MA Human Rights - Law/Political Science Pathway (Standard Route) / Course details

This MA Human Rights course will appeal to you if you have an interest in the political, legal and ethical issues that arise from widespread human rights violations globally.

The course provides you with an advanced, critical, interdisciplinary and systematic understanding of human rights issues within a global context. It is an interdisciplinary degree which allows you exposure to developments in international politics, political theory, and law in order to better understand the complex global environment in which human rights claims are made.

The central focus of the degree addresses the pressing questions relating to human rights, through the compulsory course units and varied optional course units.

This course is designed for those of you who are interested in careers in fields related to government and non-governmental organisations, as well as teaching, journalism or any career where advanced knowledge of human rights coupled with an advanced capacity to communicate effectively will be an advantage.

Part-time students complete the full-time course over two years. There are no evening or weekend course units available on the part-time route.  

You must first check the schedule of the compulsory units and then select your optional units to suit your requirements.  

Updated timetable information will be available from mid-August and you will have the opportunity to discuss your unit choices during induction week with your course director.

Courses are taught through a combination of methods including interactive lectures and seminars. You are usually assessed by extended essays, but assessments might also include oral presentations, tutorials and formal examinations.

As a School of Social Sciences student, you will be supported by first-class resources.  

As well as access to networked study areas and one of the best-resourced academic libraries in the country, The University of Manchester Library .