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Human Rights Minor Course Offerings
Autumn 2015
Course are grouped according to the categories in the Human Rights minor (core Courses and Broader Context Courses). For SLN#s,
restrictions and other course info, see UW Time Schedule: http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/AUT2015/
For Human Rights minor requirements and advising info, visit: http://humanrights.washington.edu/resources/human-rights-minor/
Core Courses
Comparative History of Ideas
CHID 434 / LSJ 434 / DIS ST 434
Civil and Human Rights Law for Disabled People (5) I&S, DIV
TTh 130-320, SAV 157
Brown, Sharan E
Expands knowledge of civil and human rights for disabled people. Examines the American perspective (ADA) as well as
various international models including the United Nations' International Human Rights treaties as they relate to disabled
people.
Disability Studies
DIS ST 434 / CHID 434 / LSJ 434
Civil and Human Rights Law for Disabled People (5) I&S, DIV
TTh 130-320, SAV 157
Brown, Sharan E
Expands knowledge of civil and human rights for disabled people. Examines the American perspective (ADA) as well as
various international models including the United Nations' International Human Rights treaties as they relate to disabled
people.
Law, Societies and Justice
LSJ 320 / POL S 368
The Politics and Law of International Human Rights (5) I&S, DIV
MWF 930-1020, BAG 131
Mayerfeld, Jason (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Studies the international human rights movement in its legal and political context. Focuses on institutions which influence,
enable, and constrain the international promotion of human rights.
LSJ 434 / CHID 434 / DIS ST 434
Civil and Human Rights Law for Disabled People (5) I&S, DIV
TTh 130-320, SAV 157
Brown, Sharan E
Expands knowledge of civil and human rights for disabled people. Examines the American perspective (ADA) as well as
various international models including the United Nations' International Human Rights treaties as they relate to disabled
people.
Political Science
POL S 368 / LSJ 320
The Politics and Law of International Human Rights (5) I&S, DIV
MWF 930-1020, BAG 131
Mayerfeld, Jason (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Studies the international human rights movement in its legal and political context. Focuses on institutions which influence,
enable, and constrain the international promotion of human rights.
POL S 402
Advanced Seminar in Human Rights (5, max. 10) I&S
MW 130-320, PAR 212
T.B.A.
Examines selected human rights topics including questions relating to the meaning, justification, promotion,
implementation, suppression, or denial of human rights.
Broader Context Courses
African-American Studies
AFRAM 150 / HSTAA 150
Introduction to African American History (5) I&S
TTh 1030-1220, BAG 154
Scott, Terry A.
Introductory survey of topics and problems in Afro-American history with some attention to Africa as well as to America.
Basic introductory course for sequence of lecture courses and seminars in Afro-American history.
Course offerings are subject to revisions. Please check the on-line Time Schedule for possible changes.
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AFRAM 334 / HSTAA 334
Civil Rights and Black Power in the United States (5) VLPA/I&S,
DIV
MW 1130-120, T.B.A.
Scott, Terry A.
Examines the politics and culture of the modern African American freedom struggle, which began after WWII and
continued into the 1970s. Interrogates political strategies associated with nonviolent direct action, armed self-reliance, and
black nationalism, as well as the cultural expression that reflect these political currents.
Anthropology
ANTH 215
Introduction to Medical Anthropology and Global Health (5) I&S, DIV
TTh 1230-220, Bag 131
Van Eijk, Marieke Simone (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Explores influences of global processes on health of U.S. and other societies from a social-justice perspective.
Emphasizes inter-relationships between cultural, environmental, social-economic, political, and medical systems that
contribute to health status, outcomes, policies, and healthcare delivery. Focuses on health disparities within and between
societies and communities around the world.
Comparative History of Ideas
CHID 230 / DIST ST 230 / LSJ 230
Introduction to Disability Studies (5) I&S, DIV
MW 1000-1120, FSH 102
Woiak, Joanne D (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Introduces the field of disability studies. Focuses on the theoretical questions of how society predominantly understands
disability and the social justice consequences. Examines biological, social, cultural, political, and economic determinants
in the framing of disability.
Disability Studies
DIST ST 230 / CHID 230 / LSJ 230
Introduction to Disability Studies (5) I&S, DIV
MW 1000-1120, FSH 102
Woiak, Joanne D (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Introduces the field of disability studies. Focuses on the theoretical questions of how society predominantly understands
disability and the social justice consequences. Examines biological, social, cultural, political, and economic determinants
in the framing of disability.
Geography
GEOG 230 / JSIS B 335
Geography of the Developing World (5) (I&S)
TTh 930-1120, AND 223
T.B.A. (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Addresses increasing global inequalities by focusing on shifting spatial division of labor and the role of the international
development industry in shaping economic and social inequality. Examines the relationships between economic
globalization, the development industry, and rising global inequality: reviews the history and record of the international
development project, and asks what it means to say that Western, advanced economies are not the norm against which
the rest of the world must be understood.
GEOG 335 / JSIS B 335
Geography of the Developing World (5) I&S
MW 1230-220, CMU 230
Ybarra, Megan (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Characteristics and causes, external and internal, of Third World development and obstacles to that development. Special
attention to demographic and agricultural patterns, resource development, industrialization and urbanization, drawing on
specific case studies from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
GEOG 375 / JSIS B 375
Geopolitics (5) I&S
MW 130-320, T.B.A.
T.B.A. (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
An introduction to both political geography and geopolitics, addressing the fundamental links between power and space.
Topics covered include: theories of power, space, and modernity; the formation of modern states; international geopolitics
in the aftermath of the Cold War; the post-colonial nation-state; and the geopolitics of resistance.
Course offerings are subject to revisions. Please check the on-line Time Schedule for possible changes.
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History
HSTAA 334 / AFRAM 334
Civil Rights and Black Power in the United States (5) VLPA/I&S, DIV
MW 1130-120, T.B.A.
Scott, Terry A.
Examines the politics and culture of the modern African American freedom struggle, which began after WWII and
continued into the 1970s. Interrogates political strategies associated with nonviolent direct action, armed self-reliance, and
black nationalism, as well as the cultural expression that reflect these political currents.
HSTAA 150 / AFRAM 150
Introduction to African American History (5) I&S
TTh 1030-1220, BAG 154
Scott, Terry A.
Introductory survey of topics and problems in Afro-American history with some attention to Africa as well as to America.
Basic introductory course for sequence of lecture courses and seminars in Afro-American history.
HSTCMP 269 / JSIS C 269
The Holocaust: History and Memory (5) I&S, DIV
TTh 930-1120, THO 101
T.B.A. (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Explores the Holocaust as crucial event of the twentieth century. Examines the origins of the Holocaust, perpetrators and
victims, and efforts to come to terms with this genocide in Europe, Israel, and the United States.
International Studies
JSIS B 331
Political Economy of Development (5) I&S
MW 1130-120, THO 125
Begun, Jeffrey C. (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Growth, income distribution, and economic development in less-developed countries today. Policies concerning trade,
industrialization, the agricultural sector, human resources, and financing of development. Prerequisite: either ECON 201,
GEOG 123 or JSIS 123, any of which may be taken concurrently.
JSIS B 335 / GEOG 335
Geography of the Developing World (5) I&S
MW 1230-220, CMU 230
Ybarra, Megan (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Characteristics and causes, external and internal, of Third World development and obstacles to that development. Special
attention to demographic and agricultural patterns, resource development, industrialization and urbanization, drawing on
specific case studies from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Law, Societies and Justice
LSJ 200
Introduction to Law, Societies and Justice
MWF 1030-1120, KNE 220
Beckett, Katherine A (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Explores the central role of law in social processes; investigates the primary types of legal regimes and compares them
across different national and international contexts; contrasts legal with non-legal forms of social ordering; investigates the
structure and practice of human rights law.
LSJ 230 / CHID 230 / DIST ST 230
Introduction to Disability Studies (5) I&S, DIV
MW 1000-1120, FSH 102
Woiak, Joanne D (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Growth and development of the United States Constitution as reflected in decisions of the Supreme Court; political, social,
and economic effects.
LSJ 360 / POL S 360
Introduction to United States Constitutional Law (5) I&S
TTh 900-1020, JHN 102
T.B.A. (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Introduces the field of disability studies. Focuses on the theoretical questions of how society predominantly understands
disability and the social justice consequences. Examines biological, social, cultural, political, and economic determinants
in the framing of disability
LSJ 367 / POL S 367
Comparative Law and Courts (5) I&S
TTh 1030-1150, T.B.A.
Melo, Tania R. (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Introduction to comparative judicial politics, focusing on the relationship between law and politics in cross-national
perspective, as well as on the functioning of supranational and international legal entities in the international system. May
not be taken for credit if student has taken LSJ/JSIS B 366.
Course offerings are subject to revisions. Please check the on-line Time Schedule for possible changes.
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Philosophy
PHIL 242
Introduction to Medical Ethics (5) VLPA/I&S
TTh 1130-1250, JHN 102
Goering, Sara L. (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Introduction to ethics, primarily for first- and second-year students. Emphasizes philosophical thinking and writing through
an in-depth study of philosophical issues arising in the practice of medicine. Examines the issues of medical ethics from a
patient's point of view.
PHIL 410
Social Philosophy (5) I&S
TTh 1130-120, T.B.A.
Carina Fourie
An examination of topics pertaining to social structures and institutions such as liberty, distributive justice, and human
rights.
Political Science
POL S 360 / LSJ 360
Introduction to United States Constitutional Law (5) I&S
TTh 900-1020, JHN 102
T.B.A. (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Introduces the field of disability studies. Focuses on the theoretical questions of how society predominantly understands
disability and the social justice consequences. Examines biological, social, cultural, political, and economic determinants
in the framing of disability
POL S 367 / LSJ 367
Comparative Law and Courts (5) I&S
TTh 1030-1150, T.B.A.
Melo, Tania R. (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Introduction to comparative judicial politics, focusing on the relationship between law and politics in cross-national
perspective, as well as on the functioning of supranational and international legal entities in the international system. May
not be taken for credit if student has taken LSJ/JSIS B 366.
POL S 425
Political Psychology and War (5) I&S
TTh 1230-220, PAR 305
T.B.A.
Explores how political scientists use psychology to address questions of war and peace.
POL S 430
Political Psychology and War (5) I&S
MW 230-420, PAR 305
T.B.A.
Explores issues of civil-military relations in the United States including debates about the garrison state hypothesis;
military advice on the use of force; the civil-military "gap"; and issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation in the
military.
Psychology
PSYCH 250
Racism and Minority Groups (5) I&S, DIV
TTh 1200-150, FSH 102
Guzman, Gonzalo (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Overview of the causes, contexts, and consequences of racism and its effects upon minority groups and society.
Emphasis on cultural history, political and socioeconomic structures that contribute to racism. Examination of current
issues in race relations and cultural pluralism in the United States and selected international topics.
PSYCH 480
Ideas of Human Nature (5) I&S
TTh 1230-220, LOW 222
Barash, David P.
Reviews various approaches to the nature of human nature, including ideas from ancient philosophy, theories of the soul,
empiricism, idealism, conditioning, social constructions, concepts of Freud, Marx, the existentialists, and neo-Darwinism.
Sociology
SOC 374
Law and Society (5) I&S
MW 1200-120, T.B.A.
Wender, Jonathan M. (see Time Schedule for quiz section meeting times)
Introduces major issues of the sociological foundations and implications of legal institutions; examines social life within
legal institutions, the individual and collective justice, the malleability of precedent, and truth and the effects of inequality
on legal outcomes. Encompasses legal practice and social science.
Course offerings are subject to revisions. Please check the on-line Time Schedule for possible changes.