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HRTS 101 - Introduction to Human Rights

An introduction to the subject of human rights and to the way it is studied. Questions to be examined include: What are human rights and where do they come from? How are they defined? How are they applied and enforced? What happens when they conflict? The course will draw on Canadian, Indigenous, and international ideas and examples.

Prerequisites

Corequisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Offerings

Spring 2026 [1265]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4404	0 / 50

Winter 2026 [1261]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7344	24 / 50	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th

Fall 2025 [1259]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7953	15 / 50	14:30 - 15:50	M,W
LEC 002	7962	14 / 50	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th

Spring 2025 [1255]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4519	39 / 50

Winter 2025 [1251]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7482	18 / 50	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th

Fall 2024 [1249]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7934	37 / 50	11:30 - 12:50	T,Th
LEC 002	8280	23 / 50	10:00 - 11:20	M,W

Spring 2024 [1245]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4570	46 / 50

Winter 2024 [1241]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7533	15 / 50	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th

Fall 2023 [1239]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7791	61 / 75	11:30 - 12:50	T,Th

Spring 2023 [1235]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5208	48 / 50

Winter 2023 [1231]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	8716	11 / 50	09:00 - 10:20	T,Th	UTD 201	Anna Purkey

Fall 2022 [1229]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	8942	44 / 75	14:30 - 15:50	T,Th	UTD 201A	Anna Purkey

Spring 2022 [1225]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4945	19 / 50				Joseph Pazzano

Fall 2021 [1219]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7870	54 / 75				Anna Purkey

Fall 2020 [1209]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 041	7692	46 / 100				Anna Purkey

Fall 2019 [1199]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	8012	26 / 50	09:30 - 10:50	T,Th	STP 201A	Julia Seirlis

UW Flow Ratings

Liked: 75.00%

75.00%

Easy: 62.50%

62.50%

Useful: 37.50 %

37.50%

HRTS 101 leads to

HRTS 301 - Human Rights and the United Nations

HRTS 305 - Indigenous Rights in Global Context

HRTS 102 - Human Rights Codes, Commissions, and Policies

HRTS 201 - Foundations and Critiques of Human Rights

HRTS 203 - The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

HRTS 204 - Discrimination, Rights, and Canadian Law

HRTS 390 - Special Topics in Human Rights

HRTS 490 - Advanced Topics in Human Rights