Southern Methodist University
Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights
The Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights in Humanities and Social Sciences is offered by Southern Methodist University.
The SMU Human Rights Program is educating a new generation of visionary changemakers to defend and demand human dignity. As one of only seven programs in the United States to grant a bachelor's degree in Human Rights, we offer over 100 academic courses, educational travel opportunities across the globe, and a variety of proven social innovation efforts in North Texas.The Human Rights major consists of thirty hours of coursework, a second major or a minor, and at least eleven hours in any 1 foreign language. At least twelve hours in addition to the core courses must be taken at the advanced level (3000 or above). No more than 6 hours taken for the human rights major can be counted towards any other major or minor.