Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights
Human Rights is an inter-disciplinary program which explores theories and practices in local and global contexts and examines how human rights concepts, laws and mechanisms address issues of human dignity, social justice and global citizenship.
The Human Rights program - offered through the Global College - provides students with the opportunity to structure their education around historical and contemporary human rights issues. The program explores the origins and rise of human rights concepts, and the continuing evolution of human rights definitions and debates. Through theory and practice, students acquire knowledge, tools, and strategies for education and advocacy in human rights, and an understanding of the ways to respond to human rights violations. A major in Human Rights will expose students to human rights issues from diverse disciplinary perspectives including history, geography, philosophy, law, anthropology, conflict resolution, political science, urban and inner city studies, and criminal justice. Students have the option to pursue a local or international practicum placement for academic credit towards their degree.
This program leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree (3-year or 4-year) with a Major in Human Rights. Students taking an undergraduate degree in another Major may choose to add a Minor in Human Rights as a secondary area of interest.
Degree Planning Resources
University of Winnipeg General Degree and Major Requirements
Academic Calendar- Human Rights
Human Rights Program Course Descriptions
Sample Course Mapping- BA (3 year, 4 year) and minor
To declare your major in Human Rights, please fill out the Major Declaration Form and send it to global.college@uwinnipeg.ca or stop by our office to have a hardcopy of the form signed.
If you are declaring a second major, please ensure that both the "First Major" and "Second Major" sections are filled out.
To declare your minor in Human Rights, please fill out the Minor Declaration Form and send it to global.college@uwinnipeg.ca.
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