This incorporates;
- Exploring the role of human rights and international relations in issues such as terrorism struggles for democratic freedoms, genocide, defense policy, climate change, and social justice.
- Introducing them to core international relations and historical, philosophical, legal, sociological, and theological debates in human rights.
- Exposing them to the latest methods in human rights research, equipping them with the skills to conduct their research in the world of human rights promotion and protection.
These three strands will ensure that they graduate with the skills to succeed in a highly competitive environment for international human rights advocacy and protection.
Graduates of MA Human Rights and International Relations work in human rights campaigning, advocacy, and defending within national and international government and non-governmental agencies, charities, think tanks, or in journalism and the media.