HIS 4447 - The Holocaust

3 Credit Hour(s)

An examination of the Holocaust, from medieval origins of antisemitism to the persecution of the Jews in the 1930’s, resulting in the Final Solution of the 1940’s. This course will focus on the implementation of the Nazis’ anti-Semitic politics and the responses of other nations to the Holocaust, examining the roles of victims, perpetrators, and bystanders. The course will also survey the impact of the Holocaust on the world today.
Prerequisite(s): HIS 1101 and HIS 1102, or HIS 1122 and HIS 1123, or permission of the instructor