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NEW Thematic Groups - (effective Fall 2024-25)

Students admitted in fall 2024 and beyond, and previously admitted students who have changed to the 2024-25 program requirements will follow the thematic groups below. All students are recommended to consult with the department when choosing their courses.

Not all courses listed here are offered every year. Check Carleton Central to determine which courses are offered in a given term. Some of the Human Rights Electives have prerequisites that are not explicitly included in the program. Students should plan to have credit for the prerequisites of each course in their program or ask to have the prerequisite waived.

(1) Critical Principles
AFRI 3003 [0.5]
African Social and Political Thought
ANTH 4730 [0.5]
Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
CRST 2001 [0.5]
Introduction to Critical Race Studies
DBST 2001 [0.5]
Introduction to Disability Studies
INDG 2015 [0.5]
Indigenous Relationalities, Kinships, and Knowledges
INDG 4015 [0.5]
Land as a Relation
LAWS 3602 [0.5]
International Human Rights
LAWS 4102 [0.5]
Controversies in Rights Theory
LAWS 4603 [0.5]
Transitional Justice
PHIL 2101 [0.5]
History of Ethics
PHIL 2103 [0.5]
Philosophy of Human Rights
PSCI 3105 [0.5]
Imperialism and Decolonization
SOWK 3207 [0.5]
Human Rights Practice in Civil Society
WGST 2800 [0.5]
Intersectional Identities
(2) Marginalized Communities
AFRI 3005 [0.5]
African Migrations and Diasporas
AFRI 4060 [0.5]
African Feminisms
CRST 4001 [0.5]
Advanced Critical Race Studies
DBST 3002 [0.5]
Mad Studies
DBST 3060 [0.5]
Critical Disability Studies
GEOG 3021 [0.5]
Geographies of Culture and Identity
HIST 3102 [0.5]
Queer(ing) Archives
HIST 3510 [0.5]
Indigenous Peoples of Canada
HIST 3710 [0.5]
Themes in Caribbean History
INDG 1011 [0.5]
Introduction to Indigenous-Settler Encounters
INDG 2011 [0.5]
Critical Indigenous Studies
SOCI 2180 [0.5]
Foundations in Community Engagement
SOCI 3430 [0.5]
Studies in Collective Action and Social Movements
SOCI 4039 [0.5]
Women in Contemporary Middle East Societies
SXST 3104 [0.5]
Transnational Sexualities
(3) Social and Economic Justice
AFRI 3002 [0.5]
Regions in Africa: Cultures, Society, Politics
COMS 3411 [0.5]
Media and Social Activism
GEOG 2023 [0.5]
Cities, Inequality and Urban Change
GEOG 3404 [0.5]
Geographies of Economic Development
INDG 3001 [0.5]
Indigenous Sovereignties
SOCI 3010 [0.5]
Power, Oppression and Resistance
SOCI 3027 [0.5]
Globalization and Human Rights
SOWK 3206 [0.5]
Community Development and Social Change in an International Context
PSCI 3204 [0.5]
Politics of Latin America
WGST 2801 [0.5]
Activism, Feminisms, and Social Justice

OLD Thematic Groups - (prior to Fall 2024-25)

These thematic groups only apply to students admitted to Human Rights and Social Justice before fall 2024. Students admitted in fall 2024 and beyond, and previously admitted students who have changed to the 2024-25 program requirements, will follow the thematic groups indicated on their audit. All students are recommended to consult with the department when choosing their courses.

Not all courses listed here are offered every year. Check Carleton Central to determine which courses are offered in a given term. Some of the Human Rights Electives have prerequisites that are not explicitly included in the program. Students should plan to have credit for the prerequisites of each course in their program or ask to have the prerequisite waived.

Laws and Institutions

LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 2502 [0.5]
Law, State and Citizen
LAWS 2601 [0.5]
Public International Law
LAWS 3401 [0.5]
Employment Law
LAWS 3509 [0.5]
Selected Topics in The Charter of Rights
LAWS 3602 [0.5]
International Human Rights
LAWS 3604 [0.5]
International Organizations
LAWS 4601 [0.5]
Transnational Law and Human Rights
LAWS 4606 [0.5]
International Law of Armed Conflict
LAWS 4607 [0.5]
Immigration and Refugee Law
PSCI 2601 [0.5]
International Relations: Global Politics
PSCI 3600 [0.5]
International Institutions
PSCI 4109 [0.5]
The Politics of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Critical Principles
CRST 2001 [0.5]
Introduction to Critical Race Studies
CRST 4001 [0.5]
Advanced Critical Race Studies
HIST 3510 [0.5]
Indigenous Peoples of Canada
HRSJ 2202 [0.5]
Power Relations and Human Rights
HRSJ 3202 [0.5]
Human Rights and Resistance
HRSJ 3503 [0.5]
Global Environmental Justice
HRSJ 4201 [0.5]
Citizenship and Human Rights
HRSJ 4405 [0.5]
Digital Dis-information and Human Rights
LAWS 2105 [0.5]
Social Justice and Human Rights
LAWS 4002 [0.5]
Feminist Theories of Law
LAWS 4101 [0.5]
Contemporary Justice Theories
LAWS 4102 [0.5]
Controversies in Rights Theory
LAWS 4105 [0.5]
Global Justice Theory
PHIL 2101 [0.5]
History of Ethics
PHIL 2103 [0.5]
Philosophy of Human Rights
PHIL 2306 [0.5]
Philosophy and Feminism
PHIL 2307 [0.5]
Gender and Philosophy
PHIL 2408 [0.5]
Bioethics
PHIL 3320 [0.5]
Contemporary Ethical Theory
PHIL 3330 [0.5]
Topics in History of Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 3340 [0.5]
Topics in Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy
PSCI 3109 [0.5]
The Politics of Law and Morality
PSCI 3307 [0.5]
Politics of Human Rights
PSCI 3801 [0.5]
Environmental Politics
Marginalized Groups, Diversities & Identities
ANTH 2020 [0.5]
Race and Ethnicity
ANTH 3020 [0.5]
Studies in Race and Ethnicity
ANTH 3600 [0.5]
Studies in Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples
ANTH 4020 [0.5]
Advanced Studies in Race and Ethnicity
ANTH 4610 [0.5]
Anthropology of Indigeneity
HIST 3710 [0.5]
Themes in Caribbean History
HRSJ 2102 [0.5]
Sexuality, Gender, and Security
HRSJ 2301 [0.5]
Human Rights and Sexualities
HRSJ 3301 [0.5]
Structural Racism
HRSJ 3302 [0.5]
Culture, Religion, and Gender Rights
HRSJ 3303 [0.5]
Children’s Rights
HRSJ 3304 [0.5]
Disability Rights
HRSJ 3504 [0.5]
Public Health and Human Rights
HRSJ 3305 [0.5]
Anti-Black Racism
HRSJ 4302 [0.5]
Transgender Human Rights
HRSJ 4305 [0.5]
Disability and Social Justice
HRSJ 4401 [0.5]
Gender, Citizenship and Social Justice in a Transnational World
HRSJ 4504 [0.5]
Black Health
HRSJ 4602 [0.5]
Is Religious Freedom a Human Right?
INDG 2011 [0.5]
Critical Indigenous Studies
LAWS 3503 [0.5]
Equality and Discrimination
LAWS 3504 [0.5]
Law and Aboriginal Peoples
LAWS 4001 [0.5]
Law, Family and Gender
LAWS 4002 [0.5]
Feminist Theories of Law
LAWS 4504 [0.5]
Indigenous Criminal Justice
PSCI 2500 [0.5]
Gender and Politics
PSCI 3805 [0.5]
Politics of Race
PSCI 4206 [0.5]
Indigenous Politics of North America
PSCI 4403 [0.5]
Reproductive Rights Policy in North America
PSCI 4605 [0.5]
Gender in International Relations
SOCI 2020 [0.5]
Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 2045 [0.5]
Gender and Society
SOCI 3019 [0.5]
Sociology of International Migration
SOCI 3020 [0.5]
Studies in Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 3040 [0.5]
Studies in the Sociology of Gender
SOCI 4020 [0.5]
Advanced Studies in Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 4039 [0.5]
Women in Contemporary Middle East Societies
SOCI 4040 [0.5]
Feminist Sociology of Intersectionality
SOWK 4102 [0.5]
Indigenous Peoples and Social Policy
SOWK 4300 [0.5]
Social Work and Persons with Disabilities
SXST 2101 [0.5]
Sexuality Studies: A Critical Introduction
SXST 2102 [0.5]
Sexuality, Gender, and Security
SXST 4101 [0.5]
Interdisciplinary Studies of Sexuality
WGST 2800 [0.5]
Intersectional Identities
WGST 2803 [0.5]
Body Matters: The Politics of Bodies
WGST 3803 [0.5]
Feminisms and Transnationalism
WGST 3807 [0.5]
Gendered Violence
Political Violence, Persecution and Repression
HIST 3714 [0.5]
The Holocaust: Historical and Religious Dimensions
HRSJ 2102 [0.5]
Sexuality, Gender, and Security
HRSJ 2401 [0.5]
Political Repression
HRSJ 3401 [0.5]
Histories of Persecution and Genocide
HRSJ 4404 [0.5]
Rights of Refugees and Displaced Persons
HRSJ 4409 [0.5]
Counter-terrorism and Human Rights
LAWS 4106 [0.5]
Law and Violence
LAWS 4304 [0.5]
Policing and Social Surveillance
LAWS 4309 [0.5]
State Security and Dissent
LAWS 4601 [0.5]
Transnational Law and Human Rights
LAWS 4603 [0.5]
Transitional Justice
LAWS 4606 [0.5]
International Law of Armed Conflict
LAWS 4607 [0.5]
Immigration and Refugee Law
PSCI 3107 [0.5]
The Causes of War
PSCI 3702 [0.5]
Israeli-Palestinian Relations
PSCI 4807 [0.5]
Politics of Citizenship and Migration
PSCI 4817 [0.5]
International Politics of Forced Migration
RELI 3140 [0.5]
The Holocaust: Historical and Religious Dimensions
SOCI 2160 [0.5]
War and Society
SOCI 3160 [0.5]
Political Violence
SOCI 4160 [0.5]
War, Terrorism and State Terrorism
SOCI 4200 [0.5]
War, Security and Citizenship
SXST 2102 [0.5]
Sexuality, Gender, and Security
Social and Economic Justice
ANTH 2850 [0.5]
Anthropology of Development
ANTH 3027 [0.5]
Studies in Globalization and Human Rights
ANTH 4730 [0.5]
Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
ANTH 4750 [0.5]
Advanced Studies in Globalization and Citizenship
HRSJ 2502 [0.5]
Social and Political Movements
HRSJ 3002 [0.5]
Right to the City
HRSJ 3501 [0.5]
Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
HRSJ 3503 [0.5]
Global Environmental Justice
HRSJ 3504 [0.5]
Public Health and Human Rights
HRSJ 4502 [0.5]
Global Indigenous Knowledges and Movements
HRSJ 4505 [0.5]
Precarity in Labour and Work
LAWS 4001 [0.5]
Law, Family and Gender
LAWS 4800 [0.5]
Environment and Social Justice
PSCI 2102 [0.5]
Comparative Politics of the Global South
PSCI 2602 [0.5]
International Relations: Global Political Economy
PSCI 3100 [0.5]
Politics of Development in Africa
PSCI 3105 [0.5]
Imperialism and Decolonization
PSCI 3204 [0.5]
Politics of Latin America
PSCI 3502 [0.5]
Gender and Politics: Global South
PSCI 3802 [0.5]
Globalization and Human Rights
PSCI 4104 [0.5]
Development in the Global South – Theory and Practice
PSCI 4105 [0.5]
Selected Problems in Development in the Global South
PSCI 4500 [0.5]
Gender and Globalization
SOCI 2010 [0.5]
Critical Approaches to Economic Inequality
SOCI 2040 [0.5]
Food, Culture and Society
SOCI 2050 [0.5]
Sociology of Health
SOCI 3010 [0.5]
Power, Oppression and Resistance
SOCI 3027 [0.5]
Globalization and Human Rights
SOCI 3040 [0.5]
Studies in the Sociology of Gender
SOCI 3044 [0.5]
Sociology of Sex and Sexuality
SOCI 3050 [0.5]
Studies in the Sociology of Health
SOCI 3056 [0.5]
Women and Health
SOCI 3430 [0.5]
Studies in Collective Action and Social Movements
SOCI 4040 [0.5]
Feminist Sociology of Intersectionality
SOCI 4730 [0.5]
Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
SOCI 4750 [0.5]
Advanced Studies in Globalization and Citizenship
SOWK 3206 [0.5]
Community Development and Social Change in an International Context
SOWK 3207 [0.5]
Human Rights Practice in Civil Society
WGST 2800 [0.5]
Intersectional Identities
WGST 2801 [0.5]
Activism, Feminisms, and Social Justice

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