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Requirements
To obtain a joint major in Human Rights Studies, a student must complete requirements for the Human Rights
program AND the major requirements for another department.  The requirements for Human Rights are:

Introductory course (one required)
To provide any interested student with an overview of human rights as an idea and as a major social
movement, these courses examine the breadth of the eld, and enable her to evaluate human rights as a
potential major. 

HRTS BC1025 Human Rights in Theory and Practice, or

HRTS UN3001 Introduction to Human Rights

Core courses (two required)
The following courses familiarize the student with the basic methods and institutions that make up the modern
human rights movement.

HRTS UN3190 International Human Rights Law

POLS BC3254 First Amendment Values
POLS BC3410 Colloquium on Human Rights in a Diverse World
POLS BC3505 Colloquium on Making Democracy Work
HRTS BC3560 Human Rights and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
POLS BC3601 International Law & the UN in Practice 
POLS UN3690 International Law
HRTS BC3850 Human Rights and Public Health
HRTS BC3855 Religion, Social Justice, Human Rights
ANTH BC3911 The Social Context of U.S. Immigration Law and Policy
ANTH BC3913 Inequalities: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality in U.S. Law and Society
HRTS W3930 International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
SOCI BC3931 Social Justice & Human Rights Seminar
ANTH BC3932 Climate Change, Global Migration, and Human Rights in the Anthropocene
HRTS G4210 Equality, Identity, and Rights
HRTS GU4215 The International Human Rights Movements: Past, Present, Future
HRTS GU4230 Refugees, Forced Migration, and Displacement
 HRTS GU4270 Social Media and Human Rights 
HRTS GU4320 Human Rights and Foreign Policy
HRTS G4400 Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Human Rights
HRTS G4410 Children's Right: Selected Issues
HRTS GU4500 Socio-Economic Rights
HRTS GU4600 Human Rights in the Anthropocene
HRTS GU4700 Ethical Dilemmas in Healthcare: A Human Rights Approach
HRTS GU4810 Religion and Human Rights
HRTS GU4900 UN Human Rights Bodies: Impact, Reform, Advocacy
HRTS GU4915 Human Rights & Urban Public Space 
HRTS GU4930 International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
HRTS GU4950 Human Rights and Human Wrongs
HRTS GU4955 Narrative and Representation in Post-Con ict Societies

Related courses (three required)
The three related courses will re ect the student's personal interests and specialization in human rights with
the advice and guidance of her academic advisor.

For a full list of courses and their descriptions, please consult the Course Catalog
(http://catalog.barnard.edu/barnard-college/courses-instruction/human-rights-studies/).  To nd options for a
given semester, please consult the Directory of Classes (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/). 

A senior thesis on a human rights topic
The senior thesis or project in the area of human rights studies is written in the senior thesis seminar of the
major department. Where this is not possible, it is written in HRTS BC3099 Independent Study.

All of the above requirements must be approved by the student's human rights academic advisor. Up to three
of the required human rights courses may also satisfy requirements of the other major, but no course may
count for both the joint major and a major/minor in another department.

Advising
A student chooses her academic advisor from among the Human Rights program faculty. Due to the
interdisciplinary nature of the program, an unlisted professor whose work is relevant may also be chosen.

A junior/senior looking for a thesis advisor may also consult the list of Human Rights faculty for a suitable
advisor in her area of research.

To ensure that courses meet the requirements for the major, students must con rm their selection with the
Director of Human Rights Studies, Professor J. Paul Martin (mailto:jmartin@barnard.edu), before their nal
semester.