HIST 307 - Perspectives on the Holocaust and Genocide

Unit(s): 3

This course is a weekly lecture series on the Holocaust, selected genocides and human rights. Guest lecturers and SSU faculty provide a variety of political and interdisciplinary perspectives on the topics. The course explores the intellectual, emotional, and ethical aspects of the Holocaust and genocides and seeks to deepen students’ understanding of organized society, political leadership, democratic participation and human nature. Students also attend a weekly discussion group to explore and synthesize information presented in the weekly lectures.

Prerequisite(s): As an upper-division Area D course, students must have completed the Golden Four (critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, written and oral communication) with a C- or better, 45 units of college-level course work, and all lower-division general education course in Area D. Crosslisted: POLS 307
GE Category: Upper Division 4
Typically Offered Spring Only
May Be Repeated No
Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face, Hybrid & Online Grading: Graded