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Human Rights - programs in

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Within the general majors of Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, International Relations, and Interdisciplinary Studies, a student may find concentrations in Peace Studies, Human Rights, Conflict Resolution. Additionally, many schools have centers for peace and conflict studies, although no major/minors may be offered.

Resource Pages:
- Juniata College - http://www.juniata.edu/departments/pacs/resources.html
- University for Peace - http://www.upeace.org

U.S. INSTITUTIONS:

Bard College
-    Human Rights
-    http://www.bard.edu/hrp/

Barnard College
-    Human Rights
-    http://www.barnard.edu/humright/

Brandeis University
-    Social Justice and Social Policy
-    http://www.brandeis.edu/programs/interdepartmental/sjsp/
-    Peace Conflict and Coexistence Studies
-    http://www.brandeis.edu/programs/peace/

Bryn Mawr College
-    Peace and Conflict Studies
-    http://www.brynmawr.edu/peacestudies/

Claremont McKenna (CA)

- has a research institute and a sequence (not a full major) called Human Rights, Genocide and Holocaust Studies.

http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/holocaust/sequence.php

Clark University (MA)
- Peace Studies
- http://www.clarku.edu/departments/peacestudies/

- International Development and Social Change

http://www.clarku.edu/departments/idce/id/ba

This interdisciplinary program engages our students in the study of vital world issues including globalization, nationalism, displacement of indigenous people in India, food scarcity in Ethiopia, black social movements in Columbia, and social justice and education in South Africa, plus many additional important topics. In addition to the undergraduate major in international development and social change, Clark also offers a free accelerated master’s degree program for students who complete an honors thesis in the undergraduate program.

Colgate University (NY)
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- http://www.colgate.edu/desktopdefault1.aspx?tabid=1631

University of Connecticut (CT)

- Human Rights Program (undergraduate minor and major, as well as a graduate certificate program)

-     http://humanrights.uconn.edu/

DePauw University (IN)
-    Conflict Studies
-    http://www.depauw.edu/catalog/2005-06/section3_cft.htm

-   http://www.depaul.edu/university-catalog/degree-requirements/undergraduate/class/community-service-minor/Pages/default.aspx

Earlham College (IN)
-    Peace and Global Studies
-    http://www.earlham.edu/curriculumguide/pags/major.html

George Mason (VA)

- Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Northland College (WI)

- Sociology and Social Responsibility major with a Social Justice emphasis

- http://www.northland.edu/academics-majors-sociology-social-justice.htm

Northwestern University (IL)
-    Social Policy
-    http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/ugrad/conc/sp/curriculum/

Occidental College (CA)
-    Critical Theory and Social Justice
-    http://www.oxy.edu/x11442.xml

Prescott College (AZ)
-    Cultural and Regional Studies Integrative Studies Peace Studies
-    http://www.prescott.edu/academics/rdp/integrative_studies_crs.html#peace

Salisbury University (MD)
-    Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution
-    http://www.conflict-resolution.org/

St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY)

- Peace Study major

- http://www.stlawu.edu/programs/peace_studies.html

They also offer a global studies major and a multi-field major option. St. Lawrence is a small (2000 students) residential liberal arts school located in northern New York. They have a pretty extensive abroad program with the majority of students traveling abroad as many as 3 semesters. Hope your student likes the winter! :-)

Southern Methodist University (TX)
-    Human Rights
-    http://smu.edu/humanrights/

Swarthmore (PA)
-    Peace and Conflict Studies
-    http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/peace/

Trinity College (CT)
-    Human Rights
-    http://www.trincoll.edu/Academics/SpecialPrograms/humanrights.htm

University of California, Berkeley
-    Peace and Conflict Studies
-    http://ias.berkeley.edu/iastp2006/ProgramProfile.asp?code=PACS

University of Chicago (IL)
-    Human Rights
-    http://humanrights.uchicago.edu/

University of Colorado at Boulder
-    Peace and Conflict Studies
-    http://www.colorado.edu/peacestudies/

University of Florida
-    International Humanitarian Assistance
-    http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/programs/minors/inthum.html

University of Mary Washington (VA)
-    American Studies Human Rights
-    http://www.umw.edu/publications/catalog_cas_mwc/courses_study/american_studies.php

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
-    Peace, War, and Defense
-   http://www.unc.edu/depts/pwad/

University of North Texas
-    Peace Studies
-    http://www.peace.unt.edu/

University of Notre Dame (IN)
-    Peace Studies
-    http://kroc.nd.edu/programs/undergraduate/index.shtml

University of San Diego (CA)
-    Peace Studies
-    http://www.sandiego.edu/academics/peace/

University of San Francisco
-    Peace and Justice Studies
-    http://www.usfca.edu/artsci/ug/peace_justice_studies/

Warren Wilson College

- Peace and Justice Studies (minor)

- https://www.warren-wilson.edu/programs/peace-and-social-justice

University of Washington
-    Community, Leadership, and Social Justice
-    http://depts.washington.edu/sswweb/programs/basw/clsj.html

Wellesley College (MA)
-    Peace and Justice Studies
-    http://www.wellesley.edu/Peace/Peace_justice_links/peace_justice_links.html

Whitworth College
-    Peace Studies
-    http://www.whitworth.edu/Administration/RegistrarsOffice/Catalog/Requirements/PoliticalScience.htm

Xavier University

- Honors program called Philosophy, Politics and the Public

- http://www.xavier.edu/philosophy-politics-and-the-public/?aq=auto-Philosophy,%20Politics%20and%20the%20Public

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (note, this list is probably nowhere near complete):

St. Francis Xavier University (Nova Scotia, Canada)

- Social Justice Colloquium

- http://www.stfx.ca/news/view/8386/

University of Waterloo, ON
-    Peace and Conflict Studies
-    http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/academic/undergrad/pacs/index.shtml

University for Peace
-    http://www.upeace.org/

University of Bradford
-    Peace Studies
-    http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/peace/

(This list initially compiled by Jenni Pfeiffer at the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, MD, in September of 2007)

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