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15 Best Human Rights Courses Online

We compared 15 Human Rights courses currently listed on Coursera and edX, priced from $5.00 to $199.00. 9 come from a named university or institution, including University of Geneva, Stanford University and Lund 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 – $199.00
Providers
Coursera, edX
Last updated
30 Aug 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.

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 $199.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    International Women's Health and Human Rights

    Offered by Stanford University

    This course focuses on women’s health and human rights issues from infancy through old age, including information about positive interventions relating to those issues. Learners are encouraged to interact with each other...

    $29.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Lowest price here

    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...

    $5.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    edX MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    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.

    $59.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    edX MOOC / Non-credit

    International 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.

    $199.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    edX MOOC / Non-credit

    Human 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?

    $59.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    edX Bachelor's Degree University-backed

    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...

  12. 12
    edX Master's Degree University-backed

    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...

  13. 13
    edX MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    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...

    $149.00
    listed price
  14. 14
    edX MOOC / Non-credit

    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...

  15. 15
    edX MOOC / Non-credit University-backed

    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...

    $50.00
    listed price

Best Human Rights Courses Online compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Children's Human Rights - An Interdisciplinary Introduction Coursera University of Geneva $49.00 View →
2 International Women's Health and Human Rights Coursera Stanford University $29.00 View →
3 Climate Adaptation and Human Rights Coursera Lund University $49.00 View →
4 Ending Violence Through Human Rights Advocacy edX GRÓ GEST $5.00 View →
5 Human Rights-based Approach to Dignity in Care (DIGNISPACE) edX The University of Edinburgh $59.00 View →
6 International Human Rights Law edX Université catholique de Louvain $199.00 View →
7 Human Rights, Human Wrongs: Challenging Poverty, Vulnerability and Soc... edX SDG Academy $59.00 View →
8 International Humanitarian Law in Theory and Practice Coursera Leiden University $49.00 View →
9 Internal Displacement, Conflict and Protection Coursera University of London $49.00 View →
10 Drugs, drug use, drug policy and health Coursera University of Geneva $49.00 View →
11 Bachelor of Science in International Relations edX University of London View →
12 Master of Arts in International Relations edX American University View →
13 Exploring Models of Disability edX Curtin University $149.00 View →
14 UNESCO course on Teaching and learning about violent pasts edX SDG Academy View →
15 Indigenous Peoples' Rights edX Columbia University $50.00 View →

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