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Spring 2022 | GLOS 5403 Section 001: Human Rights Advocacy (54801)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Graduate Student
- Meets With:
- LAW 6058 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022Wed 02:30PM - 05:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 330
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 25 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Theoretical basis of human rights movement. Organizations, strategies, tactics, programs. Advocacy: fact-finding, documentation, campaigns, trial observations. Forensic science. Human rights education, medical/psychological treatment. Research project or background for case study. prereq: Grad student
- Class Description:
- This 3-credit seminar will study the histories, philosophies, and activities of human rights activists and organizations. The course examines the theoretical basis of the human rights movement, the principles underlying key organizations in the human rights field as well as their strategies, tactics, and programs. The class provides an opportunity to put in perspective students' previous experiences as interns or staff with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the human rights field. The class will use case studies and other participatory methods to understand and to evaluate the work of human rights activists. We will learn about tactical methods including fact-finding and documentation of violations, normative campaigns, the use of social networking, and discuss the effectiveness and consequences of each method. The class will consider critiques of human rights practice including cultural relativsm and the asymmetries of power that affect relationships among human rights advocates. Students will consider the basic organizational structure and fundraising needs of NGOs. Students will design and present a research project based on their selection of in-class topics. Readings include material on the history of NGOs; roots and development of the human rights movement; analysis of key NGOs; advocacy within international institutions; and reports and publications from NGOs working in the field.
- Grading:
- 20% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation Other Grading Information: 30% oral presentation; 30% group project - Class Format:
- 15% Lecture
75% Discussion
10% Group Work - Workload:
- 60-100 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term Other Workload: 3 short papers and 1 oral presentation; group advocacy presentations. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54801/1223
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 April 2012
Spring 2021 | GLOS 5403 Section 001: Human Rights Advocacy (50813)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery ModeOnline Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Graduate Student
- Meets With:
- LAW 6058 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2021 - 04/26/2021Wed 02:30PM - 05:15PMOff CampusUMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (18 of 20 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Theoretical basis of human rights movement. Organizations, strategies, tactics, programs. Advocacy: fact-finding, documentation, campaigns, trial observations. Forensic science. Human rights education, medical/psychological treatment. Research project or background for case study. prereq: Grad student
- Class Description:
- This 3-credit seminar will study the histories, philosophies, and activities of human rights activists and organizations. The course examines the theoretical basis of the human rights movement, the principles underlying key organizations in the human rights field as well as their strategies, tactics, and programs. The class provides an opportunity to put in perspective students' previous experiences as interns or staff with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the human rights field. The class will use case studies and other participatory methods to understand and to evaluate the work of human rights activists. We will learn about tactical methods including fact-finding and documentation of violations, normative campaigns, the use of social networking, and discuss the effectiveness and consequences of each method. The class will consider critiques of human rights practice including cultural relativsm and the asymmetries of power that affect relationships among human rights advocates. Students will consider the basic organizational structure and fundraising needs of NGOs. Students will design and present a research project based on their selection of in-class topics. Readings include material on the history of NGOs; roots and development of the human rights movement; analysis of key NGOs; advocacy within international institutions; and reports and publications from NGOs working in the field.
- Grading:
- 20% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation Other Grading Information: 30% oral presentation; 30% group project - Class Format:
- 15% Lecture
75% Discussion
10% Group Work - Workload:
- 60-100 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term Other Workload: 3 short papers and 1 oral presentation; group advocacy presentations. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50813/1213
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 April 2012
Spring 2020 | GLOS 5403 Section 001: Human Rights Advocacy (54485)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
- LAW 6058 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020Wed 02:30PM - 05:15PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 184
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (11 of 15 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Theoretical basis of human rights movement. Organizations, strategies, tactics, programs. Advocacy: fact-finding, documentation, campaigns, trial observations. Forensic science. Human rights education, medical/psychological treatment. Research project or background for case study. prereq: Grad student
- Class Description:
- This 3-credit seminar will study the histories, philosophies, and activities of human rights activists and organizations. The course examines the theoretical basis of the human rights movement, the principles underlying key organizations in the human rights field as well as their strategies, tactics, and programs. The class provides an opportunity to put in perspective students' previous experiences as interns or staff with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the human rights field. The class will use case studies and other participatory methods to understand and to evaluate the work of human rights activists. We will learn about tactical methods including fact-finding and documentation of violations, normative campaigns, the use of social networking, and discuss the effectiveness and consequences of each method. The class will consider critiques of human rights practice including cultural relativsm and the asymmetries of power that affect relationships among human rights advocates. Students will consider the basic organizational structure and fundraising needs of NGOs. Students will design and present a research project based on their selection of in-class topics. Readings include material on the history of NGOs; roots and development of the human rights movement; analysis of key NGOs; advocacy within international institutions; and reports and publications from NGOs working in the field.
- Grading:
- 20% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation Other Grading Information: 30% oral presentation; 30% group project - Class Format:
- 15% Lecture
75% Discussion
10% Group Work - Workload:
- 60-100 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term Other Workload: 3 short papers and 1 oral presentation; group advocacy presentations. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54485/1203
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 April 2012
Spring 2019 | GLOS 5403 Section 001: Human Rights Advocacy (54739)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
- LAW 6058 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2019 - 04/29/2019Wed 02:30PM - 05:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 135
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (13 of 15 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Theoretical basis of human rights movement. Organizations, strategies, tactics, programs. Advocacy: fact-finding, documentation, campaigns, trial observations. Forensic science. Human rights education, medical/psychological treatment. Research project or background for case study. prereq: Grad student
- Class Description:
- This 3-credit seminar will study the histories, philosophies, and activities of human rights activists and organizations. The course examines the theoretical basis of the human rights movement, the principles underlying key organizations in the human rights field as well as their strategies, tactics, and programs. The class provides an opportunity to put in perspective students' previous experiences as interns or staff with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the human rights field. The class will use case studies and other participatory methods to understand and to evaluate the work of human rights activists. We will learn about tactical methods including fact-finding and documentation of violations, normative campaigns, the use of social networking, and discuss the effectiveness and consequences of each method. The class will consider critiques of human rights practice including cultural relativsm and the asymmetries of power that affect relationships among human rights advocates. Students will consider the basic organizational structure and fundraising needs of NGOs. Students will design and present a research project based on their selection of in-class topics. Readings include material on the history of NGOs; roots and development of the human rights movement; analysis of key NGOs; advocacy within international institutions; and reports and publications from NGOs working in the field.
- Grading:
- 20% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation Other Grading Information: 30% oral presentation; 30% group project - Class Format:
- 15% Lecture
75% Discussion
10% Group Work - Workload:
- 60-100 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term Other Workload: 3 short papers and 1 oral presentation; group advocacy presentations. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54739/1193
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 April 2012
Spring 2018 | GLOS 5403 Section 001: Human Rights Advocacy (51622)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
- LAW 6058 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2018 - 04/23/2018Wed 02:30PM - 05:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 135
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (19 of 18 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Theoretical basis of human rights movement. Organizations, strategies, tactics, programs. Advocacy: fact-finding, documentation, campaigns, trial observations. Forensic science. Human rights education, medical/psychological treatment. Research project or background for case study. prereq: Grad student
- Class Description:
- This 3-credit seminar will study the histories, philosophies, and activities of human rights activists and organizations. The course examines the theoretical basis of the human rights movement, the principles underlying key organizations in the human rights field as well as their strategies, tactics, and programs. The class provides an opportunity to put in perspective students' previous experiences as interns or staff with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the human rights field. The class will use case studies and other participatory methods to understand and to evaluate the work of human rights activists. We will learn about tactical methods including fact-finding and documentation of violations, normative campaigns, the use of social networking, and discuss the effectiveness and consequences of each method. The class will consider critiques of human rights practice including cultural relativsm and the asymmetries of power that affect relationships among human rights advocates. Students will consider the basic organizational structure and fundraising needs of NGOs. Students will design and present a research project based on their selection of in-class topics. Readings include material on the history of NGOs; roots and development of the human rights movement; analysis of key NGOs; advocacy within international institutions; and reports and publications from NGOs working in the field.
- Grading:
- 20% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation Other Grading Information: 30% oral presentation; 30% group project - Class Format:
- 15% Lecture
75% Discussion
10% Group Work - Workload:
- 60-100 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term Other Workload: 3 short papers and 1 oral presentation; group advocacy presentations. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51622/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 April 2012
Spring 2017 | GLOS 5403 Section 001: Human Rights Advocacy (52449)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
- LAW 6058 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Wed 02:30PM - 05:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 435
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Theoretical basis of human rights movement. Organizations, strategies, tactics, programs. Advocacy: fact-finding, documentation, campaigns, trial observations. Forensic science. Human rights education, medical/psychological treatment. Research project or background for case study. prereq: Grad student
- Class Description:
- This 3-credit seminar will study the histories, philosophies, and activities of human rights activists and organizations. The course examines the theoretical basis of the human rights movement, the principles underlying key organizations in the human rights field as well as their strategies, tactics, and programs. The class provides an opportunity to put in perspective students' previous experiences as interns or staff with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the human rights field. The class will use case studies and other participatory methods to understand and to evaluate the work of human rights activists. We will learn about tactical methods including fact-finding and documentation of violations, normative campaigns, the use of social networking, and discuss the effectiveness and consequences of each method. The class will consider critiques of human rights practice including cultural relativsm and the asymmetries of power that affect relationships among human rights advocates. Students will consider the basic organizational structure and fundraising needs of NGOs. Students will design and present a research project based on their selection of in-class topics. Readings include material on the history of NGOs; roots and development of the human rights movement; analysis of key NGOs; advocacy within international institutions; and reports and publications from NGOs working in the field.
- Grading:
- 20% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation Other Grading Information: 30% oral presentation; 30% group project - Class Format:
- 15% Lecture
75% Discussion
10% Group Work - Workload:
- 60-100 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term Other Workload: 3 short papers and 1 oral presentation; group advocacy presentations. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52449/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 April 2012
Spring 2016 | GLOS 5403 Section 001: Human Rights Advocacy (60376)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
- LAW 6058 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016Wed 02:30PM - 05:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 230
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Theoretical basis of human rights movement. Organizations, strategies, tactics, programs. Advocacy: fact-finding, documentation, campaigns, trial observations. Forensic science. Human rights education, medical/psychological treatment. Research project or background for case study. prereq: Grad student
- Class Description:
- This 3-credit seminar will study the histories, philosophies, and activities of human rights activists and organizations. The course examines the theoretical basis of the human rights movement, the principles underlying key organizations in the human rights field as well as their strategies, tactics, and programs. The class provides an opportunity to put in perspective students' previous experiences as interns or staff with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the human rights field. The class will use case studies and other participatory methods to understand and to evaluate the work of human rights activists. We will learn about tactical methods including fact-finding and documentation of violations, normative campaigns, the use of social networking, and discuss the effectiveness and consequences of each method. The class will consider critiques of human rights practice including cultural relativsm and the asymmetries of power that affect relationships among human rights advocates. Students will consider the basic organizational structure and fundraising needs of NGOs. Students will design and present a research project based on their selection of in-class topics. Readings include material on the history of NGOs; roots and development of the human rights movement; analysis of key NGOs; advocacy within international institutions; and reports and publications from NGOs working in the field.
- Grading:
- 20% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation Other Grading Information: 30% oral presentation; 30% group project - Class Format:
- 15% Lecture
75% Discussion
10% Group Work - Workload:
- 60-100 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term Other Workload: 3 short papers and 1 oral presentation; group advocacy presentations. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/60376/1163
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 April 2012
Spring 2015 | GLOS 5403 Section 001: Human Rights Advocacy (68173)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
- LAW 6058 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015Wed 02:30PM - 05:15PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 60
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Theoretical basis of human rights movement. Organizations, strategies, tactics, programs. Advocacy: fact-finding, documentation, campaigns, trial observations. Forensic science. Human rights education, medical/psychological treatment. Research project or background for case study. prereq: Grad student
- Class Notes:
- Please conctact Barbara Frey at freyx001@umn.edu for a permission number.
- Class Description:
- This 3-credit seminar will study the histories, philosophies, and activities of human rights activists and organizations. The course examines the theoretical basis of the human rights movement, the principles underlying key organizations in the human rights field as well as their strategies, tactics, and programs. The class provides an opportunity to put in perspective students' previous experiences as interns or staff with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the human rights field. The class will use case studies and other participatory methods to understand and to evaluate the work of human rights activists. We will learn about tactical methods including fact-finding and documentation of violations, normative campaigns, the use of social networking, and discuss the effectiveness and consequences of each method. The class will consider critiques of human rights practice including cultural relativsm and the asymmetries of power that affect relationships among human rights advocates. Students will consider the basic organizational structure and fundraising needs of NGOs. Students will design and present a research project based on their selection of in-class topics. Readings include material on the history of NGOs; roots and development of the human rights movement; analysis of key NGOs; advocacy within international institutions; and reports and publications from NGOs working in the field.
- Grading:
- 20% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation Other Grading Information: 30% oral presentation; 30% group project - Class Format:
- 15% Lecture
75% Discussion
10% Group Work - Workload:
- 60-100 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term Other Workload: 3 short papers and 1 oral presentation; group advocacy presentations. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68173/1153
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 April 2012
Fall 2013 | GLOS 5403 Section 001: Human Rights Advocacy (26275)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Meets With:
- LAW 6058 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013Wed 02:30PM - 05:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 425
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Theoretical basis of human rights movement. Organizations, strategies, tactics, programs. Advocacy: fact-finding, documentation, campaigns, trial observations. Forensic science. Human rights education, medical/psychological treatment. Research project or background for case study.
- Class Description:
- This 3-credit seminar will study the histories, philosophies, and activities of human rights activists and organizations. The course examines the theoretical basis of the human rights movement, the principles underlying key organizations in the human rights field as well as their strategies, tactics, and programs. The class provides an opportunity to put in perspective students' previous experiences as interns or staff with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the human rights field. The class will use case studies and other participatory methods to understand and to evaluate the work of human rights activists. We will learn about tactical methods including fact-finding and documentation of violations, normative campaigns, the use of social networking, and discuss the effectiveness and consequences of each method. The class will consider critiques of human rights practice including cultural relativsm and the asymmetries of power that affect relationships among human rights advocates. Students will consider the basic organizational structure and fundraising needs of NGOs. Students will design and present a research project based on their selection of in-class topics. Readings include material on the history of NGOs; roots and development of the human rights movement; analysis of key NGOs; advocacy within international institutions; and reports and publications from NGOs working in the field.
- Grading:
- 20% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation Other Grading Information: 30% oral presentation; 30% group project - Class Format:
- 15% Lecture
75% Discussion
10% Group Work - Workload:
- 60-100 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term Other Workload: 3 short papers and 1 oral presentation; group advocacy presentations. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/26275/1139
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 April 2012
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