Description
Human Rights: View from Rome
** available as of 01/01/2025
The course aims to discuss with the students the socio-juridical developments of human rights and their applications in the Mediterranean area. The course provides basic tools for understanding the history and principles underlying human rights. It is organized in two parts to discuss human rights related to two fundamental issues of the contemporary age: migration and religious freedom.

Prerequisites: Enrollment is restricted to Rome Center Students Only.

Outcomes: On completion of the course students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of history and principles underlying human rights;
- assess application of human rights related to migration and religious freedom;
- identify current challenges regarding the enjoyment of human rights in the Mediterranean area;
- demonstrate self-reflection, anchored in the service-learning experience.
Details
Grading Basis
Graded
Units
3
Component
Lecture - Required
Requirement Designation
Service Learning
Course Attributes
Engaged Learning
Catholic Studies
Global Studies
Italian American Studies
Italian Studies
Offering
Course
ROST 382
Academic Group
College of Arts and Sciences
Academic Organization
Rome Studies
Enrollment Requirements
Restricted to Rome Center students