Master in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action, Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs (Paris, France)
24 monthsProgramme duration
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
The Master in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action at PSIA offers innovative training by taking an approach that intertwines human rights and humanitarian action.
MAIN ORIENTATIONS AND SPECIFIC FEATURES
This program provides students with a unique blend of core social science theoretical and practical approaches (including philosophy, history, sociology and anthropology) to humanitarianism and human rights intended to deconstruct the intuitive familiarity between the two fields.
The teaching and learning objective is to give students the tools for strong analytical contextualisation that gives both depth and breadth to the challenges, dilemmas and stakes in the fields of human rights and humanitarian action.
It offers indispensable courses in international law, global/regional institutional frameworks and actors. It also offers students the opportunity to develop their strategic skills for their future career that include advocacy, negotiation, or monitoring and evaluation.
This intensive two-year program is divided into three academic semesters and one semester away from our campus (dedicated to either a professional internship, an exchange study program at a partner university, or a master thesis).
Each academic semester, students study Master core courses addressing major themes of the Human Rights and Humanitarian fields. The program offers indispensable courses in international law, global/regional institutional frameworks and actors, gender and human security. It also offers students the opportunity to develop their strategic skills for their future career that include advocacy, negotiation, or project management and evaluation.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Master of Human Rights and Humanitarian Action graduates may consider a variety of careers: NGOs, the diplomatic corps/national administrations, international organisations, journalism, and with a prior qualifying course of study, law (practising lawyer, international and regional courts of justice).
Programme overview
Main Subject
Public Policy
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
The Master in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action at PSIA offers innovative training by taking an approach that intertwines human rights and humanitarian action.
MAIN ORIENTATIONS AND SPECIFIC FEATURES
This program provides students with a unique blend of core social science theoretical and practical approaches (including philosophy, history, sociology and anthropology) to humanitarianism and human rights intended to deconstruct the intuitive familiarity between the two fields.
The teaching and learning objective is to give students the tools for strong analytical contextualisation that gives both depth and breadth to the challenges, dilemmas and stakes in the fields of human rights and humanitarian action.
It offers indispensable courses in international law, global/regional institutional frameworks and actors. It also offers students the opportunity to develop their strategic skills for their future career that include advocacy, negotiation, or monitoring and evaluation.
This intensive two-year program is divided into three academic semesters and one semester away from our campus (dedicated to either a professional internship, an exchange study program at a partner university, or a master thesis).
Each academic semester, students study Master core courses addressing major themes of the Human Rights and Humanitarian fields. The program offers indispensable courses in international law, global/regional institutional frameworks and actors, gender and human security. It also offers students the opportunity to develop their strategic skills for their future career that include advocacy, negotiation, or project management and evaluation.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Master of Human Rights and Humanitarian Action graduates may consider a variety of careers: NGOs, the diplomatic corps/national administrations, international organisations, journalism, and with a prior qualifying course of study, law (practising lawyer, international and regional courts of justice).
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