Human Rights MA

University College London

Postgraduate

In London

£ 12,950 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

The Human Rights MA develops the skills and theoretical tools needed to carry out human rights research. It provides an understanding of the foundations, nature, limits and implementation of human rights. Students are introduced to philosophical, legal and policy issues and encouraged to engage with them in a critical way.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

Graduates of the programme have secured employment in institutions and organisations including the UK Foreign Office, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman UK, British Institute for Human Rights, the European Union, the Council of Europe, Amnesty International, ILGA, Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies. Some of our students are now human rights lawyers. Our students have also pursued PhDs and have become human rights academics.

As a minimum, an upper second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university; a CGPA of 3.3; or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Relevant practical or work experience in a related field may also be taken into account.

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2018

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Subjects

  • Human Rights
  • Politics
  • Human Rights MA
  • Human Rights Management
  • Law and Human Rights
  • Management
  • Policy and Management
  • Public Ethics
  • Political Economy
  • Global ethics

Course programme

Students develop an understanding of the central issues and problems in the formulation, defence, development, interpretation and application of human rights instruments, law, practice and policy. They gain knowledge of central disciplines and their contribution to human rights studies, and are equipped with key research skills in human rights.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of four core modules (75 credits), three optional modules (45 credits), and a research dissertation (60 credits).

Core modules
  • International Law and Human Rights (30)
  • Theoretical Foundations of Human Rights (15)
  • Human Rights: Politics and Practice (15)
  • Normative Methods, Legal Analysis and Research Skills (15)
Optional modules

Choose one of the following 15 credit methods modules:

  • Introduction to Qualitative Methods : Researching Politics using Interviews, Observations and Fieldwork (15)
  • Advanced Qualitative Methods (15)
  • Introduction to Quantitative Methods A (15)
  • Advanced Quantitative Methods (15)
  • Introduction to Qualitative Methods: Researching Politics using Texts, Transcripts and Images (15)
  • NGO, Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector Policy and Management (15)
  • Terrorism (15)
  • Equality, Justice and Difference (15)
  • Theories of International Relations (15)
  • Public Ethics (15)
  • Political Economy of Development (15)
  • Governing Divided Societies (15)
  • Foreign Policy Analysis (15)
  • Gendering the Study of Politics: Theory and Practice (15)
  • Rebellion (15)
  • Global Ethics (15)
  • The Ethics of Poverty (15)

The above modules are suggestions only and this is by no means an exaustive list.

Dissertation/report

All MA students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 10,000 words.

Teaching and learning

The programme has an integrated research and teaching approach, where key and cutting-edge areas are brought into the seminar room for discussion, and students are encouraged to carry out original research into these areas. Assessment is through essays, unseen examination, seminar presentations, and the dissertation.


Additional information

Fee - £21,160 (FT) £10,740 (PT)

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