Interdepartmental Committee on Human Rights
Certificate Programs:
Certificate in Human Rights
Chair:
Andrew
J.
Nathan, Ph.D. 714 IAB
Tel:
212.854.6909
Certificate in Human Rights
The Departments of Philosophy,
Political Science, History and Sociology of the Graduate School
and the Schools of International and Public Affairs, Law, Social Work and
Public Health cooperate in offering a Certificate in the Study of Human
Rights. Students must be admitted to and
meet the degree requirements of a Ph.D. or M.A. degree program, as well as
those of the Interdepartmental Committee on Human Rights. Interested students should consult a member of the committee at an early stage in their graduate careers.
Completing the Certificate assures a background in the
conceptual, historical and humanistic dimensions of the normative and policy
problems associated with human rights. Students address human rights questions
through coordinated course work in their own and other disciplines.
Eligibility
The program is open to all registered Ph.D. or M.A. students in all disciplines for whom human rights questions bear substantively on their primary academic interests and whose career objectives are related to human
rights in teaching, research, or professional practice.
Prospective Ph.D. and M.A. students should obtain and complete an application form from the Center for the Study of Human Rights to indicate their desire to complete a Certificate in Human Rights. The
application form and supporting documentation is used in the admissions
procedures of each student’s home department and the Center for the Study of
Human Rights. Students already enrolled in a degree program may apply to be admitted to the Certificate program at any time of the academic year at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/humanrights/.
Requirements
The certificate is granted upon completion of 24 qualifying credit points. The certificate can only be granted in conjunction with a degree in one of the university's graduate or professional schools and will be granted upon successful completion of the prescribed 24 points of courses. These must be taken from among the human rights courses offered by Arts and Sciences departments and the professional schools. At least four of the courses (12 credit points) must come from the list of core courses that is maintained by the Center for the Study of Human Rights. Except as noted below, the other courses should normally come from either the list of core courses or the list of other rights and related courses maintained by the Center. Two point courses at the law school are equivalent to 3-point SIPA courses.
In addition to the seminars and colloquia listed at the Center for the Study of Human Rights, with the approval of the Chair of the
Inter-departmental Committee, candidates may count other seminars or colloquia
not primarily on human rights, provided the candidate's work in the seminar or
colloquia was concentrated on human rights.
Internship credit cannot be counted towards the
Certificate.
Applying for the Certificate
Students who have completed the requirements must fill out
an application, complete the Requirement Worksheet, and have it signed by the
Chair of the Interdepartmental Committee
Deadlines for completing certificate applications are August 1 for October graduation; December 1 for February graduation; and February 1 for May graduation.
Core Courses
LAW/INAF U6802 International
Law
LAW L6276 Human
Rights
LAW L9836 Sexuality,
Gender and Human Rights
LAW W9020 Constitutionalism in Comparative
Perspective
HRTS G4020 Introduction
to Human Rights: Ideas and Practices
HRTS W4710 Human
Rights and Social Justice
CPLS G6120 Human
Rights and the Question of Culture
INAF U6120 International
Human Rights
INAF U6404 Gender
and International Human Rights
INAF U8178 Re-Thinking
Human Rights
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