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What are you going to do with a degree in Human Rights and Human Diversity? We can't tell you, but you have three basic immediate options:
Explore some of the careers that our graduates have gone on to.
Compiled below are the results of some research on careers in the UN and other international organizations. The Human Rights and Human Diversity program cannot vouch for the veracity of these sources and only provides them for informational purposes.
Please note that most internships at or working with the UN are unpaid and highly competitive. Please speak to the HRHD program coordinator for ideas on how to increase your chances.
Here are some organizations that have hosted internships related to the United Nations:
Many professional programs (e.g., Law, Social Work, Business, Public Administration) do not require any specific program of undergraduate education. Others are generally more insistent that students have an undergraduate degree in their own or a closely related discipline (e.g., History, English, Psychology, Sociology). Of course, this won't be a problem for you because you must combine your HRHD Honours program with one of the other Honours programs we offer at Laurier Brantford.
Listed below are some programs that appear to fit particularly well with the aims of Human Rights and Human Diversity.
The programs in the following Ontario lists are typically two to three semesters for people who have completed a degree. However, not all programs associated with these links are graduate certificate programs. Read carefully.
The following sites may sometimes list graduate internships. The Entering the Workforce links above may also list graduate internships.
Here are some examples of what our graduates have gone on to:
Master of Social Work (Laurier, Lakehead)
Master of Arts: Public Policy (Toronto), Political Science (Queen's), Public Policy & Administration (Carleton), International Public Policy (Laurier), Globalization and International Development (Ottawa), Immigration and Settlement Studies (TMU), Human Rights (Manitoba), Globalization (McMaster), Public Service (Waterloo), Sociology (Memorial), Public Health (Brock), Religion and Culture (Laurier)
PhD: Political Science (Princeton), Women and Gender Studies (Western), Sociology and Legal Studies (Waterloo)
JD/LLB (Law degree): Osgood Hall (York), University of Toronto, TMU, Windsor, City University of London (UK), Sussex University (UK)
Lawyers
Associate Professor (Queen's)
Human Resources in public, private and non-profit sectors as generalists, specialists, operation coordinator, health and safety coordinator, recruiting coordinator
Professional Fund Raisers for hospitals, non-profits, universities
Non-profit sector: Volunteer and Programming Director, Professional Fundraising, Program Support Worker, Youth Support Counsellor, Events Coordinator, Equality Mobilizer, Case Worker, Canvasser, Volunteer and Programming Director, Residential Coordinator
Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Governments with Global Affairs; Immigration Refugees, and Citizenship Canada; Natural Resources; Solicitor General's Office as Research and Evaluation Officer, Regional Supervisor, Policy Analyst, Officer (Intellectual Property)
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