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Demand for various forms of expertise on human rights, citizenship and identities is rapidly expanding as governments, international agencies, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and private sector organisations become increasingly sensitive to and interested in questions about rights and identities.
In the current global crisis 'national' versions of citizenship have reached crisis point. Yet what does it mean to think of yourself as a global citizen? This course aims to find out. Investigating critical global questions such as:
* War
* Migration
* Climate change
* The credit crunch
* The rise of nationalism
* The impact of global media
* Sex tourism
* Modern Slavery
* The transformation of gender and sexuality
* Contemporary racism
The MA in Global Citizenship, Identities and Human Rights explores what recent changes to the global cultural and political landscape mean for individuals and groups in terms of their ability to access human rights (social, economic and cultural as well as political and civil). It provides students with advanced level sociological knowledge of the concepts of `globalisation´, `citizenship´, `identity´ and `human rights´, as well as a critical understanding of their application in a range of discourses (political, legal, academic, and popular).
It offers opportunities, through elective modules, to develop specialist understanding of human rights law; post-conflict cultures; and/or media and globalisation, rights and identities. The School´s close links with several NGOs mean that we can also arrange internships for students seeking work experience in this sector. All MA students in the School of Sociology & Social Policy join a thriving, diverse and lively postgraduate community.
During the taught component of this course, you will be required to take the following core modules addressing sociological debates on human rights, citizenship, globalisation and identities. These modules will also give you a critical understanding of their application in a range of discourses (political, legal, academic and popular):
* Globalisation, Citizenship and Identity (30 credits)
* Human Rights and Modern Slavery (30 credits)
* Civil Society: the role of NGOs (15credits)
* Research Methods and the dissertation (15 credits)
The module Civil Society: the role of NGOs involves a combination of classes and seminars featuring presentations by outside speakers who undertake research and/or advocacy work around human and citizenship rights in NGOs, international agencies, or media, and is assessed by means of a project evaluating the work of an NGO of your choice. This module builds upon and develops the School's existing links with research users and collaborators in NGOs, media and international agencies.
In addition, you will be able to choose 30 credits from an approved list of optional modules from within the School or from a range of related disciplines (including law, politics and critical theory). This will allow you to further develop specialist knowledge of fields or issues that particularly concern you - for example, migration, human rights law; post-conflict cultures; and / or media and globalisation, rights and identities. Sample optional modules will include:
* Migration: Mobility, Multiculturalism and Mobilisation
* Non-Governmental Organisations
* Post-colonialisms
* International Human Rights Law
* Globalisation and its Discontents
* Transnationalism
Please note that all module details are subject to change.
The dissertation is a key component of this degree. It affords you the opportunity to conduct independent research on a topic of your choice under the supervision of sociologists who are nationally and internationally known for their expertise on citizenship, national and ethnic identities, globalisation, human rights and children's rights.
The School´s close links with several NGOs mean that we can also arrange internships for students seeking work experience in this sector (internships are available on a competitive basis and subject to successful interview). We further encourage all students to undertake voluntary work with an NGO and we will help you to organise a placement.
Course Structure
The MA in Global Citizenship, Identities and Human Rights can be taken full-time over 12 months or part-time over two years.
The MA consists of taught modules totalling 120 credits (which are taken during the autumn and spring semesters) and a 60-credit dissertation (undertaken over the summer period). In addition to the core modules, you will take 30 credits from an approved list of optional modules.
The core modules are assessed by written work of between 4,000 words (for a 15-credit module) and 6,000 words (for 30-credit modules).
Optional modules may be assessed in a variety of ways, including essays and examinations.
A dissertation of between 10,000 and 12,000 words in length must be submitted by the end of the summer period.
Modules
Globalisation, Citizenship and IdentityThis module considers the following key-debates in the contemporary study of citizenship, identities and globalisation: Block 1:
* Multiculturalism and citizenship
* Ecology and citizenship
* Media and citizenship
* Cosmopolitan citizenship
* European citizenship
* Conceptions of multiculturalism
* Theories of identity and difference
* Multiculturalism and urban space
Block 2:
* Ethnicity: culture politicized
* From `imagined communities´ to the `shock of denationalization´
* Globalisation and `neo-tribalisms´
* Transnationalism and diasporas
* Theories of (contemporary) racism
* New media and the politics of representation
* Hybridity, `mixed race´ and the post-colonial
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