Human Rights MA

at University of Sussex

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
 

Autumn teaching

• Human Rights and the Politics of Culture
• Human Rights in International Relations
   

Spring teaching

• Research Methods and Professional Skills
   

Summer teaching

• Dissertation (Human Rights)
   

Options

Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.
 

While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
 

Spring teaching

• Activism for Development and Social Justice
• Childhood and Youth in the Contemporary World
• Civil and Political Rights: Contemporary Challenges
• Critical Debates in Environment and Development
• Fair Trade, Ethical Business & New Moral Economies
• Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
• Indigenous and Minority Rights
• Knowledge, Power and Resistance
• LGBTQI Rights: International and Comparative Perspectives
• Poverty, Vulnerability and the Global Economy
• Refugees, Displacement and Humanitarian Responses
• Refugees, Displacement and Humanitarian Responses
• Socioeconomic rights: economic violence, social justice and human rights law
• The International Politics of Health
• War and Security in North/South Perspective
• War and Security in North/South Perspective
• Women and Human Rights
   

Summer teaching

• Dissertation with Placement (Global Studies)

Degree requirements    

Bachelors degree with a minimum overall mark of at least 50-65% depending on your university.
 

Subject-specific requirements
   
Your qualification should be in a social sciences or humanities subject. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.
 

Please note    

Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis.
 

English language requirements

IELTS (Academic)  Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component).

Home students:

£9,500 per year for full-time students
 

Channel Islands and Isle of Man students:

£9,500 per year for full-time students
 

International students:

£18,975 per year for full-time students

Our teaching provides excellent training for those intending to work in professional advocacy in human rights agencies or pursue further postgraduate research.
 

Graduate destinations
 

Recent Human Rights MA students have gone on to roles including:
 

• adviser, LGBT Rapid Response Fund at the International HIV/AIDS Alliance

• change executive, Digital Transformation Programme at Save the Children UK

• assistant programme director at Wilton Park (an executive agency, sponsored by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office).