174 Human Rights Degree Programs

The Master of Arts in Human Rights is designed to give students a thorough understanding of human rights issues around the world. It covers key topics like social justice, human security, and internat...

Trinity College’s Human Rights Program, the first human rights program at a liberal arts college in the United States, is committed to excellence in the study and practice of human rights. The Program seeks to foster critical debate about human rights problems, inter-disciplinary dialogue, and conversations that bridge the divide between local and global human rights concerns.

The Master of Arts in Social Justice and Human Rights program provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the social issues that affect marginalized populations globally and locally. The c...

The Bachelor of Human Rights program is designed to give students a solid foundation in understanding human rights issues worldwide. It covers key topics such as social justice, equality, and the lega...

The Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights is designed to give students a deep understanding of human rights issues across different parts of the world. It covers topics like social justice, equality, and t...

The program in Human Rights (LLB, 3 years) offers students a comprehensive understanding of how human rights issues are protected and challenged around the world. It explores key themes like social ju...

The MA in Applied Human Rights is designed to give students a practical understanding of how human rights are protected and promoted around the world. The course covers key issues like social justice,...

The MSc Human Rights program is designed to give students a firm understanding of the core issues surrounding human rights globally. It explores how human rights are protected, challenged, and promote...

The Minor in Human Rights Advocacy seeks to educate the next generation of advocates by engaging students in supervised human rights fact-finding, documentation, and advocacy. The Minor provides a rigorous, structured program of study of human rights through focused coursework, combined with supervised, reflective engagement in practical human rights projects in partnership with the University Network for Human Rights (UNHR).

The program in Human Rights Education and Transformative Justice is designed to help students understand the ways education can promote social change and support human rights. It explores ideas and pr...

The Master provides training in the field of human rights and public policies. In particular, it trains professionals for theoretical reflection and practical application of the human rights perspective in the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies at the local, national, and regional levels. The training emphasizes the analysis of the relationship between the State and civil society and the promotion of the use of protection standards and enforcement mechanisms to strengthen the institutions of democracy and prevent human rights violations. Its thematic areas include access to justice, equality and non-discrimination, economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights, the rights of migrants and institutional violence, and citizen security.

The Human Rights minor gives a firm grounding in the international human rights system and then allows students the flexibility to choose electives according to their specific interests. The minor can accompany any major.

The combined Bachelor of Human Rights and Bachelor of Laws program offers students a solid foundation in legal principles while emphasizing social justice and human rights issues. It prepares students...

Human rights are predicated upon the belief that every human being deserves to be treated with equal dignity, and that every person has inherent value. But how do we move towards these goals? In this collaborative, interdisciplinary degree program, you will investigate how we fulfill these ideals, but also how we fail to do so in different times and places. In acknowledging human rights, their power and their fragility, we become fully human. You will gain a critical understanding of, and experience in, the growing field of human rights. You’ll examine how different groups have understood and fought for expanded rights protection throughout history. You’ll learn about and critique the effectiveness of legal, diplomatic and political frameworks that have been employed to protect these rights.

The Human Rights Law LLM program is designed to give students a broad understanding of international and domestic human rights issues. It covers key concepts, legal frameworks, and case law that shape...