Course Offerings 2020-2021
Academic Year 2020-2021 Course Offerings
We are excited to introduce the Human Rights Program’s new curriculum for the Academic Year 2020-21. Students should note that this curriculum includes courses offered over three semesters (including Summer A), as well as several new immersive classes that will be offered over a 7-week period. that this schedule may be subject to change, and students are encouraged not only to revisit this page but also to confirm the course listings in the online Directory of Classes.
Students may also wish to check the Columbia Institute for the Study of Human Rights’ list of undergraduate courses.
The Human Rights Program’s immersive courses will cover a semester’s worth of material in a shorter period of time and will meet for twice as many hours per week, allowing students to take fewer courses at the same time with a more sustained focus on course content.
Please feel free to contact Professor J.C. Salyer, Director of the Human Rights Program (jsalyer@barnard.edu), or Maia Bernstein, Program Assistant (mbernste@barnard.edu), with any questions you may have about your academic schedule.
Fall 2020
- Full semester courses will be held from Tuesday, September 8, 2020 – Wednesday December 23, 2020.
- Fall B courses will be held from Monday, October 26, 2020 – Wednesday, December 23, 2020.
- Course descriptions, sections and times, can be found in the online Directory of Classes
(both the Barnard Human Rights page and the Human Rights subject page).
Fall Full Semester
| Term | Dept Code | Course Number | Course Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | HRTB | BC3850 | Human Rights and Public Health | Brown, Widney |
Fall B
| Term | Dept Code | Course Number | Course Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall B | HRTB | BC1025 | Human Rights in Theory and Practice | Brown, Widney |
| Fall B | ANTH | BC3911 | Social Contexts of Immigration Law | Salyer, J.C. |
Spring 2021
Spring semester courses will be held from Monday, January 11, 2021 – Monday, April 26, 2021.
- Spring A courses will be held from Monday, January 11, 2021 – Friday, February 26, 2021.
- Spring B courses will be held from Monday, March 8, 2021 – Monday, April 26, 2021.
- Course descriptions, sections and times, will be available in advance of early registration in November 2020.
Spring Full Semester
| Term | Dept Code | Course Number | Course Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | HRTB | BC3931 | Seminar for Internships in Social Justice and Human Rights | Brown, Widney |
| Spring Semester | HRTB | BC3671 | Religion and Human Rights | Vasko, Timothy |
| Spring Semester | HRTB | BC3851 | Human Rights and Public Health: Advanced Seminar | Brown, Widney |
Spring A
| Term | Dept Code | Course Number | Course Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring A | HRTB | BC3601 | International Law and the United Nations in Practice | Flaherty, Martin |
| Spring A | ANTH | BC3932 | Climate Change, Global Migration, & Human Rights in the Anthropocene | Salyer, J.C. |
Summer 2021
- Summer A courses will be held from Monday, May 3, 2021 – Friday, June 18, 2021.
- Summer B courses will be held from Monday, June 28, 2021 – Monday, August 16, 2021.
- Course descriptions, sections and times, will be available in advance of Summer registration in April 2021.
Summer A
| Term | Dept Code | Course Number | Course Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer A | HRTB | BC3360 | Our Bodies and the Struggle to Define Personal Autonomy | Brown, Widney |
Please note that Spring and Summer courses are tentative and subject to change.
Please see the Barnard Course Catalogue for additional information.