Human Rights
Program Director: Mary Shariff
Campus Address/General Office: 303 Robson Hall
Telephone: 204-480-1485
Email Address: mhradmissions@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/law/programs-of-study#graduate-programs
Academic Staff: Please refer to the Law website for current staff listing. 

Human Rights Program Information

The department offers an interdisciplinary program leading to the Master of Human Rights degree.

Admission Information

Admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies

Application and Admission Procedures are found in the Academic Guide.

Admission requirements for Master’s students are found in the Master’s Degrees General Regulations section of the Guide.

M.H.R. Admission Requirements

Admission requirements are those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Application Information

Students should complete and submit their online application with supporting documentation by the date indicated on the M.H.R. program of study page.

Degree Requirements

Students must complete 18 course credits, and either a practicum and a major research project, or a thesis.

Second Language Reading Requirement: MHR students whose original language is English are required to demonstrate working knowledge of a second language by the time of graduation.

Expected Time to Graduate: 16-24 months

Progression Chart

Thesis Stream 

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1		Hours
HMRT 7100	Theory and Practice of Human Rights: Critical Perspectives	3
HMRT 7200	Selected Topics in Human Rights Research and Methods	3
HMRT 7300	Human Rights Law	3
GRAD 7500	Academic Integrity Tutorial	0
GRAD 7300	Research Integrity Tutorial	0
Electives	Other approved credits	9
	Hours	18
Summer
GRAD 7000	Master's Thesis (or finish coursework)	0
	Hours	0
Year 2
Summer
GRAD 7000	Master's Thesis (Fall and possible Winter and Summer terms)	0
	Hours	0
	Total Hours	18

Practicum Stream

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1		Hours
HMRT 7100	Theory and Practice of Human Rights: Critical Perspectives	3
HMRT 7200	Selected Topics in Human Rights Research and Methods	3
HMRT 7300	Human Rights Law	3
GRAD 7500	Academic Integrity Tutorial	0
GRAD 7300	Research Integrity Tutorial	0
Electives	Other approved credits	9
	Hours	18
Summer
GRAD 7030	Master's Practicum	0
	Hours	0
Year 2
Summer
GRAD 7030	Master's Practicum (Fall or Winter term)	0
	Hours	0
	Total Hours	18

Registration Information

Students should familiarize themselves with the Faculty of Graduate Studies ‘GRAD’ courses applicable to their program. If you have questions about which GRAD course(s) to register in, please consult your home department/unit.

Regulations

Students must meet the requirements as outlined in both Supplementary Regulation and BFAR documents as approved by Senate.

Supplementary Regulations

Individual units may require specific requirements above and beyond those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, and students should consult unit supplementary regulations for these specific regulations. 

Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR)

Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR) represent the core academic requirements a graduate student must acquire in order to gain, and demonstrate acquisition of, essential knowledge and skills.

All students must successfully complete:

• GRAD 7300 prior to applying to any ethics boards which are appropriate to the student’s research or within the student’s first year, whichever comes first; and
• GRAD 7500 within the first term of registration;

unless these courses have been completed previously, as per Mandatory Academic Integrity Course and Mandatory Research Integrity Online Course.

Students must also meet additional BFAR requirements that may be specified for their program.

General Regulations

All students must:

• maintain a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 with no grade below C+,
• meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum course requirements, and
• meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum time requirements (in terms of time in program and lapse or expiration of credit of courses).

Courses

Human Rights