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| New course | Undergraduate |
| First term offered : Fall 2011 | ||
| Course Prefix&Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| PS494 | Human Rights | 3 - |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Human Rights |
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Catalog Description: An introduction to the historical, substantive and theoretical evolution of human rights, the actors involved in producing, implementing and enforcing human rights, and several human rights cases. |
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Course Goal and Objectives: 1. define the concept of human rights 2. explain the history and processes by which human rights have been defined, and by whom 3. analyze the ability of the international community to define, implement and enforce human rights 4. analyze human rights cases to determine the most appropriate and effective means of protecting human rights 5. develop effective communication skills including listening, speaking and writing. |
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Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): ¿ Enhancement of the Political Science major and minor ¿ Permanent Status for a course that has been taught twice as a special topics course in the last three years ¿ Social Science, Public Policy & Administration and International Studies elective |
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Faculty and facilities needed: Political Science instructor, standard classroom |
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Brief Course outline: see attached syllabus ** Prerequisite: PS203D Introduction to International Relations or consent of the instructor |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Eliot Dickinson | Approved | December 08 2011 |
| 2 - Division | John Rector | Approved | December 09 2011 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Mark Henkels | Approved | December 15 2011 |
| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Thaddeus Shannon | Approved | February 22 2012 |
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Comments: Catalog description should include:
Prerequisite: PS203D Introduction to International Relations or consent of the instructor .
Diversity designation approved by ARC as communicated on 2/22/12. |
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| 6 - Faculty Senate | Gavin Keulks | Approved | February 23 2012 |
| 7 - Dean | Stephen Scheck | Approved | February 24 2012 |
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Comments: Course would be offered in routine rotation with other UD political science courses with current faculty. |
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| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Approved | February 26 2012 |
| PS407 Human Rights-Fall10.doc | Download | |
| PS494 Human Rights - Multicultural Diversity Designation form.doc | Download |
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