Postgraduate Study
Our human rights programme is the longest-running interdisciplinary, practice-oriented human rights Master's programme in the UK. The MA was originally founded with staff from Amnesty International in 1995. Our priority is to equip students with practical skills, such as advocacy, research, and fundraising, essential to working in the field of human rights to enable them to build a human rights career. This Master's degree is therefore particularly suitable for individuals who are, or seek to become, human rights practitioners in the NGO, business, governmental and inter-governmental sectors. Our degree is praised by employers for providing the necessary practical skills human rights professionals need, making our graduates highly employable.
Our programme brings together insights and perspectives on human rights from a range of disciplines, including law, international relations and sociology. This unique interdisciplinary approach provides students with an extensive and diverse range of perspectives with which to understand contemporary human rights challenges.
Upon graduating, students will receive a degree awarded by the University of London.
The HRC, alongside the School of Advanced Study and the University of London, currently offers the following programmes:
- MA in Human Rights by distance learning
- Postgraduate Diploma in Human Rights by distance learning
- Postgraduate Certificate in Human Rights by distance learning
- MPhil/PhD in Human Rights
- Online Short Courses
Read what some of our past students have to say about our programme here.
Please note that we are not recruiting for the MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights campus programme for the 2024/2025 academic year.
