Máster de Formación Permanente en Promoción y Defensa Internacional de los Derechos Humanos
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This course offers an exciting opportunity to study human rights in the interdisciplinary context of law, politics and philosophy. The course content reflects that human rights is one of the key discourses of our times. The course is aimed both at people working in related fields (for example, professionals working in the fields of law, government and public sector, social services, human resource management, or human rights advocacy), and anyone else interested in further study in this area.
The focus on ‘Globalisation and Justice’ emphasises the contemporary and interdisciplinary nature of the course. We do not aim at a simple endorsement of the discourse, but at a set of critical reflections that draw upon varied global and local human rights philosophies, policies and practice.
The MA in HRGJ is open to graduates with a first or second class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.
Applicants for whom English is not a first language must provide evidence of a qualification in English language, unless they hold a previous degree that was taught and examined in English. Minimum score is academic IELTS 6.5 (with no subtest below 5.5) or equivalent.
•This Masters programme aims to enable students to develop strong practical and theoretical understandings of human rights law, politics and philosophy at domestic, regional and international levels.
•The course also aims to provide students with a set of critical reflections that draw upon the varied global and local social and political contexts in which human rights operates.
•The course aims to develop not only subject-specific knowledge and skills, but also transferable skills. In terms of the latter, particular attention is paid to research and analytical skills. The course also aims to provide a foundation for pursuing further study at doctoral level.
•Course content combines analysis of current human rights law and practices with a critical exploration of the structures, potential, and limits of law and legal reform at the domestic, European, and international levels.
The programme consists of 3 core modules and 5 elective modules. Students taking the MA in Human Rights, Globalisation and Justice write 8 module essays and a dissertation of between 15,000-20,000 words.
The MA requires 180 credits, made up of taught modules (120 credits) and a 60-credit dissertation. The modules are taught between September and April, and the dissertation is submitted in the following September.
Students who prefer not to undertake a dissertation may conclude their studies with a Postgraduate Diploma, if they achieve 120 credits by taking 7-8 taught modules as indicated below.
Module List
The 120 modules credit consists of the following:
The HRGJ core modules: (15 credits each)
•Module One: Foundations of Human Rights
•Module Two: Equality, Discrimination and Minorities
•Module three: Human Rights in Global Politics
Students may take elective modules from the School of Law and SPIRE. Potential modules include:
School of Law Modules:
•Foundations of International Law
•International Law & Human Rights
•Transnational Crime
•Community Outreach and Socio-Legal Advocacy
•Advanced International Law
•Introduction to International Economic Law
•International Environmental Law
•Trading in the European Union
School of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy (SPIRE) Modules:
•The Changing International Agenda
•Approaches to European Integration: History and Practice
•Theory of Global Security
•Green Political Theory
•Climate Change: Governance, Power & Society
•Reading War
•Comparative European Politics
•The EU and the Global Commons