Human Rights

human rights

WHAT IS HUMAN RIGHTS?

This major is part of the Cultures & Humanities Exploration Group

Human Rights Major Website

What are human rights? How has the concept of human rights evolved? How and why have human rights been violated, both in the United States and abroad? How have people struggled against human rights violations and with what success? What protections against violations of human rights exist, and how can these protections be enhanced and made more effective? These are the type of questions that human rights students are encouraged to pursue. In the human rights major and minor, students receive instruction in theoretical, comparative, and historical perspectives on human rights through classroom courses and gain valuable practical experience in the human rights field through a supervised internship.

The Human Rights major is an interdepartmental, interdisciplinary plan of study. As a second major, the HRTS major requires another, primary major in a different discipline.

Declaration, Major Requirements, and Courses

HOW TO DECLARE:

Declare here

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MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

Major Requirements Overview

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HELPFUL INTRO COURSES:

HRTS 1007 - Introduction to Human Rights (Not major requirement but HIGHLY recommended)

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Possible Career Opportunities

COMMON CAREER PATHS:

UConn students who major in Human Rights often pursue careers with a focus on the concept of human rights as well as past and current violations, protections, and advocacy. Common professional paths include, but are not limited to, careers in: 

- Advocacy
- Community engagement
- Community service
- Education
- Entrepreneurship
- Foreign service
- Government
- Judicial services
- Law
- Nonprofit management
- Policy analysis
- Social services 

                    COMMON AREAS OF GRADUATE STUDY:

                    Human Rights majors who go on to pursue graduate studies pursue a wide variety of master’s, doctoral, and/or professional degrees based on their interests. Common examples include but are not limited to degrees in: 

                    - Higher education and student affairs
                    - Education
                    - Law
                    - Political science
                    - Public policy
                    - Social work 

                    ADDITIONAL CAREER RESOURCES:

                    For additional examples of careers and graduate studies that UConn alumni have pursued, visit the UConn alumni search on LinkedIn. 

                    For further insight beyond the journeys of UConn alumni, visit Zippia.

                    Related Minors

                    Human Rights Minor