With 19 credit hours of coursework and connecting experiences, students may earn a BDP certificate in Human Rights & Social Justice. For a complete list of courses and requirements:
download the Human Rights & Social Justice BDP curriculum sheet (PDF).
In designing their strand, all students must choose courses EITHER from more than one of the Topics categories, OR from more than one of the Geographic categories:
Topics categories
Geographic categories
BDP advisors assist students in finding meaningful connecting research and/or internship experiences related to Human Rights & Social Justice. All students must complete at least one internship in order to satisfy the connecting experience requirement.
3-4 page essay written at the end of the BDP experience, drawing together the different pieces of the BDP.
Courses counting toward a BDP in Human Rights & Social Justice may also satisfy core, major, and elective requirements in a student’s degree plan. With planning, the BDP should not add time to students’ UT careers, but instead helps students choose the courses they already have to take in an integrated way.
“The BDP has been the most influential educational opportunity that I have had at The University of Texas at Austin. I plan to pursue a career in teaching and to forever remain an advocate for the rights and welfare of children because of the many important lessons I have learned through the BDP.”
