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Master of Arts Human Rights

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Germany, Erlangen

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Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Germany , Erlangen

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Erlangen

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesOctober-2021

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Duration 1.5 year(s)

Next Intake October-2021

Master of Arts Human Rights

About

The MA Human Rights addresses the growing importance of human rights in all areas of society and academia. The course programme covers fundamental challenges as well as current issues. It pursues an interdisciplinary approach by taking the political, philosophical, and legal dimensions of human rights into account. Graduates of the programme will be equipped with theoretical and practical skills to pursue professional activities in human rights contexts. In the first semester, all students will enrol in three compulsory modules covering political, philosophical, and legal foundations of human rights respectively. In the second semester, students will participate in a compulsory, interdisciplinary module on non-discrimination and may elect four specialisation modules. Choices for these may include seminars on topics such as Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights; Business and Human Rights; Freedom of Religion and Belief; Gender and Human Rights; International Criminal Law; Transitional Justice; Human Rights of Refugees; and Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The third semester is devoted to writing the Master's thesis.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Admission to the Master's programme Human Rights requires a university degree based on at least three and a half years of full-time study (equivalent to 210 ECTS) and at least one year of professional experience in the area of human rights, or professional experience in another field in combination with practical experience in human rights work on a volunteer basis. If your university degree is based on less than three and a half years of study, you may be accepted on the basis of a special procedure determining additional qualifications.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

EUR 0

How to Apply

Applications need to be submitted via the online application platform. Instructions can be found at https://www.humanrights-master.fau.de/application/.