program requirements

Students majoring in Human Rights can moderate into the program alone, or in combination with another program (usually through a joint moderation) by fulfilling the other program's requirements and the following HRP requirements.

Prior to or concurrent with moderation, students are required to take at least two of the core program courses, one additional course in Human Rights, and two courses in a traditional disciplinary program, in order to focus and anchor their approach to human rights.

Following moderation, students take at least three additional four-credit courses in Human Rights. At least one of these must be a 300-level course, so that students obtain a sense of the criticism and the methodology necessary for more advanced study. Students must also complete their disciplinary focus, taking two additional courses in the focal field prior to graduation, including one advanced seminar. The final requirement is completion of a Senior Project related to Human Rights, and in the case of joint majors, to the second field of study.

Students are strongly encouraged to undertake a summer internship, and to participate in Bard's programs in Globalization and International Affairs, its exchange relationships with overseas institutions like Smolny College, and the International Human Rights Exchange summer course.

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