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Twin Cities Campus
Human Rights MinorGlobal Studies Department
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Institute for Global Studies, 232 Social Sciences Building, 267 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-1879; fax: 612-626-2242)
Email:
hrminor@umn.edu
Website: http://www.hrp.cla.umn.edu
The human rights minor, available to master's, doctoral, and law students, provides an interdisciplinary foundation in human rights studies and practical experience in human rights work. To satisfy the core requirements, students must complete two of the four core courses, each of which is 3 credits (GLOS 5403/LAW 6058 - Human Rights Advocacy; LAW 6886 - International Human Rights Law; POL 5485 - Human Rights and Democracy in the World; SOC 8090 - Topics: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Human Rights), and one 200-hour internship (no coursework is associated with the internship). Master's students must complete one additional elective course (3 credits), while doctoral and law students select at least two additional elective courses (totaling 6 credits) outside their major field from a designated course list. Other courses may be taken with the approval of the program director. Qualifying courses taken prior to approval of the minor will be applied retroactively.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Admission to the minor is limited to enrolled graduate or professional students with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Doctoral students must declare their minor before taking their preliminary oral examination.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Students should submit a letter of application describing their background and motivation for applying to the minor program to the director of Graduate Studies. The director may request further information.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
In addition to the required course credits, all students pursuing the human rights minor must complete one six-week internship that is approved by the program director.
Core Courses
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
LAW 6886 - International Human Rights Law
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 5485 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 8090 - Topics in Sociology
(1.5-3.0 cr)
- Take with the topic: "Topics in Sociology: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Human Rights"
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Master's
Electives
Take 3 or more credits from the following:
AFEE 5361 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
AFRO 5866 - The Civil Rights and Black Power Movement, 1954-1984
(3.0 cr)
AFRO 8202 - Seminar: Intellectual History of Race
(3.0 cr)
AFRO 8554 - Seminar: Gender, Race, Nation, and Policy--Perspectives from Within the African Diaspora
(3.0 cr)
AMIN 5890 - Readings in American Indian and Indigenous History
(3.0 cr)
ANTH 8810 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 5100 - Introduction to Clinical Ethics
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 5220 - Standards for Research with Human Participants: A Lecture Series for Researchers
(1.0 cr)
CHIC 5374 - Migrant Farmworkers in the United States: Families, Work, and Advocacy
[CIV]
(4.0 cr)
CSPH 5111 - Ways of Thinking about Health
(2.0 cr)
CSPH 5211 {Inactive}
(2.0-3.0 cr)
EPSY 5135 - Human Relations Workshop
(4.0 cr)
ESPM 5251 - Natural Resources in Sustainable International Development
(3.0 cr)
GLOS 5403 - Human Rights Advocacy
(3.0 cr)
HRIR 5252 - Employment and Labor Law for the HRIR Professional
(2.0 cr)
KIN 5371 - Sport and Society
(3.0 cr)
LAW 6030 - Contemporary Problems in Freedom of Speech and Press
(3.0 cr)
LAW 6046 - Human Trafficking
(2.0 cr)
LAW 6058 - Human Rights Advocacy
(3.0 cr)
LAW 6602 - Food Law
(2.0 cr)
LAW 6621 - Rights in Conflict: Citizenship and Human Rights
(2.0 cr)
LAW 6827 - Women's International Human Rights
(2.0 cr)
LAW 6889 - Laws of War
(3.0 cr)
LAW 7400 - CL: Human Rights Litigation and Advocacy
(3.0-4.0 cr)
LAW 7842 - CL: Immigration and Human Rights
(3.0-4.0 cr)
OLPD 5104 - Education and the Sustainable Development Goals
(3.0 cr)
OLPD 8121 - Doctoral Seminar: Comparative and International Development Education
(1.0-6.0 cr)
PA 5151 - Organizational Perspectives on Global Development & Humanitarian Assistance
(3.0 cr)
PA 5401 - Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
PA 5414 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
PA 5421 - Racial Inequality and Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
PA 5451 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
PA 5452 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
PA 5490 - Topics in Social Policy
(1.0-4.0 cr)
PA 5601 - Global Survey of Gender and Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
PA 5690 - Topics in Women, Gender and Public Policy
(0.5-3.0 cr)
PA 5801 - Global Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
PA 5823 - Human Rights and Humanitarian Crises: Policy Challenges
(3.0 cr)
PA 5885 - Human Rights Policy: Issues and Actors
(3.0 cr)
PA 5890 - Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs
(0.5-5.0 cr)
POL 5485 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
POL 8260 - Topics in Political Theory
(3.0 cr)
POL 8403 - International Norms and Institutions
(3.0 cr)
POL 8460 - Topics in International Relations
(3.0 cr)
PSY 8210 - Law, Race, and Social Psychology
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6055 - Social Inequalities in Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6066 - Building Communities, Increasing Health: Preparing for Community Health Work
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6115 - Worker Protection Law
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6131 - Working in Global Health
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6281 {Inactive}
(3.0-4.0 cr)
PUBH 6634 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6801 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6807 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
SOC 8190 - Topics in Law, Crime, and Deviance
(3.0 cr)
SW 8505 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
SW 8525 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
Doctoral
Electives
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
AFEE 5361 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
AFRO 5866 - The Civil Rights and Black Power Movement, 1954-1984
(3.0 cr)
·
AFRO 8202 - Seminar: Intellectual History of Race
(3.0 cr)
·
AFRO 8554 - Seminar: Gender, Race, Nation, and Policy--Perspectives from Within the African Diaspora
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 5890 - Readings in American Indian and Indigenous History
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 8810 - Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology
(3.0 cr)
·
BTHX 5100 - Introduction to Clinical Ethics
(3.0 cr)
·
BTHX 5220 - Standards for Research with Human Participants: A Lecture Series for Researchers
(1.0 cr)
·
CHIC 5374 - Migrant Farmworkers in the United States: Families, Work, and Advocacy
[CIV]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5111 - Ways of Thinking about Health
(2.0 cr)
·
CSPH 5211 {Inactive}
(2.0-3.0 cr)
·
EPSY 5135 - Human Relations Workshop
(4.0 cr)
·
ESPM 5251 - Natural Resources in Sustainable International Development
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 5403 - Human Rights Advocacy
(3.0 cr)
·
HRIR 5252 - Employment and Labor Law for the HRIR Professional
(2.0 cr)
·
KIN 5371 - Sport and Society
(3.0 cr)
·
LAW 6030 - Contemporary Problems in Freedom of Speech and Press
(3.0 cr)
·
LAW 6046 - Human Trafficking
(2.0 cr)
·
LAW 6058 - Human Rights Advocacy
(3.0 cr)
·
LAW 6602 - Food Law
(2.0 cr)
·
LAW 6621 - Rights in Conflict: Citizenship and Human Rights
(2.0 cr)
·
LAW 6827 - Women's International Human Rights
(2.0 cr)
·
LAW 6889 - Laws of War
(3.0 cr)
·
LAW 7400 - CL: Human Rights Litigation and Advocacy
(3.0-4.0 cr)
·
LAW 7842 - CL: Immigration and Human Rights
(3.0-4.0 cr)
·
OLPD 5104 - Education and the Sustainable Development Goals
(3.0 cr)
·
OLPD 8121 - Doctoral Seminar: Comparative and International Development Education
(1.0-6.0 cr)
·
PA 5151 - Organizational Perspectives on Global Development & Humanitarian Assistance
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5401 - Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5414 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5421 - Racial Inequality and Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5451 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5452 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5490 - Topics in Social Policy
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
PA 5601 - Global Survey of Gender and Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5690 - Topics in Women, Gender and Public Policy
(0.5-3.0 cr)
·
PA 5801 - Global Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5823 - Human Rights and Humanitarian Crises: Policy Challenges
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5885 - Human Rights Policy: Issues and Actors
(3.0 cr)
·
PA 5890 - Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs
(0.5-5.0 cr)
·
POL 5485 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 8260 - Topics in Political Theory
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 8403 - International Norms and Institutions
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 8460 - Topics in International Relations
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 8210 - Law, Race, and Social Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6055 - Social Inequalities in Health
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6066 - Building Communities, Increasing Health: Preparing for Community Health Work
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6115 - Worker Protection Law
(1.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6131 - Working in Global Health
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6281 {Inactive}
(3.0-4.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6634 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6801 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 6807 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 8190 - Topics in Law, Crime, and Deviance
(3.0 cr)
·
SW 8505 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
SW 8525 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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Course Equivalencies: | Law 6831/Psy 8210 |
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Course Equivalencies: | Afro 3866/Afro 5866/Hist 3856 |
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Course Equivalencies: | AmIn 5890/Hist 5890 |
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Course Equivalencies: | Chic 3374/Chic 5374 |
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Course Equivalencies: | ESPM 3251/ESPM 5251/LAS 3251 |
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Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Course Equivalencies: | Kin 5371/Rec 5371 |
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Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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