{"id":162,"date":"2020-10-19T16:19:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T20:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps-des\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:29:10","slug":"undergrad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/laps\/des\/undergrad\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Rights &#038; Equity Studies Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpv-view-output\" data-toolset-views-view-editor=\"012055e3cfea6f0dae8eb1c231e8f0f7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-toolset-views-view-editor\">\n\n\n<div id=\"wpv-view-layout-349880\" class=\"js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-349880\" data-viewnumber=\"349880\" data-pagination=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;349880&quot;,&quot;query&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;stop_rollover&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;cache_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_images&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_reach&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;spinner&quot;:&quot;builtin&quot;,&quot;spinner_image&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/lapsdev\/toolkit-test\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-views\/embedded\/res\/img\/ajax-loader.gif&quot;,&quot;callback_next&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;manage_history&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;has_controls_in_form&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;infinite_tolerance&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;max_pages&quot;:1,&quot;page&quot;:1,&quot;base_permalink&quot;:&quot;\/laps\/des\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162?wpv_view_count=349880&amp;wpv_paged=WPV_PAGE_NUM&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:[],&quot;id&quot;:0}}\" data-permalink=\"\/laps\/des\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162?wpv_view_count=349880\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em>Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Honours<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our program prepares you for the growing field of equity and social justice scholarship. As a HREQ student, you will examine the principles of human rights, the causes and impact of human rights violations and efforts to redress them. Other areas include problems of physical, social and economic security, cultural autonomy, and political rights and fundamental freedoms. Students can pursue a BA, Honours BA, Specialized Honours BA, Honours Double Major BA, Honours Major\/Minor BA or an Honours Minor BA. Students wishing to pursue graduate studies can combine Human Rights and Equity Studies with a second major in another discipline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns infographics-block is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column bg-primary text-white p-4 mb-2 has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8cbe9e1d9f3ceaec46a7e5f584b6748a is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e31837\"><style>.kt-accordion-id162_83607d-c4 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id162_83607d-c4 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you\u2019ll learn&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In order to understand human rights violations, we examine questions of equity, including ways in which race, ethnicity, citizenship status, gender, abilities and sexuality can make individuals more vulnerable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We acknowledge that human rights are not simply about the rights of individuals.\u202fThe collective rights of minority and Indigenous groups \u2013 to practice self-determination on their traditional lands, to speak their Indigenous languages and resist genocide are also central issues in human rights.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Program instructors explore critical theories and real-life practices in the areas of human rights and anti-Black racism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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