Overview

The Human Rights program at The University of Alabama at Birmingham combines lessons in multiple disciplines such as ethics, political science, anthropology, and philosophy for a multi-faceted approach to human rights and the pursuit of justice.

Key Features

This program offers the unique opportunity to study civil rights through the lens of Birmingham’s own significant history in the Civil Rights Movement.

Furthermore, you can study many areas of human rights advocacy—including social, political, educational, and health—while also developing skills in research, critical thinking, and analysis, which can translate to various career fields.

Finally, choose between either a research-focused capstone project or an internship with on-campus and off-campus opportunities to apply your human rights education in a professional work environment.

Career

A degree in human rights opens career options in a variety of fields. Our students’ ability and passion to view societal concerns from a human rights lens and address issues of major social concern naturally guide them to careers in the public and non-profit sectors; however, they also learn skills that are applicable in the private sector (e.g. critical thinking, quantitative and qualitative literacy, and facilitating conversations on controversial topics).

As human rights touches upon multiple dimensions of the human experience, including social and political rights – as well as educational, health, and economic opportunities – this field of study can be very beneficial to careers in many fields.

Career opportunities for HRT students include (but are not limited to) the following sectors:

Public Administration
Law (including public, private, and international law)
Journalism
Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Public Relations
Social Advocacy
Community and Social Services
Civic and Social Organizations
Teaching (both locally and abroad)
Marketing and Advertising
Intergovernmental Organizations

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Skills and Methods in Human Rights
Human Rights
Contemporary Moral Issues
Social and Political Philosophy
Ethics: Theories of Good and Evil
U.S. Civil Rights Movement
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Politics and Race in America

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2028-05-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-15 00:00:00

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Priority Consideration deadlines. Applications submitted after the priority deadlines will be considered on a space-available basis

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

a completed application;
a nonrefundable $40 application fee;
official proof of English proficiency (unless English is your first language);
official transcripts*. All documents must be sent in English.
If you are studying or living in the United States currently, you must send a copy of proof of your immigration status (passport, I-94, visa, and/or I-797 approval notice).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

30630 USD / year

≈ 30630 USD / year
Out-of-State

28140 USD / year

≈ 28140 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11310 USD / year

≈ 11310 USD / year

Living costs

Birmingham

United States

1019 - 1648 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Career

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

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Academic requirements

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Tuition Fees

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