The UICHR regularly offers undergraduate courses that explore complex issues and subjects related to human rights. These courses are offered through the College of Law as part of the Certificate in Human Rights, but are open to any students at the University of Iowa. 

Summer 2024 Course Offerings:

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Image of scales of justice and UDHR. Advertises Summer 2024 Introduction to Human Rights Course, number HRTS:2115: 0EXW. Instructors are Dr. Jo Butterfield and Amy Weismann, J.D. Course is asynchronous online, May 13 - June 20.
Image of person videoing a crowd with a cell phone. Advertises Human Rights Lab: Documenting Violations course, number HRTS:2909:0EXW. Instructor is Dr. John McKerley; 1 semester hour, beginning May 13 and ending June 20. Course meets online Tuesdays from 5:00 - 6:15 p.m.

Fall 2024 Course Offerings: 

Image of scales of justice and UDHR. Advertises fall 2024 Introduction to Human Rights Course, number HRTS:2115. Instructor is Amy Weismann, J.D.
Image of scales of justice imposed on outlines of faces. Advertises Approaches to Advocacy: From Theory to Practice, course number HRTS:3910. Instructor is Amy Weismann, J.D.
Image of robot hand touching expanding geometric shapes. Advertises Technology and Human Rights, course number HRTS:2903. Instructor is Aaron Page, J.D.
Image of dice with letters spelling AUTOCRACY with DEM tilting to overturn the AUT. Course Advertises Governance and Human Rights: Liberal Democracy, Anti-Liberalism, and Human Rights since 1991, course number HRTS: 2908:0EXW. Course is online with synchronous meetings Thursdays 4:30-5:45 pm from Sept. 19 - Nov. 7. Instructor is John McKerley, Ph.D.
Image of person holding a book. Advertises Literature and Human Rights, course number HRTS:2907:0EXW. Course is online with synchronous meetings Mondays from 4:30-5:45 pm, Oct. 28 - Dec. 9. Instructor is Erika Christiansen.

Regular Course Offerings: 

Foundations in Human Rights

HRTS:2115 Introduction to Human Rights 3 s.h.; in-person (fall, spring); online; synchronous and asynchronous content (summer). Analysis and evaluation of the international human rights program; relationship between human rights and international law.

Human Rights in Practice

HRTS:3910 Approaches to Advocacy: From Theory to Practice 3 s.h.; in-person (fall)
Students explore real-life human rights and humanitarian advocacy initiatives, learn to apply a variety of advocacy models, and critically analyze challenges faced by practitioners working in the field of human rights advocacy.

HRTS:3920 Advocacy in Action: From the Classroom to Congress (spring); focus on field-based advocacy and human rights frameworks.

Contemporary Global Issues in Human Rights

HRTS: 2902/IS:2902 The Arts and Human Rights 1 s.h, off-cycle; in-person (not currently scheduled) 

HRTS:2903/IS:2903 Technology and Human Rights 1-3 s.h., off-cycle; online; synchronous and asynchronous content (fall 2024; 3 sh.) 

HRTS:2907/IS:2907 Literature and Human Rights 1 s.h., off-cycle; online; synchronous and asynchronous content (fall 2024) 

HRTS:2908/IS:2908 Governance and Human Rights 1 s.h., off-cycle; online; synchronous and asynchronous content (spring 2024; fall 2024)

HRTS:2909/IS:2909 Human Rights Lab 1 s.h., in-person (spring) online; synchronous and asynchronous content (summer 2024) 

HRTS:3904/IS:3904 Business, Labor, and Human Rights 3 s.h., in-person (not currently scheduled)

HRTS:3906 Global Crises in Human Rights 3 s.h., in-person (spring 2024)

Please visit the UI Office of the Registrar for information regarding registration deadlines for courses or email Jo Butterfield, Advisor Human Rights Certificate, at jo-butterfield@uiowa.edu.