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A major in Human Rights will expose you to issues of human rights from diverse perspectives - conflict resolution, gender studies, international development studies, politics, history, geography, philosophy, anthropology, economics, and religious studies.

The Human Rights program - offered through the Global College - provides you with the opportunity to structure your education around the study of social justice, global citizenship, and human rights. Because 'human rights’ is understood in multiple ways, this major takes an interdisciplinary approach to its core courses.

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. This is the only undergraduate Human Rights program in Western Canada and is studied as a model by other institutions world-wide seeking to implement such an undergraduate degree.

SAMPLE CAREERS

You will develop knowledge and analytic skills relevant to a wide range of jobs in both the public and private sector, such as in public administration, international rights and advocacy groups, humanitarian and refugee organizations, and academia. A major in Human Rights is an excellent background for law school and for work in NGOs and other rewarding fields. A minor in Human Rights is a strong and relevant supplement for students pursuing careers in business or the health sciences.

SAMPLE COURSES

Introduction to Global Citizenship traces the historical development of the idea of "global citizenship," interrogating the meanings, contradictions and contentions associated with this term. Through guest speakers and student research on specific issues and injustices that are present in Manitoba communities, and which also have global connections or manifestations, students examine current practices aimed at fostering global citizenship.

History of Human Rights examines the history of human rights within the Canadian context including key federal, provincial and municipal legislation as well as critical human rights institutions. This course explores the evolution of human rights in Canada in relation to their international counterparts, and historical discrimination in Canada in areas such as immigration, employment and housing, internment of minority populations, gender, sexuality, anti-Semitism and treatment of Indigenous peoples.

Human Rights Institutions analyzes the role of specialized Canadian and international human rights institutions, such as human rights commissions and tribunals. It provides an understanding of the legislative frameworks for select institutions and procedures for accessing selected human rights institutions, and assesses the societal impact of such commissions and tribunals through their educational functions as well as case decisions.

MORE SAMPLE COURSES

History of Human Rights in Canada • Models of Transitional Justice • Refugees, Resettlement and Resilience • Concepts and Conventions in Human Rights • Global Human Rights Advocacy