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Key information
University University of London
Country United Kingdom
Learning mode Online
Pace Part-time
Duration 24 months
Tuition fee 8655
Application deadline(s) January 13, 2024
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Description (focus, learning outcomes, curriculum)

This master program was designed and developed by the University of London in cooperation with leading human rights activists to produce and empower new generations of human rights professionals. The program is intended for those who wish to develop or enhance their careers in a range of professional settings within the human rights or humanitarian fields.

During the program, students are presented with different perspectives dealing with human rights issues, including a practical, as well as a theoretical and legal perspectives. Students can choose from a wide range of elective modules and current emerging topics in human rights area, such as cultural genocide, relevant issues in human rights, the impact of environmental destruction in human rights, human rights and the sustainable development, and similar. A majority of graduates of this program benefit are known to be working for some of the biggest international human rights non-governmental organizations such as Amnesty International, Oxfam, Friends of the Earth and Anti-Slavery International, as well as at several UN agencies, government institutions, academia and businesses.

Admission requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree which is considered at least comparable to a UK upper second class honors degree, from an institution acceptable to the University.
  • A proof of proficiency in English if your first degree was not taught in English
  • Computer requirements