CENG 300 - Human Rights in Theory and Practice

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Point Park University

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Course Description: This interdisciplinary course will explore the development and conception of the construct of "human rights." It will introduce major theoretical perspectives and debates in the study of human rights. It will seek to understand human rights issues paying particular consideration to how race, sexuality, class, and other factors create differences among groups of people. Students will also learn about significant historical and contemporary human rights driven social movements both locally and globally. Prerequisite: CENG 150, CENG 250 Course Objectives (1) Learn how to use human rights as a lens to analyze the needs of various communities. (2) Critically summarize, explain, and respond to human rights perspectives orally and in writing. (3) Create a multifaceted understanding of community and human rights by integrating theoretical and experiential forms of learning.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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