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With the proliferation of human rights institutions over the past half century and the central place of human rights in current debates about social justice, global equity, the role of war crimes tribunals and truth commissions, the problems of humanitarian intervention, or the changing role of global economic institutions, human rights standards have become crucial touchstones of contemporary ethics and politics. The program in human rights studies engages students in the emergent interdisciplinary discussion of rights, providing them with a knowledge of the theory and practice of human rights, stimulating critical examination of the historical and conceptual antecedents, selection and formulation, enforcement and violation, political and discursive uses of human rights, and allowing them the opportunity to reflect on a set of beliefs and practices fundamental to the shaping of their world. This interdisciplinary program is designed to be pursued alongside a major in one of the departments with a disciplinary or area studies focus-including, but not limited to Africa & African Diaspora Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Comparative Literature, English, French, German, History, Italian, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Slavic, Sociology, Spanish, and Women's Studies.
A minimum of six courses in the Human Rights Program, including V3001x Introduction to Human Rights and at least two other courses from among those designated "core courses,"; three "related" courses; and a complete major in a relevant department. Where courses in the Human Rights Program also satisfy departmental requirements, no more than three Human Rights courses may count toward the major. Besides the six courses in Human Rights Program, students will be asked to submit a senior thesis or project in the area of human rights, written in the major department. Those interested in a combined major should consult with the Director or other members of the Committee on Human Rights Program. See the websites www.barnard.edu/humright and www.columbia.edu/cu/humanrights, for updates on course offerings.
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