Bachelor of Arts (Combined Honours) in Human Rights
Academic titleBachelor of Arts (Combined Honours) in Human Rights
Course descriptionHuman Rights
B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
1. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (7.0 Credits):
1. 1.0 credit from HUMR 1001 [1.0], FYSM 1104 [1.0], or FYSM 1502 [1.0] (specifically the section on Global Governance and Human Rights), or approved FYSM;
2. 0.5 credit in HUMR 2001;
3. 0.5 credit from HUMR 2202, LAWS 2105, PHIL 2103, PSCI 3307;
4. 2.5 credits, comprised of 0.5 credit from each of the five Thematic Groups (see list under Course Categories);
5. 1.0 credit at the 4000-level from Thematic Groups and/or Human Rights Electives (see lists under Course Categories);
6. 1.5 credits from Thematic Groups and/or Human Rights Electives (see lists under Course Categories);
2. Additional Credit Requirements (13.0 credits):
7. The requirements for the other discipline must be satisfied;
8. Sufficient free electives to make 20.0 credits total for the program.
HUMR 1001 - Introduction to Human Rights
HUMR 2001 - Human Rights: Theories and Foundations
HUMR 2202 - Power Relations and Human Rights
HUMR 2301 - Human Rights and Sexualities
HUMR 2401 - Political Repression: Impacts and Responses
HUMR 2502 - Social and Political Movements
HUMR 3001 - Contemporary Issues in Human Rights
HUMR 3202 - Human Rights and Resistance
HUMR 3301 - Racialization, Racism and Human Rights
HUMR 3302 - Culture, Religion, and Women's Human Rights
HUMR 3401 - Histories of Persecution and Genocide
HUMR 3402 - Agents of Political Violence
HUMR 3501 - Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
HUMR 3502 - Corporations and Human Rights
HUMR 4201 - Citizenship and Human Rights
HUMR 4203 - Special Topic in Critical Principles of Human Rights
HUMR 4301 - Sex, Politics, and the State
HUMR 4303 - Special Topic in the Identities and Diversities
HUMR 4402 - Terror and Human Rights
HUMR 4403 - Special Topic in Civil and Political Rights
HUMR 4501 - Human Rights and Economic Development
HUMR 4503 - Special Topic in Social and Economic Rights
HUMR 4905 - Practicum Placement in Human Rights I
HUMR 4906 - Practicum Placement in Human Rights II