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MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on 'The EU and Human Rights'

when 17 October 2015 - 28 November 2015
duration 7 weeks

Join THE online course on Human Rights and the EU!

Are you interested in the EU, human rights law or other areas of Social Sciences and Humanities? Would you like to learn about the different impacts that the EU has on human rights worldwide? Frame has created a MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE (MOOC) ON THE EU AND HUMAN RIGHTS, a free online course for anyone interested!

Why should you take part in this course?

This EU and Human Rights course teaches you the basics of human rights, placing the EU at the centre of investigation. All of the course activities aim to improve your understanding of how the EU, alone or in combination with other local or global, state or non-state actors, can better promote and uphold human rights worldwide. No extensive previous knowledge is required, making it the perfect course to start deepening your knowledge through cool tools, videos, quizzes and game-like labs.

The course is instructed by 14 professionals in the field, who will focus on their field of expertise and give you the best insight into the workings of the EU for the betterment of human rights protection all around the world. This course does not only give you the opportunity to learn from the best, but also get an insight into the current research being done throughout the whole of the world.

Interested? Here are the practicalities:
The course opens on the 17th of October 2015, but you will be able to sign up and join until 6 November.
The duration of the course is 6 weeks, during which you can decide how much time to invest in it (minimum of 4 hours a week) and when!
And to top this off…it is free of charge!

More information on the course, the instructors and the course schedule can be found here:

https://www.edx.org/course/eu-human-rights-kuleuvenx-euhurix.

Course leader

FRAME http://www.fp7-frame.eu/

Target group

Anyone interested in human rights, the EU, human rights law, European Law, European Studies, international relations, global governance, etc.

Course aim

All of the course activities aim to improve your understanding of how the EU, alone or in combination with other local or global, state or non-state actors, can better promote and uphold human rights worldwide.

Credits info

No credits granted through this MOOC

Fee info

EUR 0: Free online course