Current Programs Offered at West Chester University
Certificate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies
REQUIRED
HIS 545 Holocaust
HIS 546 Genocide in Modern History
Electives
(Four Courses)
Communication Studies
COM 503 Communication and Persuasive Influence
COM 505 Concepts and Criticism of Public Influence
Criminal Justice
CRJ 505 Nature of Crime and Delinquency
CRJ 555 Race, Class, and Crime
Literature and Film
EGE 409 Impact of Holocaust on German Literature and Film
ENG 573 Special Topics: Literature of the Holocaust
History
HIS 520 History of Racism, Bigotry, and Prejudice
HIS 523 History of Germany
HIS 535 Nationalism and Democracy in Europe, 1815-1914
HIS 536 Europe Since 1914
HIS 543 Jews in Modern European History
HIS 544 Final Solution in Europe
HIS 547 A-Socials and the Holocaust
HIS 548 Women in the Holocaust
HIS 549 American Perspectives on the Holocaust
HIS 602 Directed Readings in European History
HIS 651 Seminar
HIS 660 Field Studies
Philosophy
PHI 512 Ethical Theories
PHI 570 Bioethics
PHI 588 Philosophy of Human Rights
Psychology
PSY 509 Advanced Social Psychology
PSY 540 Multicultural Psychology
PSY 543 Psychology of Group Processes
Minor in Holocaust Studies
The program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies deals not only with historical aspects of the Holocaust, but also with moral and political issues involved in the prevention of future genocides. It may be taken as one of the minors in the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Sciences programs.
Admission to the Program
An undergraduate in good standing at West Chester University may apply for a Minor in Holocaust Studies. Contact Dr. Jonathan Friedman, Director of the Holocaust/Genocide Education Center jfriedman@wcupa.edu or call 610-738-0486.
Holocaust Minor Advisement Sheet
(18 semester hours required)
Required Courses.9 Semester Hours. Take each of the following three courses |
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Offered |
HIS 332 |
Holocaust |
every semester |
HIS 349 |
Jew in History |
every year |
PHI 180 |
Ethics |
every semester |
Elective Courses.9 Semester Hours. Take three courses selected from the following with the approval of the director of the Holocaust and Genocide Program: |
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ANT 120 |
Cultures of Ethnic Groups in America |
offered every other fall |
GER 221 or EGE 222 |
German Civilization |
once a year |
HIS 423 |
Modern Germany |
offered fall semester |
LIT 304 |
American Jewish Novel |
once a year |
PSC 252 |
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights |
once a year |
PSC322 |
Public Opinion, Propaganda and Political Behavior |
once a year |
PSY 254 |
Social Psychology |
every semester |
SOC 335 |
Racial and Cultural Minorities |
once a year |
SSC 480 |
Ethnic Cultures Workshop |
every other year |
SWO 225 |
Race Relations |
every semester |
EGE 409 |
Holocaust in German Literature and Film |
every other year |
PHI 411 |
Philosophy of War |
once a year |
PHI 481 |
Philosophy of Human Rights |
every other year |
WOS 225 |
Introduction to Women and Gender Studies |
every semester |
PAX 200 |
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies |
every semester |
Other courses can be substituted at the discretion of the director. Total of 18 semester hours for required + elective courses
Undergraduate Classes in Holocaust Studies
Overview: Undergraduate Course Offerings
EGE 409 Impact of the Holocaust on German Literature and Film (3)
How propaganda (particularly film) contributed to the rise of Nazism. Postwar literature
and films will be used to illustrate issues such as compliance to the regime, the
role of the Vatican and legal institutions, individual and group responsibility, literary
and cinematic representation of the Holocaust, guilt and the debates surrounding reconciliation,
the contemporary relationship of Germany and Israel, and the legacy of the Holocaust
for children of victims and perpetrators.
HIS 332 Holocaust (3)
Focuses on ethnic, nationalistic, economic, and religious causes of the Holocaust,
including 20th-century Nazism, racism, and anti-Semitism, concluding with study of
the Nuremburg trials.
HIS 349 The Jew in History (3)
Review of their 4,000 year history and of those civilizations that have welcomed the
Jewish people. the study of the Jewish people in contemporary society is an important
feature of the course.
HIS 423 Modern Germany (3)
Germany in the 19th and 20th centuries: Napoleonic Era, Rise of Prussia, nationalism
and unification, imperialism and World War I, National Socialism, World War II, and
divided Germany.
PHI 180 Introduction to Ethics (3)
Great ethical systems of history and their application to personal and social life.
The right and the good; the nature of values; and critical dilemmas.
SOC 490 Topical Seminar in Sociology (3)
A topical seminar on the sociology of religion and the Holocaust.
Overseas Programs
Our most recent trip was to the sites of camps and ghettos in Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland. Hotels, breakfast and most dinners were provided as well as land transportation and a university professor as the guide.
Current and Future Overseas Trips
Future trips are presently in the planning stages. Three credits (graduate or undergraduate) may be earned through preparation, site visits, and a course paper. For information contact Dr. Jonathan Friedman, Director of the WCU Holocaust and Genocide Education center at jfriedman@wcupa.edu or telephone (610)-436-2972.
In-Service Teacher Education Workshops
Chester County Intermediate Unit Teacher's Workshop
Teacher Education Workshops are held frequently during summer sessions. Presenters are teachers in the public schools, professors, survivors, veterans, museum curators, librarians, and writers. A day trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. is included.
Admission to the ProgramTeachers may apply at the Chester County Intermediate Unit (610) 524-2431