There are three compulsory taught modules:
History and Theory of Human Rights
Citizenship and Social Justice
Social Research: Principles and Practice
You must also complete a compulsory triple-module dissertation.
Three options must be chosen from a list including:
Human Rights and the International Order
Ethics and International Relations
Women, Gender and Human Rights
Labour, Race and Empire 1880-1960
Citizenship in the European Union
International Commercial Relations and Human Rights
Human Rights in UK and International Law
Refugees and Human Rights
Human Rights and Labour Rights
Criminal Justice and Human Rights
International Child Law and Human Rights Law
Social Structures and Policies
Issues in Contemporary Health Policy
One free module may be taken from elsewhere in the University’s postgraduate provision in place of one of these.
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The MA Human Rights and Social Justice offers a critical overview of the legal and political theory, history and practice of the crucial domestic and international issues of human rights and social justice. It provides you with:
a contextual and critical understanding of ideas of human rights and social justice;
knowledge of how ideas of human rights and social justice are applied in the constitutional, legal and political arrangements of the United Kingdom, the European Union and the international community;
a distinctive course, which, across both the compulsory and non-compulsory modules, examines the content and effectiveness of human rights instruments as
The course comprises nine modules, including three core modules, three options and a triple-module dissertation.
The core modules are:
History and Theory of Human Rights
Human Rights in UK and International Law
Legal Research Methodology
Options are chosen from a list including:
Human Rights and Criminal Justice
Women, Gender and Human Rights
Human Rights and Labour Rights
Refugees and Human Rights
International Children's Rights
Human Rights in the Digital Age
European Convention on Human Rights Parts I & II (including Moot Court)
Litigation at the European Court of Human Rights (Clinical module)
One option may be taken following discussion with the course director
The 33-credit-hour program includes:
Core requirements, 21 credits.
Career-oriented tracks, six credits.
Electives, six credits.
Core Requirements (21)
JHR 500 Research Design (3)
JHR 501 Proseminar in Social Justice and Human Rights (3)
JHR 506 Grant Writing and Development for Social Justice and Human Rights (3)
JHR 510 Problem-Based Seminar in Social Justice and Human Rights (3)
JHR 511 Community-Embedded Seminar in Social Justice and Human Rights (3)
JHR 584 Internship (3)
JHR 593 Applied Project (3)
JHR 599 Thesis (6)
Career-oriented Tracks (6)
In consultation with the program director, each student will either select either two management courses or two research courses.
Elective Courses (6)
In consultation with the program director, each student is required
The M.A. in social justice and human rights offers justice and human rights approaches to specific issues such as health, education, work, migration, child and family issues and the environment. These issues are approached in a context influenced by the intersection of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, location and/or nationality. The program provides a theoretically and methodologically rigorous program that will offer opportunities for skill specialization in research and/or in the management of advocacy-oriented organizations in the nongovernmental sector, both domestically and transnationally. Students choose one of two tracks: social justice and human rights research or NGO management.
The program is structured
Admission is granted on a competitive basis. To be admitted to the M.A. in social justice and human rights program, candidates must have a four-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution and must submit the following:
A completed Graduate College application.
Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work.
Official GRE scores.
A personal statement.
Two letters of recommendation.
Résumé.
Completion of an undergraduate research methods or statistics course is recommended but not required.
The GRE requirement may be waived if the applicant has successfully completed graduate level course work.
The LLM in Human Rights offers a rigorous and challenging course, taught by human rights scholars and practitioners, and linked to significant human rights practice based in the University. It provides you with:
a contextual and critical knowledge of international and domestic human rights law, based on a thorough understanding of both theory and practice
compulsory modules in the history and theory of human rights, human rights in international and UK law, and legal research methodology, and a choice from a wide range of options specialising in specific areas. A substantial dissertation is a crucial part of the course
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Aims of the course
The LLM in Human Rights offers a rigorous and challenging course, taught by human rights scholars and practitioners, and linked to significant human rights practice based in the University. It provides you with:
a contextual and critical knowledge of international and domestic human rights law, based on a thorough understanding of both theory and practice
compulsory modules in the history and theory of human rights, human rights in international and UK law, and legal research methodology, and a choice from a wide range of options specialising in specific areas. A substantial dissertation is a crucial part of the course
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