Master of Arts in Human Rights and Social Justice

Students explore themes of human rights and social justice. Students engage with issues of justice, fairness, and decolonization at local, national and transnational settings. Students examine relevant theoretical approaches such as universalism/relativism, equity, diversity and inclusion, intersectionality, distributive justice, critical race theory, disability theory, feminist analysis, and the role of social and political structures. The foundations course places emphasis on Indigenous, anti-colonial, decolonizing, antiracist, and global south perspectives. Thematic areas may include practical application of theoretical approaches in international and domestic contexts, such as human rights laws, social movements and activism, decolonization and reconciliation, torture and lack of legal process, refugee and immigrant rights, access to justice, disability rights, governance and transnational governance, Indigenous rights, and international human rights.