Dec 21, 2024

2023 Undergraduate Catalog 1.1 (WINTER-SPRING)

2023 Undergraduate Catalog 1.1 (WINTER-SPRING) [ARCHIVED CATALOG - Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Human Rights Advocacy (Minor)

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The minor in human rights advocacy is designed to provide students with a basic grounding in human rights theory, practice, and research, and the ability to apply a human rights framework to their professional or academic area of interest. It is an interdisciplinary minor designed for students in any major who are concerned with human rights and want to develop tools for identifying and addressing human rights violations within their chosen profession.

Total credit hours required for the minor: 18

Core Classes: 9 credit hours

POL 211 - Introduction to Human Rights (3)
or
HRA 211 - Introduction to Human Rights (3)
POL 364 - International Law (3) *
POL 464 - International Protection of Human Rights (3) Capstone Seminar
or
HRA 464 - International Protection of Human Rights (3) Capstone Seminar
HRA 470 - Human Rights Advocacy - Internship (1 to 12)
and/or
HRA 490 - Independent Study (1 to 3)

Related Classes: 9 credit hours

Take 9 credits chosen from the following. At least 3 credits must be at 300-level or above. Select Topics classes can be repeated if they are different topics. Prerequisite requirements may be waved for HRA students at the discretion of the instructor.

Note:

*Prerequisite may be waived for students not majoring in political science and international studies.