University of Chicago faculty have developed an unsurpassed array of courses which approach human rights from a variety of disciplinary, regional, and thematic perspectives. The Human Rights Program courses reflect its interdisciplinary nature and are taught by faculty from Anthropology, History, Philosophy, and Political Science, as well as the Divinity, Law and Medical Schools and the School of Social Service Administration. Human Rights courses are open to all University of Chicago students. Students wishing to pursue a systematic study of human rights are encouraged to take the core sequence: Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights (Human Rights I), History and Theory of Human Rights (Human Rights II), and Contemporary Issues in Human Rights (Human Rights III). Courses offered by the faculty provide an opportunity for in-depth study of various human rights issues. Recent courses include the following:

• Armed Conflict and Humanitarian Intervention
• Human Rights: Alien and Citizen
• Human Rights in Mexico
• Worker Rights in the Global Economy
• Human Rights: An Anthropological Perspective
• the French Revolution and Human Rights
• Health Care and Human Rights

Minor Program in Human Rights

The minor program in Human Rights is an interdisciplinary plan of study that provides students the opportunity to become familiar with theoretical, historical, and comparative perspectives on human rights. The flexibility of this course of study complements majors in any of the disciplines. A minor in Human Rights will provide a background for graduate study in an appropriate discipline where scholarship can focus on human rights, or in careers which incorporate human rights advocacy, including journalism, filmmaking, the practice of law or medicine, teaching, policy analysis, or service in government or intergovernmental entities.

The minor requires five courses. At least two of the courses must be selected from the three Human Rights core courses (HMRT 20100, 20200, 20300). The remaining courses can be selected from among the Human Rights core and approved upper-level Human Rights courses. Students wishing to pursue a minor in Human Rights must receive the program adviser's approval of the minor program on a form obtained from their College adviser and returned to the College adviser by the end of Spring Quarter of their third year. (The deadline for students graduating in June or in August 2009 is Friday of first week of Spring Quarter 2009.)

No courses in the minor can be double counted with the student's major(s) or with other minors; nor can they be counted toward general education requirements. They must be taken for quality grades. More than half of the requirements for the minor must be met by registering for courses bearing University of Chicago course numbers.