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Graduate Program

About the Graduate Minor/Concentration in Human Rights

The Graduate Minor/Concentration in Human Rights provides students in the Graduate School at the University, as well as professional students in the Humphrey Institute and the Law School and opportunity to gain interdisciplinary expertise in the study of human rights laws and mechanisms. The program includes both classroom and field experience in international human rights issues and advocacy.

Human Rights Program Graduate Students

Each semester, the University of Minnesota offers a number of courses containing human rights content. These courses can be found at every level of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs and in a wide variety of disciplines.

Directory of Graduate Studies & Program Faculty

Name & Department Email
Barbara Frey
Director of Graduate Studies and
Director of Human Rights Program		 freyx001@umn.edu
Kathryn Sikkink
Political Science		 sikkink@umn.edu
David Weissbrodt
Law		 weiss001@umn.edu
Elizabeth Heger Boyle
Sociology		 boyle014@umn.edu
Karen Brown
Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change		 kbt@umn.edu
Katherine Fennelly
Humphrey School of Public Affairs		 fenne007@umn.edu
Oren Gross
Law School		 gross084@umn.edu
Helga Leitner
Geography		 eqj6139@umn.edu
Dario Menanteau-Horta
Social Work		 dmenante@umn.edu
Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Law School		 niaol002@umn.edu
Luis Ramos-Garcia
Spanish & Portuguese		 laramosg@umn.edu

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