12 monthsProgramme duration
13,000 EURTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Earn a valuable degree
Combining theoretical and practical perspectives, this program prepares you to make an impact in national, regional and international human rights protection. An internship program with local NGOs, a course at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and the Vienna Human Rights Model United Nations Conference offer unique experience-based learning opportunities.
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Full-time duration:
1 year
Starting in:
September
Tuition fee:
€13,000 per year
Location:
Vienna, Austria
Degree:
Dual Austrian and the U.S. degree
The program combines social science, policy-based approach with legal science, thus non-lawyers are given an opportunity to benefit from a curriculum with a legal focus. It offers practical instruction in the specific legal mechanisms and institutional processes which may be used by national human rights organizations to effectively approach human rights issues that transitional and established democracies might confront. Teaching is designed to incorporate both theoretical perspectives and concrete empirical analyses of the most important questions in human rights.
Select areas of study
International and regional protection of human rights · Equality and non-discrimination · Advocacy and litigation strategies · Civil and political rights in established and emerging democracies
Rigorous and closely monitored coursework provides the tools of analysis, critical reading and writing necessary to enable students to make a significant and lasting contribution both to the rights protection in their home countries and to enforcement of human rights at large.
Areas of research and teaching cover – among others – constitutional and international mechanisms for the protection of human rights, with particular focus on the Council of Europe and the United Nations, freedom of expression and freedom of religion, human rights and criminal justice, political rights, non-discrimination, minority protection, human rights in Africa, politics and theories of European integration from a human rights perspective.
Courses include:
1. Archives, Evidence and Human Rights
2. Business and Human Rights
3. Critical Race Theory: Race and Law from the United States to Europe
4. Equality Policy in Comparative Perspective
5. European Anti-Discrimination Law
6. Global Law and Religion
7. Human Rights Legal Research Methodology
8. Illiberal Democracy and the Rule of Law
9. International and European Refugee Law and Policy
10. International Rule of Law Assistance: Law and Development
11. Introduction to Law
12. Introduction to the Protection of Human Rights
13. The Law and Politics of Combating Violence Against Women
14. Theories of Human Rights: Intercultural Perspectives
15. The UN Human Rights System
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Admissions requirements:
1. Completed online application form
2. Proof of English proficiency
3. Letters of recommendation
4. CV
5. Bachelor’s degree
6. Academic records
7. Academic essay (for the capstone track) or research proposal (for the thesis track)
Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Earn a valuable degree
Combining theoretical and practical perspectives, this program prepares you to make an impact in national, regional and international human rights protection. An internship program with local NGOs, a course at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and the Vienna Human Rights Model United Nations Conference offer unique experience-based learning opportunities.
QUICK FACTS
Full-time duration:
1 year
Starting in:
September
Tuition fee:
€13,000 per year
Location:
Vienna, Austria
Degree:
Dual Austrian and the U.S. degree
The program combines social science, policy-based approach with legal science, thus non-lawyers are given an opportunity to benefit from a curriculum with a legal focus. It offers practical instruction in the specific legal mechanisms and institutional processes which may be used by national human rights organizations to effectively approach human rights issues that transitional and established democracies might confront. Teaching is designed to incorporate both theoretical perspectives and concrete empirical analyses of the most important questions in human rights.
Select areas of study
International and regional protection of human rights · Equality and non-discrimination · Advocacy and litigation strategies · Civil and political rights in established and emerging democracies
Rigorous and closely monitored coursework provides the tools of analysis, critical reading and writing necessary to enable students to make a significant and lasting contribution both to the rights protection in their home countries and to enforcement of human rights at large.
Areas of research and teaching cover – among others – constitutional and international mechanisms for the protection of human rights, with particular focus on the Council of Europe and the United Nations, freedom of expression and freedom of religion, human rights and criminal justice, political rights, non-discrimination, minority protection, human rights in Africa, politics and theories of European integration from a human rights perspective.
Courses include:
1. Archives, Evidence and Human Rights
2. Business and Human Rights
3. Critical Race Theory: Race and Law from the United States to Europe
4. Equality Policy in Comparative Perspective
5. European Anti-Discrimination Law
6. Global Law and Religion
7. Human Rights Legal Research Methodology
8. Illiberal Democracy and the Rule of Law
9. International and European Refugee Law and Policy
10. International Rule of Law Assistance: Law and Development
11. Introduction to Law
12. Introduction to the Protection of Human Rights
13. The Law and Politics of Combating Violence Against Women
14. Theories of Human Rights: Intercultural Perspectives
15. The UN Human Rights System
Apply
Admissions requirements:
1. Completed online application form
2. Proof of English proficiency
3. Letters of recommendation
4. CV
5. Bachelor’s degree
6. Academic records
7. Academic essay (for the capstone track) or research proposal (for the thesis track)
Admission Requirements
Applicants for the M.A. in Human Rights program must have completed their undergraduate university studies before enrolling to the program. Admission with a three-year Bachelor’s degree (including three-year Bachelor of Laws) may be possible for suitable candidates in exceptional cases.
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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