Humanitarian Assistance and Human Rights

This course provides participants with a thorough introduction to international humanitarian assistance, human rights, and human security. It explores how the international community can better respond to humanitarian crises such as the Southeast Asian tsunami, HIV-AIDS in Africa, or ongoing civil conflict in countries such as Sudan. It also examines the importance of both cooperation and collaboration on a global scale by organizations such as the International Red Cross, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), and development organizations.

The 2009 Humanitarian Assistance and Human Rights course will take place over one week in June 2009 . Check back soon for specific dates.

Course-Only Option

For summer 2009, the program will offer students the option of directly enrolling in one or more of the intensive weeklong courses for academic credit (without the internship component of the program). Completion of one weeklong intensive course with an associated research project submitted to the course instructor by August 1, 2009 will enable the student to earn 2.0 credits through the Duke University Graduate School. The tuition for one weeklong (2.0 credit) course is $2000. We will begin accepting applications for the course-only option in January 2009. Please check back for more details at that time.

(Sample Syllabus from 2007)