LLM Applied Human Rights

Course summary

• Acquire specialist expertise in the field of international or domestic human rights.
• Apply your skills by working alongside human rights practitioners throughout the course.
• Gain a deep understanding of human rights law, principles and policy while building on your existing qualifications.
• Enhance your employability and make the transition into a rewarding career.
• Study full or part-time and benefit from wide-ranging teaching methods.

This postgraduate degree provides the grounding you need to enter human rights law and advances your existing degree. You'll cover the breadth of human rights theory and practice and graduate as a skilled, knowledgeable and employable practitioner.

How you learn

The course provides a supportive, intensive learning experience; one that employs wide-ranging means to impart deep understanding, intellectual advancement and employment preparation. Your legal skills will be applied through working with academics, volunteers and practitioners, allowing you active engagement and real-world experiences alongside theoretical grounding.

You learn through:

• lectures and seminars on campus
• teaching input from human rights organisations
• monitoring and review of human rights case studies
• active engagement with live projects and simulated cases
• guided reading
• workshops
• student presentations
• peer support
• individual student reflection on learning
• virtual lectures

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• human rights law
• policy or development work
• human rights advocacy
• academia or teaching
• non-government organisations (NGOs)
• local and central government services
• research and development organisations