Humanitarian Action & Human Rights (M.A.) - Advocacy: Law & Policy
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| CLCM 501 | Faith-Based Humanitarian Action and Leadership Survey | 3 |
| CLCM 600 | Organizing a Faith-Based Humanitarian Response | 3 |
| CLCM 691 | Humanitarian Action and Human Rights Capstone 1 | 3 |
| CRIS 605 | Crisis and First Responder Training: Skills and Techniques | 3 |
| GLST 650 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| HUMR 501 | The International Human Rights Regime | 3 |
| JURI 680 | International Human Rights Law | 3 |
| THEO 615 | Theological Foundations for Humanitarian Action and Human Rights | 3 |
| Choose one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Pluralism and World Religions | ||
| Survey of Islamic Theology & Practice | ||
| Anthropology and Ethnography | ||
| Total Hours | 27 | |
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CLCM 691 should be taken in the final semester.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Advocacy: Law and Policy Cognate | ||
| JURI 660 | International Law and Diplomacy | 3 |
| PPOG 530 | Domestic Policy | 3 |
| PPOG 540 | Foreign Policy | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 36 hours
- A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 2.0 GPA
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Online Format
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CRIS 605 | Crisis and First Responder Training: Skills and Techniques | 3 |
| GLST 650 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| THEO 615 | Theological Foundations for Humanitarian Action and Human Rights | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CLCM 501 | Faith-Based Humanitarian Action and Leadership Survey | 3 |
| HUMR 501 | The International Human Rights Regime | 3 |
| JURI 680 | International Human Rights Law | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| CLCM 600 | Organizing a Faith-Based Humanitarian Response | 3 |
| JURI 660 | International Law and Diplomacy | 3 |
| PPOG 530 | Domestic Policy | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Core Elective 1 | 3 | |
| PPOG 540 | Foreign Policy | 3 |
| CLCM 691 | Humanitarian Action and Human Rights Capstone 2 | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |