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Study Details: 2 years (full-time)
Take the next step in your career. This two-year programme is designed for postgraduates who want to make a significant contribution to the human rights agenda internationally.
On our MA Erasmus Mundus Human Rights Policy and Practice, our priority is ensuring that you graduate with a professional skillset. This incorporates;
Being exposed to legal, political, sociological and anthropological approaches to human rights promotion and protection in a globalised world.
Gaining a thorough understanding of human rights issues through using an academic multidisciplinary approach and the application of human rights theory and practice in relation to law, sociology, social anthropology, international relations, civil society and political science.
Being able to articulate human rights issues from a variety of perspectives, to apply theory from different fields and disciplines, to discuss and assess the strengths and weaknesses of different perspectives and critically evaluate how these perspectives can be used by different actors, agencies and stakeholders.
You should usually hold a second-class honours degree (certain programmes may require a 2:1) from a recognised British or overseas university.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more
Graduates of MA Erasmus Mundus Human Rights Policy and Practice go on to work in national and international government and non-governmental agencies, think tanks and the media.
You could go on to work as a:
Human Rights Advocate
Policy Analyst
International Development Specialist
NGO Program Manager
Diplomat
Human Rights Researcher
Corporate Social Responsibility Manager
Human Rights Educator
Human Rights as an Interdisciplinary Field
State, Market and Human Rights
Researching Human Rights
Human Rights Defenders: Contexts, Policies and Practice
Theorising Human Rights
Social Movements and NGOs: Understanding Social Change
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