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Equivalency Details

Equivalency Details

The information presented is an unofficial guide to how courses may transfer. Other factors to consider are grades received in the courses, the year in which the course was taken, and the major pursued after transfer. In all instances, final decisions about acceptance of course credit will be made by Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus.

If you complete the following at Pennsylvania Western University:

You may receive up to 3.00 credits at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus:

  • Engages the concept of human rights as applied to situations in the contemporary world. Takes an interdisciplinary approach, with an emphasis on anthropology to examine the following principal questions: (1) What are the historical origins of contemporary ideas about human rights? (2) What are some of the foremost human rights situations in the world today? (3) What are the political, economic, and cultural contexts in which human rights abuses occur? (4) What is the role of the committed (i.e., activist) anthropologist? Focuses on the interplay between the abuse of human rights, power, and culturally constructed difference, such as ethnicity and gender. Extends contemporary interpretations to existing social and political problems around the world to seek ways in which anthropologists can have a positive role to play in finding solutions to those problems.
    Credits
    3.00

Additional Information

Minimum Grade

You need a minimum grade of D to transfer these courses from Pennsylvania Western University to Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus.