340.874.01
Current Topics in Human Rights

Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2023 - 2024
Instruction Method
In-person
Class Time(s)
Thursday, 3:30 - 4:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Leonard Rubenstein
Javier Cepeda
Contact Name
Javier Cepeda
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
introduction to health and human rights and required for the human rights certificate.
Establishes mutual knowledge and shared beliefs for human rights researchers through the presentations and discussions of ongoing efforts in the Center for Public Health and Human Rights.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe key linkages between Human Rights and public health
  2. Differentiate the vital roles of health professionals in promoting human rights, advocating for the protection of human rights, researching violations, and building a culture of human rights
  3. Describe current cutting-edge research in health and human rights and the methods used to carry it out.
  4. Review how public health professionals can bring epidemiology and other methods of public health to investigate, analyze, and document abuses of human rights
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 50% Discussion
  • 50% Reflection
Enrollment Restriction
JHU-enrolled graduate students
Instructor Consent
Consent required for some students
Consent Note
Auditors and non-certificate participants
Consent Contact
jcepeda2@jhu.edu
Special Comments

This is the onsite section of a course also held virtually/online. You are responsible for the modality in which you register.