HRTS 302Critical Approaches to Contemporary Human Rights Issues
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Human Rights
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course offers students an opportunity to engage in advanced critical examination of philosophical, legal, and political debates underpinning some key contemporary human rights issues. Students will explore these issues through a variety of different methodological approaches and using diverse theoretical frameworks, such as feminist and queer theory, theories of indigeneity, and anti-racism and decolonization.
Prerequisites
- Must have completed the following:
- HRTS201 - Foundations and Critiques of Human Rights (0.50)
Antirequisites
- Not completed any of the following:
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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Calendar versions
Undergraduate Calendar
- 2024–25
- 2025–26
- 2026–27 requisites changed (shown here)
- 2019–20 and earlier on ucalendar