MA Human Rights at University of London

Programme overview

Designed and run by activist scholars at the Human Rights Consortium, this practice-based online master's develops students as human rights practitioners. It is also available as a PGDip or PGCert.

Faculty: Postgraduate (distance and flexible learning) | Department: Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study | Duration: 2-5 years | Study mode: online | Intake: February 2027; September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

MA: three compulsory modules (including Understanding human rights), three electives and a dissertation; PGDip: three compulsory and three elective modules; PGCert: three compulsory modules. Each module runs for 14 weeks from September or February.

Career pathways

The programme draws on more than 30 years of human rights education at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study, with over 850 alumni worldwide.

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Application information

Entry requirements

MA/PGDip: an undergraduate degree comparable to a UK upper second class honours degree; alternative qualifications or relevant human rights work experience considered individually. PGCert: a degree comparable to a UK lower second class honours degree or at least three years' acceptable work experience. English language evidence required.

GBP 10,253 for the whole programme (2026/27). MA total (PGDip £8214; PGCert £4107). Source

Intake: February 2027; September 2027

Duration: 2-5 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.london.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate/ma-human-rights

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