Human Rights and Research Methods

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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 MSc Human Rights and Research Methods gives you a thorough and comprehensive education in both human rights and social science research methodologies. You study current theoretical and practical problems, which are legal, social, political and philosophical, in the recognition and protection of human rights. Our multidisciplinary approach is combined with your development of the methodological and research skills required for gathering and presenting human rights data and indicators

Graduates can look for employment in policy analysis, human rights data collection and within the growing number of national and international bodies that draw directly upon qualitative and quantitative methodological skills in their work.

This course has ESRC Doctoral Training Centre accreditation, meaning it can form part of a 1+3 funding opportunity for talented postgraduates. The University is one of only 21 ESRC-accredited Doctoral Training Centres in the UK.

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
Dissertation: Msc Human Rights And Research Methods
Political Explanation

Compulsory modules
Human Rights Colloquium

Optional modules
Colonialism, Culture And Human Rights
Contemporary Issues In Human Rights And Cultural Diversity
Current Controversies In Criminology And Criminal Justice Policy
Democracy Beyond The Nation State? The Case Of Europe
Dynamics Of Home And Work
Formative Debates In Criminology
Gender, Sexuality And Feminist Theory
Human Rights And Development
Human Rights And Political Theory
Ideology And Political Discourse
International Environmental Politics
International Human Rights: Law, Institutions And Practice
International Security Studies
Political Economy
Political Explanation
Promotion And Protection Of Human Rights In Africa
Psychosocial Perspectives On Human Rights
Public Opinion And Political Behaviour
Right Skills For Human Rights Professionals
Sociological Research Design
Sociology Of Human Rights
Texts And Documents
Theories Of International Relations

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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This course has ESRC Doctoral Training Centre accreditation, meaning it can form part of a 1+3 funding opportunity for talented postgraduates. The University is one of only 21 ESRC-accredited Doctoral Training Centres in the UK.

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