THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH: GLOBAL AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES
Human rights precepts, policies and frameworks for change in governments and civil society. Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC), the principal human rights convention related to children, and other human rights policies related to children and young people. Critically analyze the CRC and access information from the Reports of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Legal and policy frameworks which address the needs of children in adversity Internationally. Review and develop case studies from around the world and from the United States on child rights topics, including a statement of intention and profiles of relevant research, advocacy, or service organizations.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) and compare it to other approaches to advancing of the wellbeing of children. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze and develop case studies from international settings. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Analyze case studies related to selected populations of children in the United States. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Discern and articulate their intentions for future engagement with child rights and identify and profile organizations that are doing related work. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Relate child health and human rights to the learning objectives associated with graduate/professional course of study, discuss how a rights-based approach might inform the culminating project (clerkship, thesis or dissertation), and identify professional associations and grant opportunities that link child health and human rights with their graduate specialization. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) and compare it to other approaches to advancing of the wellbeing of children. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze and develop case studies from international settings. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Analyze case studies related to selected populations of children in the United States. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Discern and articulate their intentions for future engagement with child rights and identify and profile organizations that are doing related work. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Relate child health and human rights to the learning objectives associated with graduate/professional course of study, discuss how a rights-based approach might inform the culminating project (clerkship, thesis or dissertation), and identify professional associations and grant opportunities that link child health and human rights with their graduate specialization. Audience: Graduate
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- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027