The Human Rights Studies Minor  

Students enrolled in the Human Rights Studies Minor at Purdue will develop a comprehensive knowledge of human rights history, theory, and practice.

Those engaged with literature, history, political science, philosophy, art, culture, or religion will have their understanding improved and research deepened by understanding how human rights concepts have been practiced, the philosophical tensions at their foundations, and the historical circumstances of their development. Human rights concepts remain central to international relations and development work. Anyone who wants to work in these fields, or study their history and nature, would benefit from the Human Rights Studies Minor. This minor will not only be useful to students in disciplines that have traditionally taken human rights as an object of study, but also for students whose professional goals involve international business, science, agriculture, and sustainable development.

Courses

Faculty affiliated with the Human Rights program offer courses in several departments. Below is a list of courses that are either required for, or contribute toward, the Human Rights Studies Minor. All undergraduates enrolled in the Human Rights Studies Minor are required to take HIST 33805: History of Human Rights.

For more information on the courses that count towards the Human Rights Studies Minor please see our detailed Plan of Study.

Core Classes

POL 43801: International Human Rights

Electives

Anthropology

Critical Disability Studies

History

Philosophy

Political Science

Sociology