Minor: Politics and Human Rights, 18-19 Credits

The minor in Politics and Human Rights (PHR) prepares students to engage with the major issues that shape our lives, as citizens and as members of a global community. It consists of 9 credits covering the foundations and theory of politics and human rights, as well as 9 elective credits to be chosen in collaboration with a PHR faculty advisor.

Requirements

Foundations (9 credits)

Take all of the following:

PHR 101	FOUND OF SOC & POLIT INQUIRY
PHR 310	THEORIES OF HUMAN RIGHTS
IS 150	ECONOMY, SOCIETY & THE STATE

Take 3 PHR Electives (9-10 credits)

Electives are separated into two categories: Governance and Culture. At least one elective must be from each cluster. The third course may be drawn from either cluster, or from the Theory and Methods or Experiential learning menus. At least two electives must be at the 300-level or higher.

Theory and Methods

PHR 371	RESEARCH METH IN SOCIAL SCI
SOC 330	GREAT SOCIAL THINKERS
PS 310	MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Experiential Learning

PHR 299
PHR 399	INTERNSHIP
PHR 499
PHR 333	MOCK TRIAL
PS 336	PLAYING POLITICS
SW 209	PRACTICUM IN SOCIAL WORK
	Course(s) with Service Learning component
	Bedford Hills College Program Combined Course

Governance Cluster

HIST 325	COLD WAR AMERICA
HIST 327	AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS
PS 106	INTRO TO U.S. POLITICS
PS 231	COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PS 262	MULTICULTURISM & DEMOCRACY
PS 263	POWER & POLITICS IN THE CITY
PS 311	DEMOCRACY AND ITS CRITICS
PS 340	POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
PS 350	COMPARATIVE ECONOMIES
PS 357	HUMAN RIGHTS IN COMPARATI PERS
PS 360	AMERIC PRESID & THE ELECTORAT

Culture Cluster

AIP 336	THE POLITICS OF ABORTION
HIST 255	WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY
PHR 218	ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
PHR 304	ART, POLITICS & SOCIETY
PHR 306	CULTURE AND IDEOLOGY
PS 317	MONEY, SEX, AND POWER
SOC 213	WOMEN, SOCIETY AND CULTURE
SOC 359	RACE AND ETHNICITY
SOC 361	CULTURAL & SOCIAL CHANGE
SOC 384	VALUING DIFFERENCE II
SW 105	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK
SW 204	VALUING DIFFERENCE