Human Rights & International Politics [MSc]

University of Glasgow
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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Glasgow (Scotland)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

If you plan a career with non-governmental organisations, in related domestic, European and other global institutions, or in higher education, or want to learn more about human rights and international politics, this programme is designed for you. You will have the opportunity to participate in a 5-day study trip to Geneva to visit the UN and non-governmental human rights organisations. The degree is genuinely interdisciplinary in content and structure, and is designed to ensure that you will encounter both legal and political perspectives, unlike most other human rights programmes which are exclusively focused on law. You can choose to focus on one domain more than the other. The programme draws on recognised expertise in international institutions, security, gender, political philosophy, theories of rights, and ethics and normative theory, as well as a wide variety of country and regional expertise. You will benefit from access to a number of organisations within and beyond the University, including the Glasgow Human Rights Network; The Glasgow Refugee, Asylum & Migration Network; The Glasgow Centre for International Development; and the annual International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival. If you wish to combine the study of this subject with additional advanced training in research methods, you should consider the closely-related MRes in Human Rights & International Politics.

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4.5
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  • The university is great. The problem for international students is to adapt to things to begin with. Apart from that everything is great so far
    ← | →
  • Great university, nice people and everybody was welcomed from day one. They offered great opportunity and it was a good experience.
    ← | →
  • I felt good at the Uni, people are welcoming and staff is always willing to help with any problems you might have. For a dental student I think my accomodation is quite far and it takes a lot of my time. The rest is ok. My experience was good overall.
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Rushaa

5.0
25/05/2019
About the course: The university is great. The problem for international students is to adapt to things to begin with. Apart from that everything is great so far
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

James Schmidt

4.0
24/05/2019
About the course: Great university, nice people and everybody was welcomed from day one. They offered great opportunity and it was a good experience.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Aoibhinn

4.5
23/05/2019
About the course: I felt good at the Uni, people are welcoming and staff is always willing to help with any problems you might have. For a dental student I think my accomodation is quite far and it takes a lot of my time. The rest is ok. My experience was good overall.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Teresa

4.5
22/05/2019
About the course: I am happy that I have chosen Glasgow. They are so many opportunities to get involved in project and societies.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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Subjects

  • IT
  • Politics
  • International
  • Human Rights
  • International Politics
  • IT Law
  • Law
  • Global
  • IT Development
  • IT Security
  • Security
  • Network Training
  • Network
  • Ethics

Course programme

You will take 4 core and 2 optional courses. Courses will be delivered via lectures and seminars. Some courses contain an exam. You will also submit a dissertation at the end of the programme.

Core courses
  • Critical perspectives on human rights (Politics)
  • Fundamentals of international law (Law)
  • Human rights and global politics (Politics)
  • Qualitative research methods OR Social science statistics
Optional courses (two chosen, one from politics and one from law) Politics
  • Challenges in international politics
  • China's international politics
  • Chinese politics and society
  • Comparative European politics
  • Ethics in global politics
  • EU in international politics and development
  • Foreign policy of the United States
  • Freedom of expression
  • Globalisation and European integration
  • Institutions and policies of the European Union
  • International relations theory
  • International security and global politics
  • Internet and civil society
  • Media and democracy
  • Political institutions, crisis and communication
  • Political legitimacy: contemporary perspectives
  • Politics of gender in development.
Law
  • British constitutionalism c1600-1800
  • Freedom, security and justice in the European Union
  • Globalisation, constitutionalism and human rights
  • Law and democracy
  • United Nations law.

Note: Some courses might not be available every year. You may also be able to choose from courses in the other subjects in the School of Social & Political Sciences and the School of Law.

Dissertation

The dissertation, written during the final phase of the programme, is your opportunity to explore your own specialist interest in human rights and international politics and to demonstrate the research and writing skills you have developed during the programme.

Additional information

The MSc in Human Rights and International Politics has been running since 2004. It is unique in providing a truly interdisciplinary approach to the study of human rights, including politics, law and other disciplines. This is enhanced by being within the interdisciplinary School of Social and Political Sciences.

The programme gives students key knowledge and analytical tools relevant to a career a variety of organisations related to human rights, such as international and domestic nongovernmental organisations, international governmental organisations such as the...

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Human Rights & International Politics [MSc]

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