In this section, you will explore your progress with the Program Learning Outcomes for the MA in Human Rights and Social Justice. In a response about the length of a four-page essay, reflect on the three or four program learning outcomes that have been the most meaningful to you throughout the program, discussing how you have progressed in each of those outcomes, using specific examples.
The Program Learning Outcomes for the MA in Human Rights and Social Justice are listed below:
- Articulate and apply advanced, interdisciplinary theories and practices of human rights and social justice, from legal, academic, and experiential perspectives.
- Demonstrate a critical awareness and understanding of the past and present debates that have shaped human rights and social justice issues.
- Demonstrate knowledge, through experiential learning, of key human rights and social justice issues locally, nationally, and/or globally.
- Demonstrate advanced critical thinking in relation to established techniques and methods of research and inquiry that are used to create and interpret knowledge in the field of human rights and social justice.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of and competence in the application of research methods and techniques.
- Articulate original ideas, arguments and observations through group work and presentations, and high-quality writing or artistic works.
- Demonstrate a critical awareness and understanding of ethical and intercultural frameworks appropriate to research planning and communication skills to a range of audiences and social contexts.
- Challenge and critique social and political structures and legalistic definitions based on a knowledgeable, socially responsible, and sustainable perspective.
- Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of and respect for the values of a range of Indigenous knowledge and wisdom.
- Creatively engage in finding solutions to issues of justice and fairness in contemporary society at a community, provincial, national, and/or global level.
- Demonstrate leadership in recognizing, respecting, and advancing the value of intercultural understanding and worldviews regarding human and environmental diversity.