/ Postgraduate Taught /
Start date:
September 2025
Duration:
2 years (full-time)
Number of credits:
120 credits at level M
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.
Did you know?
University of Roehampton London is top ten in the UK for postgraduate student satisfaction (PTES 2022, 2023).
Modules
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Skills
It all starts here.
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.
These three strands will enable you to make a significant contribution to the human rights agenda internationally with civil society organisations, governments, and the public and private sectors.
International Career: This programme is taught in the UK, Sweden and Spain
This two-year, full-time programme is taught in the UK, Sweden and Spain, and will prepare you for an international career in the protection of human rights.
Partners in this programme include the University of Roehampton (London, UK), Göteborgs universitet (Göteborg, Sweden) and Universidad de Deusto (Bilbao, Spain). As well as teaching and research of the highest standards, they offer specialist expertise in human rights law, the rights of indigenous peoples and research methods.
Learning
A degree like no other.
You will start off studying at the Göteborgs universitet (Gothenburg, Sweden) from August to January, then from February to July at the Universidad de Deusto (Bilbao, Spain), and from September to December here at Roehampton. From December to June, you'll have the opportunity to study in the most appropriate country to your dissertation subject area.
You will study organisational analysis to ensure that the organisations through which you pursue human rights work are better managed. This element of the programme combines class and placement learning, which is central to the programme. The modules in this course will help you develop analytical skills and expertise in human rights perspectives, contexts, organisations, policy-making and practice.
The Crucible Centre for Human Rights Research
Anyone willing to develop can achieve their full potential here.
At Roehampton, you will:
- engage with active researchers who are committed to social justice and have made groundbreaking impacts on society
- at The Crucible Centre for Human Rights Research, you will access a multidisciplinary research centre conducting research on a range of contemporary issues in the fields of human rights and migration
- benefit from the number of regular workshops and seminars that the Centre holds as well as being a part of major EU-funded projects and activities
Careers
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
How our careers service supports you
Our careers team is available to support you from the start of your studies until after you graduate. We will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and meet and learn from successful graduates working at the top of their careers.
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Applying
UK postgraduate students apply through the emhrpp website.
General entry requirements
September 2024 entry tuition fees
To be confirmed.
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for UK students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
International postgraduate students apply through the emhrpp website.
General entry requirements
September 2024 entry tuition fees
To be confirmed.
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for international students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
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