20 credits

The minor in Holocaust Studies combines historical background with an interdisciplinary exploration of both the Holocaust and genocide through film, literature, philosophy, psychology, sociology, religious studies, and other history offerings. The following curriculum will help students develop a firm knowledge of the Holocaust as an event and an understanding of its precipitating factors and legacy. With a deeper awareness of such issues as prejudice, discrimination, and racism, students should be better able to analyze contemporary political situations and think critically about ethical responsibility.

HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE STUDIES
8 credits

• IHHGS 252/IHHIST 252 The Holocaust
• IIHGS 255 Genocide

ELECTIVES
12 credits
Of the remaining three courses (12 credits), one must be a Holocaust elective (4 credits) and one must be a genocide elective (4 credits), as specified by course title. Two courses (8 credits) must be at the 300 level or higher.

• Holocaust-Specific Electives
  4 credits minimum
  • IHHGS 251/IHENG 251 Literature of the Holocaust
  • IIHGS 254/IIWS 254 Women in the Holocaust
  • HGS 289 Teaching the Holocaust and Genocide
    (may count for Holocaust or Genocide, not both)
  • HGS 290 Special Topics
    (Holocaust must be specified by course title)
  • HGS 313/PHIL 313 Philosophy and the Holocaust
  • HGS 326/SOC 326 Sociology of the Holocaust
  • HGS 340 Film and the Holocaust
  • HGS 353/HIST 353 Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
  • HGS 356 The Holocaust and the Christian World
  • HGS 490 Advanced Special Topics
    (Holocaust must be specified by course title)
  • HGS 495 Seminar
    (Holocaust must be specified by course title)
  • HGS 497 Internship
    (Holocaust must be specified by course title)
  • HGS 498 Independent Study
    (Holocaust must be specified by course title)
• Genocide-Specific Electives
  4 credits minimum
  • HGS 289 Teaching the Holocaust and Genocide
    (may count for Holocaust or Genocide, not both)
  • HGS 290 Special Topics
    (Genocide must be specified by course title)
  • HGS 327/SOC 327 Sociology of Genocide
  • HGS 374 Comparative Genocide
  • HGS 427/SOC 427 Sociological Topics in Genocide
  • HGS 490 Advanced Special Topics
    (Genocide must be specified by course title)
  • HGS 495 Seminar
    (Genocide must be specified by course title)
  • HGS 497 Internship
    (Genocide must be specified by course title)
  • HGS 498 Independent Study
    (Genocide must be specified by course title)
• Other Electives
  
  • IHPHIL 220 Ethics
  • PHIL 231 Comparative Religion
  • IHHGS 232 Introduction to Judaism
  • IHHGS 233 A History of the Jews
  • IHHIST 253 The Second World War
  • HHHGS 256 Religion and Violence
  • HIST 351 19th-Century Germany
  • HGS 373/HIST 373 Race, Disability, and Eugenics