MSc in Human Rights
Programme Code: TMHURI
Department: Sociology
For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year course. Students are required to take one compulsory course, optional courses to the value of two units, and write a dissertation as shown.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
SO424 Approaches to Human Rights (1.0) | |
Papers 2 & 3 |
Optional Courses to the value of 2.0 units from the following: A | |
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AN436 The Anthropology of Development (0.5) | |
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AN439 Anthropology and Human Rights (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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DV418 African Development (0.5) | |
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DV420 Complex Emergencies (0.5) | |
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DV428 Managing Humanitarianism (0.5) | |
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DV429 Global Civil Society (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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EU457 Culture and Security in Global Politics (0.5) | |
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EU458 Public Policy and Cultural Narratives in a Global Europe (0.5) | |
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EU463 European Human Rights Law (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GI407 Globalisation, Gender and Development (1.0) 1 (not available 2022/23) | |
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GI409 Gender, Globalisation and Development: An Introduction (0.5) 2 | |
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GI413 Gender, Race and Militarisation (0.5) | |
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GI420 Global Development and Its Discontents: Feminist Perspectives (0.5) 3 | |
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GI421 Sexuality, Gender and Culture (0.5) # 4 (not available 2022/23) | |
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GI423 Globalisation and Sexuality (0.5) # 6 (not available 2022/23) | |
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GI425 Introduction to Gender, Peace and Security (0.5) | |
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GV408 Contemporary Disputes about Justice (0.5) # (not available 2022/23) | |
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GV442 Globalisation and Democracy (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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GV465 War, Peace and the Politics of National Self-Determination (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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GV4C2 Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GV4D7 Dilemmas of Equality (0.5) | |
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IR462 International Political Theory (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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IR464 The Politics of International Law (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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IR465 The International Politics of Culture and Religion (1.0) # (not available 2022/23) | |
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IR466 Genocide (0.5) | |
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LL468 European Human Rights Law (0.5) | |
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LL475 Terrorism and the Rule of Law (0.5) | |
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LL4A6 Climate Change and International Law (0.5) | |
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LL4AR International Criminal Law: Core Crimes and Concepts (0.5) | |
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LL4AS International Criminal Law: Prosecution and Practice (0.5) | |
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LL4AW Foundations of International Human Rights Law (0.5) # (not available 2022/23) | |
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LL4AX Selected Topics in International Human Rights Law (0.5) | |
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LL4BA International Law and the Movement of Persons within States (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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LL4BB International Law and the Movement of Persons Between States (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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LL4BY An Introduction to the International Human Rights of Women (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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LL4E6 International Dispute Resolution: Courts and Tribunals (0.5) # | |
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LL4E8 Law in Society: A Joint Course in Law and Anthropology (1.0) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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LL4H9 Human Rights in the Workplace (0.5) | |
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MG476 Corporate Social Responsibility and International Labour Standards (0.5) # | |
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SA4B5 International Planning and Children's Rights (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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SA4C8 Global Social Policy and International Organizations (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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SA4D5 Social Rights and Human Welfare (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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SO457 Political Reconciliation (0.5) | |
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SO479 Human Rights and Postcolonial Theory (0.5) | |
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SO482 Topics in Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Studies (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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SO483 Social Change Organizations (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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SO490 Contemporary Social Thought (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
Paper 4 |
SO496 MSc in Human Rights Dissertation (1.0) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
1 : GI407 can not be taken with GI409, GI420
2 : GI409 can not be taken with GI420, GI407
3 : GI420 can not be taken with GI409, GI407
4 : GI421 can not be taken with GI423, GI422
5 : GI422 can not be taken with GI421, GI423
6 : GI423 can not be taken with GI422, GI421
Footnotes
A : Registration for these options depends on availability, regulations and the conditions of the outside department. Some further restrictions apply to Law Department options that are part of the LLM degree) Access is not guaranteed for any option.
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.