Human Rights and Cultural Diversity

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The University of Essex is one of the UK's leading academic institutions, ranked ninth nationally in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

Our MA Human Rights and Cultural Diversity is suitable if you have a particular interest in this specialised area of study. You acquire a deeper knowledge and understanding of the central issues and debates surrounding the application and justification of human rights within a culturally complex and diverse world. These problems are legal, social, political and philosophical, and our course reflects this in our multidisciplinary approach. In contrast to our other human rights courses, this MA examines human rights specifically in relation to cultural diversity.

Graduates are well placed for careers as a journalist, a policy analyst or researcher, as an official in the United Nations system or as an activist in humanitarian and policy-making non-governmental bodies in the UK and abroad. We also prepare you to undertake further independent research in the field of human rights.

A Masters course is an academically rigorous programme during which you explore your subject in depth, reaching a high level of specialist knowledge. You draw on knowledge and skills from your undergraduate study or your professional life to produce work of a high academic standard, informed by current thinking and debate.
A Masters course lasts for twelve months (full-time), starting in October, and consists of taught modules during your autumn and spring terms, and normally a research-based dissertation or other project-based work submitted in September. Your balance of modules and research varies according to the subject but, typically, your research counts for 60 credits and there are 120 credits of modules, varying from 10 to 40 credits each. (If you are from the EU, then our Masters courses are regarded as second-cycle qualifications under the Bologna Declaration and consist of 90 ECTS credits).
Please note that module information on our course finder provides a guide to course content and may be subject to review on an annual basis.

Modules
Core modules
Contemporary Issues In Human Rights And Cultural Diversity
Dissertation: Ma Human Rights And Cultural Diversity
Human Rights Colloquium

Core with options modules
Citizenship, International Migration And Human Rights
Promotion And Protection Of Human Rights In Africa

Optional modules
Advanced Social Psychology
Business And Human Rights
Colonialism, Culture And Human Rights
Contemporary Issues In Human Rights And Cultural Diversity
Contemporary Theories Of Justice
Current Controversies In Criminology And Criminal Justice Policy
Dynamics Of Home And Work
European Convention On Human Rights I
Formative Debates In Criminology
Foundations Of Economic, Social And Cultural Rights
Gender, Sexuality And Feminist Theory
Human Rights And Development
Human Rights And Political Theory
International Child Law
International Human Rights: Law, Institutions And Practice
International Security Studies
International Trade, Investment And Human Rights.
Promotion And Protection Of Human Rights In Africa
Protection Minorities In International Law
Psychoanalysis Of Groups And Organisations
Psychosocial Perspectives On Human Rights
Race And Class In The United States, South Africa And Britain: Select Topics
Right Skills For Human Rights Professionals
Social Psychology
Sociology Of Human Rights
The Law Of International Peacekeeping
The Protection Of Refugees And Other Displaced Persons In Times Of Acute Crisis

Core modules must be taken and passed.
Core with options modules selected from limited lists must be taken and passed.
Compulsory modules must be taken.
Compulsory with options modules selected from limited lists must be taken.
Optional modules are selected from course specific lists.

Upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, in relevant subject area.IELTS 7.0. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 7 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

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