Curriculum

+Minor Requirements

SSC121	Introduction to Genocide Studies Through scholarship, survivor testimony, and film, this course introduces the study of genocide, examines specific cases, and considers strategies to intervene before persecution escalates to genocide.	3
HIS224	The Holocaust This course surveys the destruction of two-thirds of European Jewry during World War II. Through a close reading of primary texts and secondary sources, it explores the foundations and development of Nazi policy toward the Jews. The course documents the reactions of Jews, European peoples and governments, the U.S. people and government, and various churches and political movements.	3
HIS202W	Modern Europe The impact of World War I on Europe, the crisis of democracy and rise of totalitarian ideologies in the interwar period, and the decline of European influence in the world after World War II provide the focal points of the course. It then explores the slow resurgence of Europe, prospects for European unity, and revived European influence in international relations as a "third force."	3
HIS270	U.S. and the Holocaust This course examines the US and the Holocaust in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. The primary focus is on developments in the US such as antisemitism, response to the rise of Hitler, knowledge of the Holocaust, and important decisions by national leaders.	3
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POL302	Ethnic Conflict This course is designed to introduce students to theories about the sources of nationalist and ethnic conflict and strategies that have been used to manage these conflicts. In the first part of class we will examine sources of ethnic identity and how governments have attempted to reinforce or deemphasize those identities. Second, we will examine how domestic factors have and have not worked to suppress ethnic conflict. Finally, we will examine how the international community or other third parties have attempted to bring about the peaceful resolution of conflicts. Pre-requisites Complete any 1 of the following courses: POL100 Introduction to Comparative Politics POL104 Introduction to International Relations	3
CRM362	What is Evil? This course will utilize an interdisciplinary framework (criminology, sociology, psychology, history, political science) to examine definitions of "evil," motivations to commit "evil" actions, social reactions to "evil," and control of "evil." Pre-requisites Complete any 1 of the following courses: CRM101 Introduction to Criminal Justice PSY101 General Psychology	3
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ENG446	Wilderness and Literature Through close reading of poetry and prose, students will explore the relationship between wilderness and literature - both representations of the natural world and what Stanley Kunitz calls "your wilderness . . . the untamed self that you pretend doesn't exist, all that chaos locked behind the closet door, those memories yammering in the dark." Writers examined include: Anne Carson, Mark Doty, Kathleen Hill, and Virginia Woolf.	3
EDU448	Teaching the Holocaust A study of the Holocaust is not only a study of Jewish history, but of human history, and how humanity can collectively learn from our greatest mistakes. This course will offer best-practices in Holocaust education with a focus on L.I.G.H.T. - Leadership through Innovation in Genocide and Human rights Teaching. Pre-requisites Complete the following course: HIS224 The Holocaust: Nazis, Occupied Europe, The Jews	3