The programme provides training and insights for those who have a professional or academic interest in an evolving human rights culture. Graduates in law and other disciplines, or those with relevant professional qualifications, will have the opportunity to develop a detailed understanding of human rights law at UK, European and international levels.
An innovative feature of the programme is the opportunity, offered on a competitive basis, to undertake a field dissertation.
A first or upper second-class Honours degree in any discipline (some law content recommended). Entry may be possible with other qualifications, especially where the applicant’s work experience is relevant to the course.
Please note:Â a Law degree is not a prerequisite for entry to this course
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Our graduates can, and have progressed to research studies such as MPhil and PhD in Human Rights Law leading to an academic career.
Students may also go on to work with international non-governmental organisations in the area of human rights advocacy, practice and promotion.
The qualification is also relevant to careers in international human rights organisations, like UN agencies for example.
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Core
European Human Rights Law
International Human Rights Law
Human Rights Protection in the UK
International Migration Law
Optional
Business and Human Rights
International Climate Change Law
Mediation, Law and Policy
Terrorism and the Law
Punishment and Processes of Penal Change
Childhood and Crime
Surveillance, Technology and Crime Control
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