Human Rights & Global Justice
The Human Rights & Social Justice program aims to provide students with a solid understanding of the importance of human rights as a matter of universal significance through the delivery of a comprehensive but focused curriculum.
As a student in this program, you will explore human rights through the lens of feminism, anti-racism, Indigenous perspectives and knowledges, sexual diversity, and class-based discrimination. You will also develop your critical thinking through examinations of human rights and justice through history, philosophy, culture, economics, and other academic perspectives.
Gain hands-on experience through co-op, research, field placements, and other applied learning and career opportunities.
Explore the international dimensions of human rights—norms and principles, social movements, cultural practices, and philosophical, historical, and theoretical foundations—and develop the skills to be an engaged and critical global citizen
Trent's paid co-op is an opportunity for you to gain work-integrated experiential learning that will help you get a head start on your career. The Human Rights & Social Justice co-op assists graduating students in achieving a competitive edge while generating experience within a wide range of sectors.
Specifically, paid co-op gives you a chance to obtain 12 months of practical experience on the job, develop or enhance technical skills, explore career options, network with a variety of individuals and organizations, learn from mentors, enhance communication and presentation skills, and develop technical writing skills.
Traditionally there are three co-op work terms of paid employment, each four months long, 35 hours/week, giving students the opportunity to manage well-defined special projects at an organization. With the Human Rights & Social Justice co-op, students are encouraged to combine two work terms back-to-back creating an eight-month opportunity with one employer.
- Gain a competitive edge in your career pursuits through the four-year co-op stream, completing 12 months of relevant, paid work experience over three work terms at related organizations
- Participate in the Trent in Ghana or Trent in Bolivia study abroad program– including a placement with an organization that will expand your first-hand perspectives of human rights and global justice
- Combine your B.A. with a LL.B and graduate with two degrees in just six years as part of the Trent/Swansea Dual Degree program. Begin your studies at Trent, then take your education across the Atlantic to Wales as you live, learn, travel, explore, and live abroad, before returning to Trent to complete your honours degree credentials
- Apply your learning and critical thinking skills through a community-based research project, exploring an issue or research question, such as migration, with a local community organization
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Requirements
If you are coming straight from high school in Ontario or are a recent grad, the general admission requirements are:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
- A minimum of six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses, including program specific prerequisites
- A minimum 70% overall final average
- ENG 4U with a minimum of 60%
Program requirements for admittance into co-op:
- A minimum 80% overall final average
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Students from across Canada can use their grades from their home province to apply to Trent.
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International students from outside Canada can apply based on the curriculum of their home country.
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Mature students can apply to Trent based on previous education and professional or volunteer experience.
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With many transfer agreements and flexible pathway options, Trent University makes it easy for students to make the most of the credits you have already earned.
Whether you're graduating from an Ontario high school, looking to study in Canada, or training for a second career, Trent has clear pathways for students to apply and be admitted to study at either of our campuses.
- Community Education
- Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
- Civil Service
- Human Resources & Labour Relations
- International Development