Tentative Class Schedule
The instructor reserves the right to make minor adjustments to the schedule as the term progresses,
but due dates will not be moved up, but may be moved back at times.
Week/Date
Reading, Online Reading, and
Assignments
Week 1. Introduction to course and topic
Read: Reichert forward and
introduction (vii-x; pp. 1-17)
Week 2. Development and History of Human
Rights
Read: Reichert Chapter 1 (pp. 1844) and weekly readings
Essay One DUE
Week 3. Voices of Poverty and social injustice
Weekly readings
Reflection Paper #1 due
Week 4. Universal Declaration of Human
Rights
Read: Reichert Chapter 2 (45-79) and
weekly readings
Reflection Paper #2 due
Week 5. International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights
Read: Reichert Chapter 3 (80-102)
and weekly readings
Reflection Paper #3 due
Week 6. International Covenant on Economic,
Social, and Cultural Rights
Read: Reichert Chapter 4 (103-120)
Week 7. Populations at Risk for
Poverty and Social Injustice
Weekly readings
Midterm Exam
Week 8. Populations at Risk for
Poverty and Social Injustice
Weekly readings
Week 9. Diversity Within a Human Rights
Perspective
Read: Reichert Chapter 5 (121-143)
and Weekly readings
Global Village Project Due
Group Project Presentations
Reflection Paper #4 due
Group Project Presentations
Reflection Paper #5 due
Week 10. Human Rights and Children, Persons
with Disabilities, Persons with HIVAIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Older
Persons, and Victims of Racism
Week 11. . International Aspects of Human
Rights
Week 12. International Aspects of Human
Rights
Read: Reichert Chapter 6 (144-168)
and weekly readings
Group Project Presentations
Reflection Paper #6 due
Read: Reichert Chapter 7 (169-193)
Group Project Presentations
Reflection Paper #7 due
Weekly Readings
Reflection Paper #8 due
Week 13. Applying Human Rights to the
Social Work Profession
Read: Reichert Chapter 8 (194-214)
Reflection Paper #9 due
Week 14. Applying Human Rights to the Social
Work Profession
Read: Reichert Conclusion (215) and
Weekly Readings
Reflection Paper #10 due
Week 15 Course Wrap-Up
Weekly Readings
Final Essay DUE
Finals Week
Final Exam