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MA Understanding and Securing Human Rights

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Programme Duration

1-3 years (full-time); 2-5 years (part-time) Level of study Master's Degree

Academic Direction
Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Modes of Study
On campus in London

The MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights is the longest running interdisciplinary, practice orientated human rights master’s degree programme in the UK.  It provides students with practical skills essential to  careers as human rights practitioners and addresses essential questions and debates within the field.

Key features

  1. Quality of learning

    Learn from leading human rights practitioners, including our academic staff, who have extensive practical experience, and an impressive range of guest lecturers.

  2. Unparalleled resources

    Take advantage of our long-standing relationships with a variety of non-governmental organisations to build a network of key contacts who will help you to understand the opportunities in the field.

  3. Investing in your future

    Join a prestigious network of alumni, who have gone on to work for an impressive range of organisations, including AntiSlavery International, Amnesty International and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

  4. An academic and cultural hub

    Study in Bloomsbury, the intellectual heart of London, where you will have easy access to world-class libraries and facilities, including Senate House Library, the British Library, and human rights NGOs based in the capital.

Learn more about our MA courses in human rights, which can be studied in London or from anywhere in the world.

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Ella Knight

MA Understanding and Securing Human Rights

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