Course Offerings 2022-2023
Human Rights Core Courses Offered Spring 2023
Please note that only courses in bold are offered directly by the Barnard Human Rights program. All other courses are offered by other Barnard or Columbia departments or programs; if you have a question about enrollment you should contact the department or program that offers the course.
Please see our Program Planning page for the full list of Core classes and the list of Related classes, as well as requirements for the joint major in Human Rights.
Course Number |
Course Name |
Instructor |
HRTS BC1025 |
Human Rights in Theory and Practice |
Widney Brown |
HRTS UN3190 |
International Human Rights Law |
Christian M de Vos |
POLS BC3254 |
First Amendment Values |
Paula A Franzese |
HRTS BC3601 |
International Law and the U.N. in Practice |
Martin S Flaherty |
RELI BC3671 |
Religion and Human Rights |
Timothy Vasko |
HRTS BC3851 |
Human Rights and Public Health: Advanced Seminar |
Widney Brown |
HRTS GU4270 |
Social Media and Human Rights |
Ted Perlmutter |
HRTS GU4380 |
Advocating and Campaigning for Social and Economic Rights |
Mila H Rosenthal |
HRTS GU4600 |
Human Rights in the Anthropocene |
Noah B Chasin |
HRTS GU4800 |
Human Rights in the United States |
TBA |
HRTS GU4930 |
International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights |
Bruce L Cronin |
HRTS GU4995 |
Education in Conflict Zones |
Thea R Abu El-Haj |
Please see the Barnard Course Catalogue and the Directory of Classes for more information.
Students may also wish to check the Columbia Institute for the Study of Human Rights’ list of undergraduate courses.
Human Rights Core Courses Offered Fall 2022
Please note that only courses in bold are offered directly by the Barnard Human Rights program. All other courses are offered by other Barnard or Columbia departments or programs; if you have a question about enrollment you should contact the department or program that offers the course.
Please see our Program Planning page for the full list of Core classes and the list of Related classes, as well as requirements for the joint major in Human Rights.
Course Number |
Course Name |
Instructor |
Category |
HRTS UN1001 |
Introduction to Human Rights |
Andrew J Nathan |
Introductory |
HRTS UN3190 |
International Human Rights Law |
Belinda Cooper |
Core |
HRTS UN3360 |
Our Bodies and the Struggle to Define Personal Autonomy |
Widney Brown |
Core |
POLS BC3410 |
Colloquium on Human Rights in a Diverse World |
Ayten Gundogdu |
Core |
POLS BC3521 |
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties |
Paula A Franzese |
Core |
HRTS BC3850 |
Human Rights and Public Health |
Widney Brown |
Core |
ANTH BC3911 |
The Social Contexts of U.S. Immigration Law and Policy |
J.C. Salyer |
Core |
HRTS BC3931 |
Seminar for Internships in Social Justice and Human Rights |
Widney Brown |
Core |
ANTH BC3932 |
Climate Change, Global Migration, and Human Rights in the Anthropocene |
J.C. Salyer |
Core |
HRTS GU4215 |
NGOs and the Human Rights Movement: Strategies, Successes and Challenges |
Louis Bickford |
Core |
HRTS GU4400 |
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Human Rights |
Paisley Currah |
Core |
HRTS GU4500 |
Socio-Economics Rights |
Jacqueline Dugard |
Core |
CLEN GU4550 |
Narrative and Human Rights |
Joseph R Slaughter |
Core |
HRTS GU4650 |
Children's Rights Advocacy |
Jo Becker and Michael G Bochenek |
Core |
HRTS GU4915 |
Human Rights and Urban Public Space |
Noah B Chasin |
Core |
HRTS GU4950 |
Human Rights and Human Wrongs |
Bruce L Cronin |
Core |
HRTS GU4965 |
Gender-Based Violence & Human Rights |
Julie Rajan |
Core |