15 Best Human Rights Courses Online
We compared 15 Human Rights courses currently listed on Coursera and edX, priced from $5.00 to $895.50. 8 come from a named university or institution, including University of Geneva, Lund University and Stanford University. 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 – $895.50
- Providers
- Coursera, edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, 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.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
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 $895.50, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Children's Human Rights - An Interdisciplinary Introduction
Offered by University of Geneva
Drawing on the contributions of several academic disciplines including law, psychology, sociology, history, educational and health sciences, economy and anthropology, an interdisciplinary approach guides the student into...
$49.00listed price -
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Climate Adaptation and Human Rights
Offered by Lund University
Welcome to our Climate Adaptation and Human Rights MOOC. This course will be of interest to professionals and students engaged with social and governance issues relating to climate change adaptation. Government officials...
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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...
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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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Internal Displacement, Conflict and Protection
Offered by University of London
This course provides insight into the phenomenon of internal displacement, a major humanitarian and development challenge in today’s world. Taking a global perspective, you will learn about who internally displaced perso...
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International Humanitarian Law in Theory and Practice
Offered by Leiden University
“International Humanitarian Law in Theory and Practice” is the first MOOC of the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum on International Humanitarian Law, which is the platform within the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies...
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Drugs, drug use, drug policy and health
Offered by University of Geneva
This MOOC is the first of its kind, since it addresses critical issues related to drugs from a multidisciplinary, health and human rights-based approach. Throughout the course you will cover a range of questions includin...
$49.00listed 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.
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UNESCO 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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International Law
Offered by Université catholique de Louvain
The course walks through the foundational principles and practical mechanisms of international law, covering how legal rules operate across borders and influence global governance. It examines key concepts such as state...
$895.50listed price -
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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...
Price on site
Best Human Rights Courses Online 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 $895.50, with the middle of the range around $50.00 — a spread of $890.50. 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 Coursera and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 8 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Geneva, Lund University and Stanford University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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