Course Offerings 2025-2026
Human Rights Introductory and Core Courses Offered in Fall 2025
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 combined major in Human Rights.
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Course Number |
Course Name |
Instructor |
Category |
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HRTS BC1025 |
Human Rights in Theory and Practice |
Widney Brown |
Introductory |
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HRTS UN3001 |
Introduction to Human Rights |
Andrew J Nathan |
Introductory |
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HRTS UN3190 |
International Human Rights Law |
Belinda Cooper |
Core |
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POLS BC3410 |
Colloquium on Human Rights in a Diverse World |
Ayten Gundogdu |
Core |
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POLS BC3521 |
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties |
Paula A Franzese |
Core |
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RELI BC3671 |
Religion and Human Rights |
Timothy Vasko |
Core |
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HRTS BC3850 |
Human Rights and Public Health |
Widney Brown |
Core |
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HRTS BC3931 |
Social Justice and Human Rights |
Widney Brown |
Core |
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HRTS UN3934 |
Seeking Sanctuary in New York City |
Jennifer Trowbridge |
Core |
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HRTS UN3970 |
Introduction to Genocide Studies |
Glenn Mitoma |
Core |
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HRTS GU4011 |
Indigenous Rights and Settler Colonialism |
Timothy Wyman-McCarthy |
Core |
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HRTS GU4215 |
NGOs and the Human Rights Movement |
Louis Bickford |
Core |
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HRTS GU4260 |
Human Rights and Populism |
Timothy Wyman-McCarthy |
Core |
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HRTS GU4500 |
Socio-Economic Rights |
Jacqueline Dugard |
Core |
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HRTS GU4600 |
Human Rights in the Anthropocene |
Noah B Chasin |
Core |
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HRTS GU4650 |
Children's Rights Advocacy |
Jo Becker and Michael G Bochenek |
Core |
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HRTS GU4950 |
Human Rights & Human Wrongs |
Bruce L Cronin |
Core |
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HRTS GU4965 |
Gender-Based Violence and Human Rights |
Julie Rajan |
Core |
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HRTS GU4970 |
Refugees, Citizenship, Migration |
Shourideh Molavi |
Core |
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.