Human Rights MA
The Institute of Commonwealth Studies offers an MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights, the longest-running interdisciplinary, practice-oriented human rights MA programme in the UK. The Institute of Commonwealth Studies has been training human rights defenders and advocates across the world since 1995, and its alumni have gone on to work for an impressive range of organisations: NGOs, international bodies such as UN agencies, charities, and universities.
The MA examines both the theory and practice of human rights, including from an international perspective. Students undertaking the MA gain working knowledge of social science research methodology and its relevance to human rights research and practice. These skills enable students to critically evaluate social research, furthering their understanding of the principles necessary to carrying out original research.
This degree draws upon the extensive research expertise of the Institute’s faculty members as well as their experience as human rights practitioners. As faculty members combine their research with activism, advocacy and consultancy, they are able to draw on their activities to deliver teaching which is firmly grounded in human rights practice.