Human Rights Programs
Program Co-ordinator: Stacey Wilson-Forsberg, PhD, 519-756-8228, ext. 5509, swilsonforsberg@wlu.ca
The Human Rights Honours BA programs are only available at the Brantford Campus. The minor program is available on the Brantford and Waterloo campuses.
Laurier Brantford's Human Rights 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.
Program Information
- Honours BA Human Rights
- Honours BA Human Rights in Combination with another Honours BA Program
- Honours BA Human Rights and LLB (Sussex) Stream
- International Development Specialization
- Human Rights Minor
- Certificate in Non-Profit Career Foundations
- Honours BA Human Rights: Advanced Standing Programs
- Students in the Honours Human Rights 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 2.5 credits of:
HR100, OL224, HR/SOJE260, HR261, CC233/HS233/OL233
with a minimum GPA of 5.00 in Honours HR 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 program may specialize in Management in Community Services in Year 3 of studies through an articulation agreement with Conestoga College. Under this agreement, students who have successfully completed 10.0 credits, including 2.5 credits of: HR100, OL224, HR260/SOJE260, HR261, CC233/HS233/OL233 with a minimum GPA of 5.00 in Honours HR 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. - Students in the Honours Human Rights program may specialize in Event
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 2.5
credits of HR100, OL224/PD224, HR260/SOJE260,
HR261, OL233/CC233/HS233 with a minimum GPA
of 5.00 in Honours HR and 5.00 overall, shall be
eligible to enroll in the Event Management graduate
certificate program through Conestoga College. If
students complete these courses with an average of
70% or better, they will receive 5.0 senior credits as
follows: 1.0 credit 200-level HR, 0.5 credit HR300,
0.5 credit HR305, 0.5 credit HR391 and 2.5 200
level UU credit.
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. - Students in the Honours Human Rights program may specialize in Project
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 2.5
credits of HR100, OL224/PD224, HR260/SOJE260,
HR261, OL233/CC233/HS233 with a minimum GPA
of 5.00 in Honours HR and 5.00 overall, shall be
eligible to enroll in the Project Management graduate
certificate program through Conestoga College. If
students complete these courses with an average of
70% or better, they will receive 5.0 senior credits as
follows: 2.0 credit 200-level HR, 0.5 credit HR300,
0.5 credit OL481, 0.5 credit EN206 and 1.5 200
level UU credit.
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. - Students in the Honours Human Rights program may specialize in being a Career
Development Professional in Year 3 of studies
through an articulation agreement with Conestoga
College. Under this agreement, students who have
successfully completed 10.0 credits, including 2.5 credits of HR100, OL224/PD224, HR260/SOJE260,
HR261, OL233/CC233/HS233 with a minimum GPA
of 5.00 in Honours HR and 5.00 overall, shall be
eligible to enroll in the Career Development Professional graduate
certificate program through Conestoga College. If
students complete these courses with an average of
70% or better, they will receive 5.0 senior credits as
follows: 1.5 credit 200-level HR, 0.5 credit HR300,
0.5 credit HR391, 1.0 200-level WORK credit and
1.5 200 level UU credit.
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 | Fundamentals of Human Rights | 0.5 |
| HR101 | Human Rights: Analysis and Advocacy | 0.5 |
| HR163 | Introduction to International Development | 0.5 |
| HR208 | Public Policy in an Economic Context | 0.5 |
| HR214 | Politics, Advocacy and Journalism | 0.5 |
| HR219 | Critical Disabilities Studies | 0.5 |
| HR231 | Human Rights and the Environment | 0.5 |
| HR232 | Women, Rights, and Equality | 0.5 |
| HR235 | Labour Law and Labour Rights | 0.5 |
| HR251 | Workplace Diversity in the 21st Century | 0.5 |
| HR252 | Designing Digital and Social Media | 0.5 |
| HR260 | Key Issues in Human Rights | 0.5 |
| HR261 | Multiculturalism | 0.5 |
| HR263 | The Developing World | 0.5 |
| HR300 | Professionalization Seminar | 0.5 |
| HR301 | Development Theories, Approaches, and Issues | 0.5 |
| HR305 | Fundraising | 0.5 |
| HR307 | Program Development & Grant Writing | 0.5 |
| HR308 | Introduction to Program Evaluation | 0.5 |
| HR313 | Mean Justice: Criminal Injustice, Ethics & Rights | 0.5 |
| HR319 | Children/Youth and Disabilities: Inclusion and Human Rights | 0.5 |
| HR320 | Childrens Rights | 0.5 |
| HR322 | Non-Profits and NGOs | 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 |
| HR327 | Understanding Public Policy for Issue Advocacy | 0.5 |
| HR328 | The United Nations in the International Community | 0.5 |
| HR329 | Global Health and Human Rights | 0.5 |
| HR333 | Law, Intellectual Property and Human 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 |
