Fall 2010 Human Rights and Related Courses
Students must consult their respective programs to determine which courses (these or others) meet individual program requirements. This list is for informal advisory purposes only and was not prepared in conjunction with any specific program or course of study. Links to CU and affiliate human rights programs are available from Academic Programs page.
All courses are subject to change. Confirm times and other information with the
course directory or Law School
curriculum directory,
as appropriate. Courses are listed based on information available from the registrar
and supplemental information provided by faculy and departments. To suggest a course, please
and please include any information we may need (course number, day and time, etc.).
Human Rights Courses
The following courses address human rights explicitly.
Undergraduate Schools
Concentration students: please note the disclaimer above and visit the Columbia or Barnard Concentration page for program-approved courses.
| Dept |
Course# |
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Credits |
Day / Time |
| AFRS |
BC3560 |
Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa |
J. Paul Martin |
4 |
T 9:00am-10:50am |
| ANTH |
V2010 |
Major Debates-Study of Africa |
Mamdani, Mahmood |
3 |
MW 01:10P-02:25P |
| ANTH |
V3921 |
Anticolonialism |
Scott, David |
4 |
W 02:10P-04:00P |
| HRTS |
V3001 |
Introduction to Human Rights |
Andrew Nathan |
3 |
MW 2:40pm-3:55pm |
| HSME |
W3942 |
Introduction to Modern African History |
Mamadou Diouf |
3 |
MW 11:00am-12:15pm |
| POLS |
BC3326 |
Colloquium: Civil Rights and Liberties |
Paula A Franzese |
4 |
R 2:10pm-4:00pm |
| POLS |
W3961 |
International Politics Seminar: Human Rights |
Tonya L Putnam |
4 |
T 2:10pm-4:00pm |
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Courses below, particularly those at the 4000-level, maybe be open to undergraduates.
| Dept |
Course# |
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Credits |
Day / Time |
| HRTS |
G4020 |
Introduction to Human Rights |
Joseph Chuman |
3 |
R 4:30pm-6:00pm |
| HRTS |
G4022 |
Introduction to Human Rights: Recitation |
Joseph Chuman |
0 |
R 6:10pm-7:00pm |
| CLEN |
W4550 |
Narrative and Human Rights |
Joseph R Slaughter |
3 |
MW 6:10pm-7:25pm |
| HIST |
G8921 |
The Politics of Humanity |
Moyn, Samuel |
4 |
W 11:00A-12:50P |
| HRTS |
G4800 |
Human Rights and International Law |
Maya Sabatello |
3 |
W 4:10pm-6:00pm |
| HRTS |
G4820 |
Human Rights & International Organizations |
George Andreopoulos |
3 |
T 4:10pm-6:00pm |
| HRTS |
G8010 |
Human Rights Graduate Research Colloquium |
Andrew Nathan and J. Paul Martin |
1 or 2 |
W 4:10pm-6:00pm (selected dates) |
School of International and Public Affairs
| Dept |
Course# |
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Credits |
Day / Time |
| INAF |
U6041 |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
Joanne Bauer |
3 |
T 11:00am-12:50pm |
| INAF |
U6751 |
International Human Rights Law |
Yasmine Ergas |
3 |
T 2:10pm-4:00pm |
| INAF |
U8172 |
Theory, History, and Practice of Human Rights |
Mahmood Mamdani |
3 |
W 2:10pm-4:00pm |
| INAF |
U8180 |
Human Rights Skills and Advocacy |
Jo Becker |
3 |
F 2:10pm-4:00pm |
| INAF |
U8189 |
History & Reconciliation |
Barkan, Elazar |
3 |
M 02:10P-04:00P |
Teacher's College
| Dept |
Course# |
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Credits |
Day / Time |
| ITSF |
4613 |
International Perspectives on Peace and Human Rights Education |
Monisha Bajaj |
3 |
T 5:10pm-6:50pm |
Columbia Law School
| Dept |
Course# |
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Credits |
Day / Time |
| Law |
L6214 |
Civil Rights |
Jack Greenberg |
3 |
TBD |
Related Courses
The following courses do not emphasize human rights per se but address human rights-related topics, including rights understood through frameworks and language other than that of human rights (e.g. constitutional rights or civil rights).
Undergraduate Schools
Concentration students: please note the disclaimer above and visit the Columbia or Barnard Concentration page for program-approved courses.
| Dept |
Course# |
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Credits |
Day / Time |
| AFAS |
C3930 Sec. 3 |
New Negro Movement |
TBA |
4 |
M 11:00A-12:50P |
| AFRS |
BC3055 |
Slave Resistance/U.S.To Civil War |
Naylor, Celia E |
3 |
TR 01:10P-02:25P |
| AMST |
W3930 |
History of The US Supreme Court |
Greenaway Jr., Joseph |
4 |
W 04:10P-06:00P |
| AMST |
W3930 Sec. 3 |
Gender History and American Film |
Hallett, Hilary-Anne |
4 |
T 02:10P-04:00P |
| ANTH |
V1200 |
Sexuality |
Parker, Richard G |
3 |
WF 11:00A-12:15P |
| ANTH |
V3926 |
Rewriting Modernity |
Mokoena, Hlonipha A |
4 |
R 02:10P-04:00P |
| CLME |
W3032 |
Colonialism: Film, Fiction, History, Theory |
Dabashi, Hamid |
3 |
TR 10:35A-11:50A |
| CSER |
W1010 |
Intro To Comparative Ethnic Studies |
Okihiro, Gary |
4 |
TBA |
| CSER |
W3918 |
Transnational Transgender Social Forms |
Hwahng, Sel J |
4 |
W 02:10P-04:00P |
| CSER |
W3928 |
Colonization/Decolonization |
Lomnitz, Claudio |
4 |
T 11:00A-12:50P |
| HIST |
BC3454 |
History of Sexuality in U.S. |
Rosenberg, Rosalind |
3 |
TR 02:40P-03:55P |
| HIST |
BC3664 |
Families in Latin America |
Milanich, Nara |
3 |
TR 11:00A-12:15P |
| HIST |
W3460 |
Topics: History-American Women & Gender |
Kessler-Harris, Alice |
3 |
MW 02:40P-03:55P |
| HIST |
W3800 |
Gandhi's India |
Bakhle, Janaki |
3 |
MW 09:10A-10:25A |
| MDES |
W3000 |
Theories of Culture: Middle East and South Asia |
Mamadou Diouf |
4 |
MW 10:35am-11:50am |
| HSPB |
W3950 |
Social History of American Public Health |
Rosner, David |
3 |
MW 04:10P-05:25P |
| POLS |
BC3326 Sec. 1 |
Colloquium: Civil Rights & Liberties |
Franzese, Paula A |
4 |
R 11:00A-12:50P |
| POLS |
BC3326 Sec. 2 |
Colloquium: Civil Rights & Liberties |
Franzese, Paula A |
4 |
R 02:10P-04:00P |
| POLS |
BC3601 |
International Law & U.N. in Practice |
Inglis, Shelley C |
4 |
W 06:10P-08:00P |
| POLS |
V3615 |
Globalization & International Politics |
Cooley, Alexander A |
3 |
MW 02:40P-03:55P |
| POLS |
W3285 |
Freedom of Speech & Press |
Bollinger, Lee C |
3 |
MW 04:10P-05:25P |
| POLS |
W3921 Sec. 10 |
Terrorism & Counterterrorism |
Nacos, Brigitte |
4 |
W 11:00A-12:50P |
| POLS |
W3921 Sec. 7 |
Bill of Rights |
Zebrowski, Martha K |
4 |
T 06:10P-08:00P |
| POLS |
W3921 Sec. 9 |
Equality & The Law |
Amdur, Robert L |
4 |
R 02:10P-04:00P |
| POLS |
W3951 Sec. 2 |
Comparative Politics of Inequality |
Ullman, Claire F |
4 |
W 11:00A-12:50P |
| POLS |
W3961 |
Seminar: Ending Wars/Keeping Peace |
Fortna, Virginia Pag |
4 |
M 02:10P-04:00P |
| POLS |
W3961 Sec. 2 |
Globalization & International Politics |
Pinto, Pablo M |
4 |
M 04:10P-06:00P |
| SOCI |
V3318 |
The Sociology of Sexuality |
Bernstein, Elizabeth |
3 |
TR 02:40P-03:55P |
| SOCI |
V3324 |
Poverty, Inequality, Policy |
Olvera, Jacqueline |
4 |
M 04:10P-06:00P |
| SOCI |
W3915 |
Stigma & Discrimination |
Phelan, Jo |
4 |
T 02:10P-04:00P |
| SOCI |
W3945 |
Seminar: Inequality & Public Policy |
Spilerman, Seymour |
4 |
W 02:10P-04:00P |
| SPAN |
BC3990 |
Senior Seminar: Violence & Globalization |
Bentancor, Orlando |
4 |
W 04:10P-06:00P |
| WMST |
BC3121 |
Black Women in America |
Hall, Kim F |
4 |
W 04:10P-06:00P |
| WMST |
BC3510 |
Interpreting Bodies |
Campt, Tina M |
4 |
R 02:10P-04:00P |
| WMST |
V1001 |
Introduction to Women & Gender Studies |
Young, Rebecca M |
3 |
TR 11:00A-12:15P |
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Courses below, particularly those at the 4000-level, maybe be open to undergraduates.
| Dept |
Course# |
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Credits |
Day / Time |
| ANHS |
W4177 |
Relativity, Caste, Culture: Anthropological History of India |
Bakhle, Janaki |
3 |
TBA |
| ANTH |
G6057 |
Government, Citizen, Indigenous Political Critique |
Simpson, Audra |
3 |
W 02:10P-04:00P |
| ANTH |
G6155 |
Trauma, Memory, & the Politics of Repair |
Scott, David |
3 |
T 11:00A-12:50P |
| CPLS |
G6760 |
Radical Democracy |
Gourgouris, Stathis |
3 |
M 04:10P-06:00P |
| ENVP |
U6250 |
Poverty, Inequality, & The Environment |
Cleveland, Mary |
3 |
M 11:00A-12:50P |
| HIST |
G8716 |
Politics, Truth, and Reconciliation in Middle East |
TBA |
4 |
W 02:10P-04:00P |
| HIST |
G8767 |
Gender & Sexuality in African History |
George, Abosede A |
3 |
R 02:10P-04:00P |
| HIST |
G8930 |
Approaches to International/Global History |
Armstrong, Charles K |
4 |
W 11:00A-12:50P |
| HIST |
G8930 Sec. 2 |
Approaches to International/Global History |
Berghahn, Volker |
4 |
T 06:10P-08:00P |
| HIST |
W4381 |
Visions of International Order |
Mazower, Mark |
4 |
T 11:00A-12:50P |
| POLS |
W4461 |
Latin American Politics |
Murillo, Maria |
3 |
MW 02:40P-03:55P |
| POLS |
W4895 |
War, Peace & Strategy |
Betts, Richard K |
3 |
MW 09:10A-10:25A |
| SOCI |
G4370 |
Process of Stratification/Inequality |
Spilerman, Seymour |
3 |
T 11:00A-12:50P |
| WMST |
G8010 |
Feminist Perspectives on Traffic in Women |
Bernstein, Elizabeth |
3 |
W 02:10P-04:00P |
| WMST |
W4307 |
Sexuality and The Law |
Ettelbrick, Paula |
4 |
M 04:10P-06:00P |
| EAAS |
W4408 |
Social Movements in Contemporary East Asia |
Kim, Sun-Chul |
3 |
T 04:10P-06:00P |
| EAAS |
W4510 |
Contention & Democracy in South Korea |
Kim, Sun-Chul |
3 |
R 04:10P-06:00P |
| ECON |
W4480 |
Gender & Applied Economics |
TBA |
3 |
TBA |
| ECON |
W4750 |
Globalization & Its Risks |
Chichilnisky, Gracie |
3 |
MW 05:40P-06:55P |
School of International and Public Affairs
| Dept |
Course# |
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Credits |
Day / Time |
| INAF |
U4090A |
Humanitarian Affairs Practicum |
Martone, Gerald |
15 |
R 06:10P-08:00P |
| INAF |
U4545 |
Contemporary Diplomacy |
Sestanovich, Stephen |
3 |
T 09:00A-10:50A |
| INAF |
U6253 |
Intro to International Development |
Ocampo, Jose A |
3 |
R 02:10P-04:00P |
| INAF |
U6397 |
Terrorism & Globalizations |
Sawyer, Reid L |
3 |
T 06:10P-08:00P |
| INAF |
U6897 |
Writing on International Affairs |
Prasso, Sheridan |
3 |
T 06:10P-08:00P |
| INAF |
U8561 |
War Termination & Stability of Peace |
Fortna, Virginia Pag |
3 |
M 04:10P-06:00P |
| PUAF |
U6120 |
Immigration Politics & Policy |
De La Garza, Rodolfo |
3 |
T 02:10P-04:00P |
| PUAF |
U8360 |
Social Movements & Social Change |
Vasi, Bogdan |
3 |
W 02:10P-04:00P |
Teacher's College
| Dept |
Course# |
Course Title |
Instructor(s) |
Credits |
Day / Time |
| ITSF |
4010 |
Cultural and social bases of education |
L Comitas |
3 or 4
|
T 01:00 pm-02:40 pm |
| ITSF |
4013 |
Literacy and development |
Z Zakharia |
2 or 3 |
R 5:10pm-6:50pm |
| ITSF |
4025 |
Languages, society, and schools |
Z Zakharia |
3 |
T 7:20pm-9:00pm |
| ITSF |
4051 |
Education and economic development |
F Rivera-Batiz |
3 |
W 5:10pm-6:50pm |
| ITSF |
4090, sec. 1 |
Issues and institutions in international educational development |
A Abdenur |
3 |
M 5:10pm-6:50pm |
| ITSF |
4090, sec. 2 |
Issues and institutions in international educational development |
R Arjmand |
3 |
R 3:00pm-4:40pm |
| ITSF |
5015 |
Political anthropology: Labor, race, and belief |
G Bond |
3 |
W 1:00pm-2:40pm |
