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

The University of Manchester School of Social Sciences

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Full time & Part time September MA 1 year (full-time); 2 years (part-time)

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Course description

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.

Entry Requirements

UK 2:1 (Hons) degree, or international equivalent, in a social science subject. We will consider students who have taken other subjects on a case-by-case basis.

When assessing your academic record we take into account the grades you have achieved, your academic references, and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.

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