Organising institution |
 University of Essex. Human Rights Centre, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Delivering institution |
University of Essex. Human Rights Centre, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
University of Essex, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Type |
University programmes | |
Date of commencement/
establishment |
2001 | |
Name |
Undergraduate Programme in Human Rights | |
Substantive focus |
human rights
international law
regional arrangements | |
Target group |
University students | |
In-service training or
pre-service training |
No | |
Content |
The course attempts to provide undergraduate students with an opportunity to study human rights from an interdisciplinary perspective in combination with a core discipline in an undergraduate degree scheme. This combined degree scheme has a human rights "pillar" consisting of one core human rights course per year. In the first year, Foundations of Human Rights introduces students to the basic terms and concepts needed to study human rights, the international and regional systems for the promotion and protection of human rights, the ways human rights are studied across different disciplines, as well as the key debates on human rights. In the second year, Issues and Methods in Human Rights gives students the opportunity to probe deeper into specific issues of human rights, as well as learn the techniques for systematic research in the field of human rights. In the third year, the Human Rights Colloquium uses a series of student-directed analyses of specific human rights topics. Students may also select from several undergraduate courses in human rights offered by other departments. The possibility of area specialization is offered. | |
Country |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Geographical focus |
International | |
HR incorporated in curriculum |
No | |
Methodology used |
Lectures, Seminars, Role-playing, Technical research, Student-directed learning. | |
Delivered by |
Faculty of the University of Essex. | |
Degree, diploma or
certificate given |
A degree is given. | |
Additional information |
Funding institution: European Union.
The program is carried out at the national level. Students are self-funded for the course. The program aims to extends to the undergraduate level some of the ethos of citizenship education in the national curriculum. The course is a three-year degree program.
The Human Rights Centre implements the course in combination with the Departments of Government, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, History, and Economics. | |
Was the program evaluated |
Information not available | |
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