Academic Programs
Undergraduate Academic Programs
Columbia University has a unique international reputation in the study of human rights, earned through decades of highly respected training of human rights professionals, output of powerful and innovative research by faculty, and a commitment to service throughout the world.
The Institute for the Study of Human Rights sponsors a Summer Program focused on studying various aspects of human rights. The program includes course work (eligible for academic credit) as well as activities outside of the classroom that will give students the opportunity to meet with some of the many agencies working on human rights in New York City, including the United Nations. There will be a range of other program events designed to familiarize students with human rights issues around the world.
Undergraduate Concentrations
Columbia Undergraduate Human Rights Program (UHRP)
The Columbia Undergraduate Human Rights Program gives Columbia undergraduates the opportunity to study human rights in the classroom and to take what they have learned into the broader community. The Program sponsors a Special Concentration in Human Rights, as well as an Internship Program, an Advocacy Project, a Film Series, and various lectures and other events.
Barnard College offers students the option to major jointly in human rights and another related discipline of their choice, in cooperation with the Columbia College Human Rights Program. Barnard’s human rights program brings together courses and faculty from several departments in order to reflect the diversity of issues and methods relevant to human rights studies.
