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Maria Rafaela Benini
Aniek Santema
Viviane Amorim
E-Mail: globalhumanrights.minor@han.nl
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Do you want to specialize in human rights? Would you like to have a diverse, global view of the subject? Do you wish to have theoretical, but also practical skills when guaranteeing human rights? Yes? Then, the Global Perspectives on Human Rights minor is an excellent fit for you. With this course, you'll gain in-depth knowledge about how the main themes around human rights are perceived, safe-guarded, and combated, when violated, worldwide. Field trips and direct contact with international organizations are also part of this minor at the HAN University of Applied Science in Arnhem.
Human rights is the most prominent topic of social sciences studies and practice. The demand for specialized people in the area is increasing exponentially across the globe. However, it's often the case that international human rights programs, when locally applied, have a misfit. This is because few people are taking into consideration the domestic part of it, historical contexts, and cultural factors. This course has a focus on these particularities, in order to improve human rights study.
The students will analyze theories and case studies of specific concepts of human rights, and its violations. The themes will be varied, such as gender, environmental justice, children's rights, or immigration, and they will be studied and practiced with a local and global view, intercultural sensitivity, and an intersectional angle. The students will have direct contact with international organizations in order to acquire and train their abilities. Moreover, field trips to important international human rights organs, and/or organizations will be provided.
- Socio-economic and political rights
- Intersectionality
- Gender
- Social movements
- Refugees and migrants
- Environmental justice
- International human rights law
In this minor, you will work on how to:
- Understand the core ideas, issues and critiques about human rights.
- Apply knowledge created during the course to implement and defend such rights.
- Analyze general and specific social challenges (like racism, sexism, poverty, justice) from a human rights perspective.
- Evaluate human rights practices and the importance of critical theory in it.
- Create practical tools to work with groups in vulnerable situations when it comes to violation of their rights.
- Respect and value interculturality as you will be working with students and teachers from various backgrounds.
Competences
During the minor, you will develop the abilities to:
- Critically deconstruct some ideas by confronting various theories and their application into practice.
- Experiment and compose new ways of doing and learning.
- Gain experience to work in intercultural contexts.
- Research, presentation and communication skills
This program fits you if you want to deepen your knowledge in the field of human rights, are internationally oriented, and would like to study in a diverse, engaging atmosphere. Ask yourself the following questions:
- Do you want to reflect, discuss, and dive deep into understanding the complex dynamics of universal human rights?
- Do you see links between your future work practice and Human rights?
- Are you excited to study in a diverse and engaging environment?
- Do you want to connect practice, research, theory, and skills?
- Are you motivated to critically assess human rights practices around the world?
- Do you want to understand the human rights field from a global perspective?
If you answer yes to these questions, this minor is for you!
Admission requirements
The minor will be open for students in level 3 of their bachelor from all social science studies from the HAN and other (international) universities.
Nice to know
You are choosing this minor out of interest and motivation for the topic, and we are dedicated to supporting your learning process throughout the semester.
It is also nice to know that during the semester you will connect to international organizations in the field of human rights, making field trips and doing practice work. That means you have to be ready to not only theoretically dive into the topic, but also to practice your skills, attitude, and knowledge in the field.
You will be assessed two times during the minor (after the first half and at the end). Your exams will include an audio-visual creative project (in the format of a workshop presentation) and a written assignment as a final research.
The assessment criteria of the exams include mandatory attendance (at least 80%), and active participation in all projects and fieldwork.
This minor is a 40 hours per week.
Full-time mandatory presence and preparation time is expected.
Availability:
Lessons are planned for up to 3 days per week, in addition, there will be contact with (international) organizations, field trips, group work, and individual preparation outside of the lessons.
Students are expected to be available from Monday to Friday, so doing a part-time job or taking other subjects from Monday to Friday between 8.45 - 17.30 is not an option.
It is important to know that you must reserve 150 to 200 euros to cover your own expenses for to the fieldtrips.
Type of exchange course
This is a specialisation exchange course. This means it enables you to further deepen your skills and knowledge within your own profession (professional profile).
Block exchange course
The course is offered twice a year, during a semester.
This minor as a duration of one semester, you can start this minor in September and February.
Working methods
This minor offers you an active learning environment, so you are expected to have a participate approach in your studies. Those are some examples of how we will work:
- Interactive lectures with an interdisciplinary approach (some examples are Anthropology, International Relations, Decolonial studies and Social Learning.)
- Practical exercises (“hands on”) – individual and group tasks where students will relate the topics in discussion to their life and work experiences.
- Project assignments designing of projects with an emphasis on the relation between lessons in the classroom, academic research, and fieldwork.
Mandatory literature:
- Ribeiro, D. (2024). Where we stand. Yale University Press.
- Kilomba, G. (2021). Plantation memories: episodes of everyday racism. Between the lines.
- The additional mandatory literature (includes scientific articles and extracts from books) will be provided to you during the course.
All the mandatory literature will be in English. You are encouraged to research additional literature in your own languages as well.
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