Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences - Minors

Minor in Human Rights

Human Rights Minor Resources

Tri-Campus Human Rights Minor - All courses for the minor from UW Seattle, UW Tacoma and UW Bothell.
Planning Sheet for the minor at UW Bothell (pdf).
Pratical Experience Form for the Human Rights Minor (pdf).

The Minor in Human Rights is an option for students who are interested in the rapidly emerging field of human rights. The minor is a tri-campus initiative (UW Bothell, UW Seattle, and UW Tacoma). Students may, but are not required to, take courses from more than one campus in order to earn the minor.

Minor Requirements

Students pursuing the Human Rights Minor must complete 25 credits in the following areas:

10 credits in Human Rights Core courses
5 credits in Human Rights Broad Context courses
10 credits in either Human Rights Core or Broad Context courses

These courses may be take at UW Bothell, UW Seattle or UW Tacoma.

The equivalent of 3 credits of a practical experince in a human rights-related area is required within the 25 credits. This requirement may be met through an internship, practicum, international study abroad program, the Washington D.C. Seminar on Human Rights or a demonstrated equivalent.

The Practical Experience Form must be approved and completed with Prof. Bruce Kochis prior to starting the project/work. Once the work is completed, the form must be returned to the IAS program office.

Students who may benefit from the minor

Students who are applying to law school;
Students who want to work in international human rights NGOs or humanitarian non-profits;
Students who are interested in working in government;
Students who are interested in the issue of globalization of industry and labor;
Students who interested in environmental justice issues or environmental law.

Human Rights Minor Courses at UW Bothell

Core Courses

BIS 325 Disability and Human Rights
BIS 335 Human Rights in America
BIS 353 Human Rights in Theory and Practice
BIS 403 Washington, D.C. Seminar on Human Rights
BIS 414 Topics in Human Rights

Broad Context Courses

BHLTH 462 Global and Local Health Inequalities and Interventions
BIS 219 The Politics of Sex Education
BIS 264 Africa on Film
BIS 305 Issues in Social and Political Philosophy
BIS 313 Issues in Media Studies
BIS 344 International Relations
BIS 356 Ethics and the Environment
BIS 359 Ethics and Society
BIS 362 Contemporary Political Ideas and Idologies
BIS 367 Exploring American Culture: Race, Ethnicity and Immigration
BIS 369 Women Across Cultures
BIS 394 Comparative Economic Development
BIS 411 Biotechnology and Society
BIS 412 Ideas in Political Economy
BIS 415 Public Policy and Law
BIS 420 Colonizing History in Sub-Saharan Africa
BIS 430 Social Theory and Practice
BIS 431 Issues in Sexual Politics and Cultures
BIS 432 Democracy in Asia
BIS 433 Gender, Work, and Family
BIS 441 Global Labor Markets
BIS 445 Meanings and Realities of Inequality
BIS 450 Performance and Healing
BIS 463 U.S. Women's History