HRTCHCRTG - Human Rights and Technology

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Required courses:  

9 credits of core courses will be required: 

HRTS 543 – Advancing Human Rights through Technology (3 Credits)

INFO 536: Data Science for Human Rights (3 Credits) (New)

HRTS 598A – Human Rights and Technology Project (3 Credits) (New)

 Program may accept up to 6 transfer units; please inquire with the Program Director

Minimum GPA for Core Courses:  3.0

6 Elective Credits from courses related to the students’ interests.   Most often these will be three credits from HRTS and 3 credits from the I-School.  Courses from other departments can be taken with approval from the director of the HRTS program. 

Current electives in HRTS include:

HRTS 501: Advancing Human Rights Organizations (3 Credits)

HRTS 502: Advancing Human Rights Organizations II (3 Credits)

HRTS 505:  Human Rights Voices (3 credits)

HRTS 510: Advancing Human Rights Law (3 Credits)

HRTS 511: Advancing Human Rights through Strategic Litigation (3 Credits)

HRTS 520: Community-Based Participatory Action Research for Human Rights (3 Credits)

HRTS 541:  Advancing Human Rights through Doc Media (3 Credits)

HRTS 542: Advancing Human Rights through the Arts (3 Credits)

HRTS 543: Advancing Human Rights with Technology (3 Credits)

HRTS 595A: Human Rights Across Contexts (1-3 Credits)

HRTS 596A: Human Rights Crises (1-3 Credits)

HRTS 596B: Cutting-Edge Advances in Human Rights Practice (1-3 Credits)

HRTS 597A: Exploring Human Rights through Virtual Field Trips (1-3 Credits)

HRTS 599:  Independent Study (1-3 Credits)

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Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.