Develop your skills, gain hands-on experience and become an employable specialist in international or domestic human rights.
This postgraduate degree provides the grounding you need to begin a fulfilling career advocating for and protecting others. You’ll cover wide-ranging subjects and issues in human rights and graduate as a skilled, knowledgeable and employable practitioner.
Typically a 2.2 honours degree or above in human rights, law, social science, politics, international development or a related humanities disciplines.
We also welcome those who have relevant professional experience and those who wish to apply the practical realisation of human rights within their professional field.
If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS 6.5 score with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in all other skill areas or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.5 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.
If you do not have such academic qualifications we may consider your application individually, based on your personal, professional and work experience, and other formal qualifications. You may also be able to claim credit points which can reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your qualification at Sheffield Hallam. Find out more
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