BA/BS in Human Rights is a bachelor's degree in Legal Studies programme offered by The University of Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus.
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Legal Studies
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Human Rights at the University of Winnipeg is offered as a Bachelor of Arts in three-year or four-year formats, alongside a one-year Certificate in Human Rights, a one-year Certificate in Justice, Law and Rights run jointly with the Criminal Justice department, and a Minor. The program draws on history, geography, philosophy, law, anthropology, conflict resolution, political science, urban and inner-city studies, and criminal justice to examine historical and contemporary human-rights issues. Students may pursue a local or international practicum placement for academic credit. Delivery is on the Winnipeg campus under general admission requirements. The program page positions it as complementary to Bachelor of Education studies and as preparation for law school or further graduate work, and names career destinations in law, education, government, advocacy, non-governmental organizations, and international bodies such as the United Nations, as well as applications in business, human resources, criminal justice, and health sciences. The range of credential options, from a one-year certificate to a full degree with an optional practicum, suits students seeking anything from a focused add-on qualification to a full interdisciplinary major built around human-rights issues and practical placement experience.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The program page defers to The University of Winnipeg's general admission requirements and states that no specific high school courses are required. Applicants whose first language is not English, and who are not from an English-exempt country, must meet the university's English proficiency requirement, set out on The University of Winnipeg's own admission requirements page: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall; TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall with no component below 4.0 for tests taken on or after January 21, 2026 (86 overall with no component below 20 for tests taken before that date); Duolingo English Test 120; Pearson PTE Academic 58; CAEL 60 (CAEL online 70); LanguageCert Academic 67; or Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 180, with results no more than two years old. International applicants apply online through the university's application portal and pay a non-refundable CAD $120 application fee, with official transcripts sent directly from the issuing institution to the Admissions Office; recommended international deadlines are June 15 for Fall (September), October 15 for Winter (January), and February 15 for Spring (May), and applying three to four months ahead is encouraged to allow time for study-permit processing.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens, permanent residents and refugees) apply directly to the University of Winnipeg: for the Faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, Kinesiology and Science the suggested deadline is July 2 for Fall (September) entry, November 1 for Winter (January) entry and March 1 for Spring (May) entry; the Faculty of Education recommends March 1 for high-school and mature applicants, with a final deadline of June 1 subject to space. International applicants are advised to apply by June 15 (Fall, shown on the live page as an 'extended' deadline), October 15 (Winter) or February 15 (Spring). All of these are suggested rather than firm cut-offs: late applications may still be considered, and admission runs on an effectively rolling basis until a term is full. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
