Human Rights and Human Diversity Program
Program Co-ordinator: Andrew Robinson, PhD, 519-756-8228, ext. 5743, arobinson@wlu.ca
The Human Rights and Human Diversity Honours BA programs and minor, and HR courses are only available at the Brantford Campus.
Laurier Brantford's Human Rights and Human Diversity single and combined honours program, examine the key forces that will shape students' futures as individuals, workers and Canadians. The program is designed to provide an understanding of the origins and the laws and institutions designed to protect human rights as well as the processes diversifying cultures and the policies that have been put in place to manage and accommodate this diversity.
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Program Information
- Honours BA Human Rights and Human Diversity
- Honours BA Human Rights and Human Diversity in Combination with another Honours BA Program
- Honours BA Human Rights and Human Diversity and LLB (Sussex) Stream
- International Development Specialization
- Non-profit Career Skills Specialization
- Human Rights Minor
- Students in the Honours Human Rights and Human Diversity program may specialize in Human Resources Management in Year 3 of studies through an articulation agreement with Conestoga College.
Under this agreement, students who have successfully completed 10.0 credits, including 4.5 credits of:
BF190, BF199, BF290, BF299
HR100, OL224, HR/SOJE260, HR261, CC233/HS233/OL233
with a minimum GPA of 5.00 in Honours HRHD and 5.00 overall, shall be eligible to enroll in the Human Resources Management graduate certificate program through Conestoga College on the Brantford campus. If students complete these courses with an average of 70% or better, they will receive 5.0 senior credits as follows: 1.0 200 level OL credit, 1.0 200 level WORK credit, 1.5 200 level HR credit, 1.0 300 level HR credit, 0.5 credit – HR300.
Students are strongly advised to complete 2.0 more credits of HR required courses prior to attending Conestoga College in consultation with Academic Advising and the Program Coordinator to ensure that all graduation requirements are met in Year 4. - Contact Academic Advising regarding program requirements and application procedures.
- Students in the Honours Human Rights and Human Diversity program may specialize in Community and Social Service Management in Year 3 of studies through an articulation agreement with Conestoga College. Under this agreement, students who have successfully completed 10.0 credits, including 4.5 credits of: BF190, BF199, BF290, BF299, HR100, OL224, HR260/SOJE260, HR261, CC233/HS233/OL233 with a minimum GPA of 5.00 in Honours HRHD and 5.00 overall, shall be eligible to enroll in the Community and Social Service Management graduate certificate program through Conestoga College on the Brantford campus. If students complete these courses with an average of 70% or better, they will receive 5.0 senior credits as follows: 1.0 200 level OL credit, 0.5 300 level OL credit, 1.0 200 level SOJE credit, 1.5 300 level HR credit, 0.5 credit – HR300, 0.5 credit – HR305.
Students are strongly advised to complete 2.0 more credits of HR required courses prior to attending Conestoga College in consultation with Academic Advising and the Program Co-ordinator to ensure that all graduation requirements are met in Year 4. - Contact Academic Advising regarding program requirements and application procedures.
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HR100 | Human Rights and Human Diversity | 0.5 |
| HR163 | Introduction to International Development | 0.5 |
| HR214 | Politics, Advocacy and Journalism | 0.5 |
| HR219 | Critical Disabilities Studies | 0.5 |
| HR223 | Understanding Public Policy for Issue Advocacy | 0.5 |
| HR231 | Human Rights and the Environment | 0.5 |
| HR232 | Women, Rights, and Equality | 0.5 |
| HR251 | Workplace Diversity in the 21st Century | 0.5 |
| HR252 | Designing Digital and Social Media | 0.5 |
| HR260 | Introduction to Human Rights | 0.5 |
| HR261 | Multiculturalism | 0.5 |
| HR263 | The Developing World | 0.5 |
| HR300 | Professionalization Seminar | 0.5 |
| HR301 | Development Theories, Strategies and Issues | 0.5 |
| HR305 | Fundraising | 0.5 |
| HR306 | Human Rights Education and Advocacy | 0.5 |
| HR312 | Advocacy Journalism: Principles and Practice | 0.5 |
| HR313 | Mean Justice: Criminal Injustice, Ethics & Rights | 0.5 |
| HR319 | Children/Youth and Disabilities: Inclusion and Human Rights | 0.5 |
| HR320 | Children’s Rights | 0.5 |
| HR322 | Non-Governmental Organizations | 0.5 |
| HR323 | Rights in Canada: Rights, Freedoms and the Charter | 0.5 |
| HR324 | Human Trafficking and Other Contemporary Forms of Slavery/Forced Labour | 0.5 |
| HR325 | Crimes Against Humanity | 0.5 |
| HR326 | Transitional Justice | 0.5 |
| HR328 | The United Nations in the 21st Century | 0.5 |
| HR329 | Global Health and Social Justice | 0.5 |
| HR332 | Victims, Rights and Social Justice | 0.5 |
| HR333 | Law, Intellectual Property and Human Rights | 0.5 |
| HR335 | Labour Law and Labour Rights | 0.5 |
| HR336 | Immigration, Refugees and Human Rights | 0.5 |
| HR355 | Advancing Racial and Ethnic Equality | 0.5 |
| HR360 | Special Topics I | 0.5 |
| HR361 | Special Topics II | 1.0 |
| HR365 | Immigrant and Ethno-Racial Youth | 0.5 |
| HR370 | Gender, Sexuality, and Social Justice | 0.5 |
| HR375 | Sexual Minorities and Human Rights | 0.5 |
| HR391 | Canadian Internship/Field Placement | 0.5 |
| HR392 | International Internship/Field Placement | 0.5 |
| HR393 | Directed Studies I | 0.5 |
| HR394 | Extended Internship/Field Placement | 1.0 |
| HR401 | Philosophy of Human Rights | 0.5 |
| HR402 | Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Human Rights | 0.5 |
| HR460 | Special Seminar in Human Rights and Human Diversity | 0.5 |
| HR493 | Directed Studies II | 0.5 |
| HR494 | Directed Research Experience | 0.5 |
