The Jackson School’s new certificate program in Human Rights for current Yale undergraduates offers an interdisciplinary exploration of human rights, providing students with the analytical, conceptual, and practical skills essential for in-depth study. 

There are two versions of the certificate: one that is non-selective and uncapped, and a second that is intensive and selective. Both programs will formally begin in the fall of 2025.

The Certificate in Human Rights (uncapped/nonselective) is open to all Yale undergraduates and will require the specific introductory course, GLBL 3102, Introduction to Human Rights: Human Rights in a Turbulent World (the first instance will be taught in the Fall 2025), plus four elective courses in human rights. These electives are tagged in Yale course search with the Human Rights elective attribute. The electives will be categorized as being either domestic (YC Human Rights Domestic) or international (YC Human Rights International) as an area of study; students will be required to take at least one of each area of study in the four electives that they take. Students will have the option to add the Human Rights certificate in Yale Hub starting in the fall 2025 semester.