24 monthsProgramme duration
135,000 SEKTuition Fee/year
AugStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
Other
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Do you want to study human rights not only as principles of law, but also as part of the infrastructure of a democratic society? Our programme allows you to study human rights by combining historical, philosophical, political, and legal perspectives.
The Master´s programme in Human Rights Studies gives you the opportunity to study the complex phenomenon that human rights represent in our world. The programme combines historical, philosophical, political, and legal perspectives to study the multidisciplinary field of human rights with a humanities profile. We are committed to the view that human rights need to be regarded and studied, not only as ethical principles or the basis for law and policy, but as part of the infrastructure of a democratic society.
In your first year, you will study conceptual questions and matters of principle and the formation of concepts with focus on rights actors, indicators, and institutions. You will then continue with political and philosophical history. Important questions include how the understanding and language of human rights have changed over time, and how this is reflected in our understanding and use of them today.
Towards the end of the first year, you will take thematic courses related to the research conducted at our division. Finally, you will also study research methods and research ethics.
In your second year, you will carry out your own research project as part of writing your master´s thesis. During your third term, you will gather knowledge or data for your thesis through a field study or internship and in the fourth term, you will write your thesis.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
Other
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Do you want to study human rights not only as principles of law, but also as part of the infrastructure of a democratic society? Our programme allows you to study human rights by combining historical, philosophical, political, and legal perspectives.
The Master´s programme in Human Rights Studies gives you the opportunity to study the complex phenomenon that human rights represent in our world. The programme combines historical, philosophical, political, and legal perspectives to study the multidisciplinary field of human rights with a humanities profile. We are committed to the view that human rights need to be regarded and studied, not only as ethical principles or the basis for law and policy, but as part of the infrastructure of a democratic society.
In your first year, you will study conceptual questions and matters of principle and the formation of concepts with focus on rights actors, indicators, and institutions. You will then continue with political and philosophical history. Important questions include how the understanding and language of human rights have changed over time, and how this is reflected in our understanding and use of them today.
Towards the end of the first year, you will take thematic courses related to the research conducted at our division. Finally, you will also study research methods and research ethics.
In your second year, you will carry out your own research project as part of writing your master´s thesis. During your third term, you will gather knowledge or data for your thesis through a field study or internship and in the fourth term, you will write your thesis.
Admission Requirements
- 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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