Programme syllabus autumn 2019
Programme syllabus autumn 2019
Title
Human Rights
Swedish title
Human Rights
Programme code
SGMRE
Credits
180 credits
Programme establishment date
2007-03-02
Syllabus approval date
2013-02-27
Syllabus valid from
2013-09-02
Decision-making body
Faculty of Culture and Society
Entry requirements
General entry requirements + English B
Merit rating is calculated based on Swedish upper secondary grades achieved, according to specific entry requirement 6/A6.
Level
Basic level
Organisation
Human rights is a concept that is used all the more frequently in society nowadays, and is applicable to cooperation at both national and international levels. For example, human rights are raised with regards to the pursuits and operational regulations of national and international public authorities, organisations and business concerns. The respect for and the promotion of human rights have become mainstays for the protection of rights and individual security in democracies and stable communities governed by law.
The purpose of the bachelor’s programme in Human Rights is to provide students with an understanding and knowledge of what constitutes human rights, how they are utilised, and how development in this field of study is a consequence of transformation in the world.
The programme is comprised of six semesters of study and leads to a bachelor’s degree in Human Rights. Semester one consists of Human Rights I and provides an introduction to the multidisciplinary approach to human rights characteristic of the programme, i. e. as it relates to law, politics and philosophy. Human Rights I also include a project work in groups.
Semester two consists of studies in Human Rights II, which is an advancement of Human Rights I. The multidisciplinary perspectives from Human Rights I are studied and analysed from an in-depth approach with focus on regional legal human rights systems, universalism and social theory. Human rights II is finalised by a project work including method.
Semester three and four consist of elective studies, which makes it possible for the student to enrol in various exchange programmes, or combine their studies with an internship (one term), as long as the programme coordinator deems the internship to be relevant to the study programme.
Semester five consists of specialised courses within a range of multidisciplinary areas in law, politics, philosophy and religion, for example: Children’s Best Interests in Theory and Practice, Forced Migration in a Human Rights Perspective, Global Justice, International Crimes and Criminal Law, or The Right to Life and Modern Conceptions of Life.
The last semester, semester six, consists of Human Rights III, which includes a theory and method course and is finalised with a BA essay comprising 15 credits.
Programme contents
Semester 1, autumn 2019
Human Rights I
MR101L, 30 credits (COMPULSORY)
Main field of study: Human Rights
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Semester 2, spring 2020
Human Rights II
MR105L, 30 credits (COMPULSORY)
Main field of study: Human Rights
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Semester 3, autumn 2020
Semester 4, spring 2021
Semester 5, autumn 2021
Global Justice
MR226L, 7.5 credits (COMPULSORY)
No main field of study
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights
MR223L, 7.5 credits
No main field of study
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The Right to Life and Modern Conceptions of Life
MR225L, 7.5 credits (COMPULSORY)
No main field of study
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Children's Best Interests in Theory and Practice
MR221L, 7.5 credits (COMPULSORY)
No main field of study
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Semester 6, spring 2022
Human Rights III
MR106L, 30 credits (COMPULSORY)
Main field of study: Human Rights
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
In order to receive a bachelor's degree in Human Rights, the student shall:
- demonstrate understanding of how human rights are regulated in national legislation and international law, and comprehends the relationship between these two systems;
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the political dimensions of the development and application of human rights;
- demonstrate knowledge and a fundamental understanding of the structure of human rights theories and inducement, in addition to the questions and issues the theories are designed to analyse; and
- demonstrate knowledge of human rights in an international political context.
Competencies and skills
In order to receive a bachelor's degree in Human Rights, the student shall:
- be able to identify, formulate and resolve problems related to human rights from judicial, political and philosophical perspectives;
- possess the skills to apply theories of human rights needed to analyse and evaluate factual conditions and phenomena;
- demonstrate the ability to write academic texts, and give an account of human rights related projects orally and in writing;
- show the ability to accomplish tasks individually or collectively within agreed time frames; and
- use their competence as a basis for a career or further research in relevant areas.
Evaluation and approach
In order to receive a bachelor's degree in Human Rights, the student shall:
- demonstrate the ability to independently analyse and interpret the development of human rights from a multidisciplinary perspective;
- demonstrate the ability to make rational judgements drawing on various methodological aspects within the field of human rights and
- be able to independently evaluate and reflect critically on questions concerning human rights and the role they play in society today.
Degree
Bachelor's degree
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Human Rights.
Additional information
Language of instruction: English