Barnard College | Human Rights Program

Because human rights studies encompass a range of issues and methodologies from a variety of academic fields, the Barnard Human Rights program includes courses from many different departments. Students pursuing the combined major must take both core and related courses. For a more comprehensive explanation of the major requirements, see the major requirements page.

A list of undergraduate courses that count as core courses and related courses is provided as an MS Word document. In that document you will note that, as an alternative to generally listed related courses, majors are invited to pursue various tracks within the major. Please also consult the Advisor's Record work-sheet. This enables you to prepare for a conversation with your in-department advisor, should you decide to become a Human Rights Major.

Students are advised to check the Online Directory of Classes or the Barnard Online Catalogue for the most up-to-date information regarding the availability of classes.

If there is a course that you feel should count towards the major that you have taken or wish to take at Barnard, Columbia, or elsewhere in the U.S., or abroad, but is not listed on this website, please speak to your Human Rights advisor and submit a Major Credit Approval Request form, available in 226D Milbank Hall.

If you would like more than two transfer courses to count for the Human Rights program, please fill out the Additional Transfer Credit Request Form, and submit it to 321 Milbank Hall.