Human Rights
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Human Rights career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Human Rights alumni have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Constituent Services Intern
Consultant & Intern
Undocumented Student Support Intern
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
America Reads
Amnesty International USA
BRAVE Girls Leadership, Inc.
Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence
Connecticut Commission on Women, Children, and Seniors
Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance
Connecticut Fair Housing Center
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants
Connecticut Students for a Dream
Economic Justice Network
Food & Water Watch
Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS)
Jumpstart
Lawyers Without Borders
Net Impact
New Horizons Domestic Violence Services
Observatorio Judicial Domincano
Office of Senator Chris Murphy
Social Entrepreneur Corps
TEDMED
Windham Region No Freeze Hospitality Center
Women’s Center of Greater Danbury
Worcester County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) office
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
AmeriCorps Member
Newman’s Own Foundation Fellow
Peace Corps Volunteer
Peace Corps: Community & Organizational Development Advisor
Teach for America Corp Member
Urban Education Fellow
Program Assistant
Vista volunteer with Cornell extension
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Academic Dean's Assistant
Global Learning & Development Officer
Legislative Assistant, Foreign Policy & Defense
Operations Coordinator
Senior Communications Officer
Workforce Development Program Manager
Language and Culture Assistant
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Bridge International Academies
Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University
Community Health Center Association of Connecticut
Food & Water Watch
Great Oaks Charter School
Office of U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal
Washington State University Vancouver
United Way of Greater New Haven
School
AmeriCorps VISTA
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Master of Arts (M.A.), Field Archaeology
Master of Arts (M.A.), Healthcare Administration
Master of Arts (M.A.), Higher Education Administration
Master of Arts (M.A.), International Studies/Latin America Studies
Master of Arts (M.A.), Entrepreneurial Leadership
Master of Arts (M.A.), Social Work
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Masters of Public Policy (M.P.P.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Industrial & Labor Relations
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Political Science
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Law
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Columbia University
Cornell University
London School of Economics
North Carolina State University
University of Cincinnati
University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut School of Law
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
University of York
Washington University
Babson College
Suffolk University Law School
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