New Bachelor of Human Rights

ACU’s Bachelor of Human Rights is an exciting new course that will assist in preparing you to be one of the leading human rights advocates of the 21st century.

Human rights is a rapidly growing area of multidisciplinary study that supports an expanding job market in the human rights sector.  The Bachelor of Human Rights will provide students with a deep understanding of human rights that is enriched by perspectives from law, philosophy, and the humanities.  Students will apply their knowledge to practical professional contexts and will also complete a placement in the human rights sector.  Graduates of this program will bring their multidisciplinary expertise in human rights to a wide variety of professional settings in the corporate, government and non-government sectors.

Graduates can pursue careers in:

• advocacy: domestic and international advocacy, humanitarian services, disaster relief, policy development, volunteer co-ordination
• law: human rights law, international law, immigration law, diversity/equity law,
• social services: human services provision, public health, economic development, policy development
• international relations: diplomacy, peacekeeping, foreign affairs
• communications: foreign news reporting/correspondence, investigative journalism, research

Besides the single degree - Bachelor of Human Rights, students might be keen to learn about the double degrees of Bachelor of Human Rights/Bachelor of Laws and the Bachelor of Human Rights/Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice that are also on offer.