Human Rights—Honours/Major/Minor
Major
Students with an interest in human rights may do a Major (36 credit hours) in this area
provided they complete a second Major in any other subject area at St. Thomas. Students
The requirements for the Major are 36 credit hours in human rights, including the following 21 credit hours:
HMRT 2003 Introduction to Human Rights (This course is the required
prerequisite for all upper level courses in the Human Rights
Programme and is not open to first-year students.)
HMRT 3013 Codes and Commissions
HMRT 3033/PHIL 3313 Philosophy of Human Rights
HMRT 3113 The Charter
HMRT 3123 International Human Rights
HMRT 4003 Research Seminar
HMRT 4013 Capstone Seminar
In addition, students must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours in elective courses from within three of the four fields of human rights - Social Issues, Law, Philosophical Foundations,
Institutions and Application.
a) Social Issues
ANTH 2533 The Anthropology of Gender
CRIM 3803 Child and Youth Rights
ECON 2223 Political Economy of Women
HIST 3873 Immigrants in Canada 1870 - Present
HMRT 3053 / RELG 3833 Human Rights and the Church
PSYC 4413 Seminar in Prejudice and Discrimination
PSYC 4483 Seminar in the Psychology of Women
SOCI 2416 Inequality in Society
SOCI 2443 Race and Ethnic Relations
SOCI 2613 Sociology of Gender
SOCI 3043 Qualitative Research Methods for Honours Students (HMRT, RELG, SOCI)
SOCI 3413 Employment Equity Policy and Gender Inequality at Work
b) Law
CRIM 2123 Criminal Law
CRIM 3143 Charter Rights and Criminal Justice
HMRT3063 Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
NATI 3903 Native People and the Law I
NATI 3913 Native People and the Law II
NATI 3923 Aboriginal Rights: The Land Question
SOCI 3313 Sociology of Law
SOCI 3323 Sociology of Women and Law
c) Philosophical Foundations
HMRT 3043 Human Rights in the Catholic Tradition
PHIL 2233 Contemporary Moral Philosophy
PHIL 2243 Current Issues in Ethics
PHIL 3343 Human Nature, Society, Justice, and Law I: Classical and Christian Theories
PHIL 3353 Human Nature, Society, Justice, and Law II: Modern Secular Theories
PHIL 3533 St. Thomas: Law, Morality, Society
POLS 2803 Western Tradition of Political Philosophy I
POLS 2813 Western Tradition of Political Philosophy II
d) Institutions and Application
HMRT 3133 Human Rights and Non-governmental Organizations
HMRT 3506 Human Rights in International Relations and Foreign Policy (POLS)
HMRT 4033 Special Topics in Human Rights
HMRT 4043 Special Topics in Human Rights
HMRT 4053 Human Rights Leadership
POLS 1103 Canadian Government
POLS 1603 Global Politics
POLS 3603 The United Nations
POLS 3613 Model United Nations
Students should consult with the Director of the Human Rights Programme to ensure that
their programme meets all requirements.