15 Best Human Rights Courses on edX
We compared 15 Human Rights courses currently listed on edX, priced from $5.00 to $358.20. 9 come from a named university or institution, including Stanford University, The University of Edinburgh and University of London. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $5.00 – $358.20
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "human rights" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $5.00 to $358.20, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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International Women's Health and Human Rights
Offered by Stanford University
This self-paced course provides an overview of women's health and human rights, beginning in infancy and childhood, then moving through adolescence, reproductive years and aging. We consider economic, social, political a...
$50.00listed price -
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Ending Violence Through Human Rights Advocacy
Offered by GRÓ GEST
Learn how to end violence through advocacy. This course explores how violence is shaped by militarisation, inequality, and gender norms, and how global and regional frameworks such as CEDAW and the Women, Peace and Secur...
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Human Rights-based Approach to Dignity in Care (DIGNISPACE)
Offered by The University of Edinburgh
Dignispace is a resource on Dignity education using a Human Rights lens to interrogate the abstract nature of Dignity.
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edX MOOC / Non-creditInternational Human Rights Law
Offered by Université catholique de Louvain
Learn how an individual’s human rights are protected from both public and private power by international laws.
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edX MOOC / Non-creditHuman Rights, Human Wrongs: Challenging Poverty, Vulnerability and Social Exclusion
Offered by SDG Academy
With complex legal protections and varying societal norms, how do we ensure rights for all?
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Bachelor of Science in International Relations
Offered by University of London
This Bachelor's in International Relations offered on edX explores the intricate dynamics of global politics, economics, and cultures. It aims to provide students with a solid foundation in understanding international re...
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Master of Arts in International Relations
Offered by American University
The Master of Arts in International Relations program offers a rich exploration of global politics, diplomacy, and international collaboration. You'll engage with key issues influencing international relations today, enc...
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Exploring Models of Disability
Offered by Curtin University
Learn about the history and evolution of various "models of disability" that are foundational to critical disability research, including the medical model, the tragedy model, the social model, the cultural model, and the...
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edX MOOC / Non-creditUNESCO course on Teaching and learning about violent pasts
Offered by SDG Academy
This UNESCO course helps educators teach about histories of violence to help towards building cultures of peace, empathy, and global citizenship. Through eight interactive modules, explore key concepts and pedagogical st...
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Indigenous Peoples' Rights
Offered by Columbia University
Examine how Indigenous Peoples have been contesting norms, institutions and global debates in the past 50 years, and how they have been re-shaping and gradually decolonizing these systems at international and national le...
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Paths to Peace and Conflict: From the Body to the International
Offered by The University of Iceland
Do you want to strengthen your understanding of peace and conflict processes? Join our course, where we explore peacebuilding with an inclusive and intersectional lens to shed light on ways we can strengthen peace proces...
$79.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditRefugee and Migration Law
Offered by Université catholique de Louvain
This course on Refugee and Migration Law delves into the legal frameworks and policies that govern the rights and protections of refugees and migrants. Students will explore the complexities of international and domestic...
$358.20listed price -
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Gender, Violence and Post-Conflict States
Offered by The University of Iceland
Learn the core theories, case studies and policy frameworks necessary for understanding the interplay between gender and violence in post-conflict contexts.
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Providing Harm Reduction Services for Drug Users and Sex Workers
Offered by ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Learn the professional and methodological competencies for working with drug users and sex workers according to the principles of human rights.
$129.00listed price -
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Child Protection: Children's Rights in Theory and Practice
Offered by Harvard University
Learn how to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect through law, policy, and practice in a human rights framework.
$149.00listed price
Best Human Rights Courses on edX compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 12 priced courses on this page run from $5.00 to $358.20, with the middle of the range around $79.00 — a spread of $353.20. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from edX. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 9 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Stanford University, The University of Edinburgh and University of London — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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