Holocaust History, Minor

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The minor includes study of the origins and history of the Holocaust within the context of European and Jewish history and an exploration of the central themes and topics in Holocaust research. In support of their classroom learning, students are encouraged to attend the lecture series presented by the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education and to engage in research opportunities in the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library and the Oskar Schindler Archive.

Students enrolled in either HIST 495 or HIST 499 will complete a capstone independent research project of or equivalent to a 20-page research paper.

core requirements (9 credits)

HIST 234 - 3,000 Years of Jewish History 3 credits
HIST 307 - Germany and the Holocaust 3 credits
HIST 495 - Holocaust Minor Research Seminar 3 credits
OR
HIST 499 - Individual Study ½-6 credits (3 credits required)

two of the following (6 credits)

HIST 297 - The Holocaust in History and Film 3 credits
HIST 359 - Elie Wiesel: Life and Works 3 credits
HIST 365a - Perpetrators, Witnesses, and Rescuers 3 credits
HIST 365b - The Holocaust: Memoirs and Histories 3 credits
HIST 367 - The Holocaust in Eastern Europe 3 credits

two of the following (6 credits)

HIST 296 - History Seminar 3 credits
PCST 323 - Law and Politics of Mass Atrocity 3 credits
OR
POSC 323 - Law and Politics of Mass Atrocity 3 credits
PCST 328 - Human Rights Law 3 credits added
OR
POSC 328 - Human Rights Law 3 credits
HIST 337 - World War II 3 credits
FREN 351 - The French Resistance and Holocaust 3 credits
GER 351 - The Holocaust in German Literature and Film 3 credits
HIST 357 - History of Jewish Migration 3 credits
HIST 358 - Jewish Life from Napoleon to Hitler 3 credits
PCST 360 - War, Memory, and Literature 3 credits

Holocaust History, Minor

core requirements (9 credits)

two of the following (6 credits)

two of the following (6 credits)

total credits 21