This course requires students to plan, develop and execute a research project. This project consists of a literature review, a proposal and a major paper. Note: Student must be accepted by a faculty supervisor before they can register in the AP/HREQ 4800 Honours Thesis course. The course transaction from for this course must be signed […]
This course uses a critical human rights approach to analyze the politics of migration and refugee protection. It develops an interdisciplinary and multicultural understanding of the nature and evolution of national and international refugee regimes, with emphasis on the different types of actors, structures, processes, and norms that organize and control borders. It analyses the […]
This course uses a critical human rights approach to examine ideology and freedom of expression. The courses explores the role of the state and corporate interests in the creation of dominant ideologies in social media, communication systems, and news outlets. We will begin by explaining the understanding of free expression as a legally and socially […]
This course uses a critical human rights approach to examine slavery and post-slavery among African-descendants in the Americas, while also considering the historical origins of anti-black racism, the Atlantic slave trade, and the impact of colonial land appropriation and the enslavement process on Indigenous communities. The course describes the origin and the historical causal drivers […]
This course provides an opportunity for students to carry out an independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member. The student selects a research issue, formulates related research questions, and sets the project within a theoretical context. Prerequisites: 78 credits, including AP/HREQ 2030 6.00 & AP/HREQ 3100 6.00 or permission of the Undergraduate […]
This course provides an opportunity for students to carry out an independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member. The student selects a research issue, formulates related research questions, and sets the project within a theoretical context. Prerequisites: 78 credits, including AP/HREQ 2030 6.00 & AP/HREQ 3100 6.00 or permission of the Undergraduate […]
This course uses a critical human rights approach to examine how violence is normalized through cultural ideologies and practices, and how human enslavement represents violence and violation. The course relies on a critical interdisciplinary analysis to formulate understandings of the complexities of violence and modern slavery. The course presents a critical interdisciplinary overview, (as opposed […]
This course uses a critical human rights approach to compare Chinese virtues of benevolence, propriety, righteousness, wisdom, and faithfulness with Western values and ideas in both ancient and contemporary perspectives. It contrasts universal claims of Western social and cultural rights with particular forms of virtue in Chinese society. It concentrates on classical Daoism as contrasted […]
This course uses a critical human rights approach to examine initiatives to promote equity in the workplace. The course explores public policy strategies to address intersectional inequalities and assesses efforts to establish equitable labour standards and occupational health and safety as fundamental human rights. Equity in the workplace addresses inequalities for race, gender, class, sexuality, […]
(Cross-listed as AP/INDG 4600 6.00) This seminar adopts an advanced approach to research and interpretation, including data collection and analysis within a relevant theoretical framework. Students develop a research question, formulate a thesis, and complete a substantial research project with a critical human rights and equity focus. This course provides an opportunity for the development […]