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Graduate Programs and Opportunities
The University of Minnesota’s Human Rights graduate programs combine rigorous academics with hands-on opportunities. With funding support, career resources, and a diverse community in the heart of Minneapolis, you’ll gain the skills and connections to drive meaningful change.
Degree Programs
Resources for Grad Students
Graduate Student Stories
Explore the inspiring journeys of our Human Rights graduate students as they apply their knowledge through impactful internships, research, and advocacy. From local community work to international organizations like the UN, these students are making meaningful contributions to human rights around the world.
Mass Violence & Human Rights Interdisciplinary Graduate Group
This interdisciplinary graduate group research workshop was founded to foster conversations on the subject areas of Holocaust studies, genocide and memory, peace and conflict studies, human rights, nationalism and ethnic violence, representations of violence and trauma, conflict resolution, transitional justice, historical consciousness, and collective memory.