare for graduate studies in history, political science, law, literature, religion, and careers in social and governmental service.
Learn more about the HGHRS major, including requirements and classes.
Learn more about the HGHRS minor, including requirements and classes.