The minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies provides students with an interdisciplinary examination into the causes and effects of the Holocaust and other genocides, offering a deeper understanding of antisemitism, racism, prejudice, and other extreme hatreds that led to the mass annihilation of peoples in the past and present. It explores the impact, trauma and memory of such destruction through exploration via historical, artistic, musical, literary, cultural, geographical, theatrical, philosophical, and social scientific contexts. The minor increases student awareness of genocidal atrocities around the globe, asking that they bear witness to the voices of those who have lived through such catastrophic events, with the goal of carrying the witness forward and encouraging them to be active in the prevention of genocide in the future.
The minor requires completion of 12 credit hours at the 300/400 level.
Requirements
Requirements for the minor are as follows.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| JST 300 | Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Core Course) | 3 |
| 9 |
| Organizations and Social Influence | |
| Victimology | |
| Crime and the Community | |
| Understanding Violence | |
| Gender-Based Violence | |
| Topics in English (Human Rights and World Literature) | |
| Topics in English (American Literature and Queer of Color Critique) | |
| Native American Literature | |
| African American Literature | |
| Germany 1900-1945: From High Culture to Holocaust | |
| Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade | |
| Paris/Auschwitz Study Abroad | |
| The Holocaust and Vichy France | |
| Studies in Jewish History | |
| Topics in History (Holocaust and Memory) | |
| Senior Seminar in History (Holocaust Historiography) | |
| Holocaust and Film: Representing the Unimaginable in the Visual Turn | |
| Topics in Jewish Studies | |
| Research Project in Jewish Studies | |
| Social Inequality | |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 |
Students must earn a grade of C (2.00) or better in all courses specified as a requirement for the minor and complete a minimum of six hours in upper-level courses in the minor requirement through courses offered by Old Dominion University.
