The 3rd Edition of the MSc Human Rights and Diplomacy to start in January 2022
03 November 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and University of Stirling are pleased to announce the third edition of the joint Master of Science in Human Rights and Diplomacy.
During this MSc programme, students will learn about the practice and theory of human rights laws and politics, the UN human rights institutions, their history, and their philosophical foundations. Students will be taught by top human rights researchers and will receive practical training in negotiating draft documents and making a difference from experienced UN personnel.
This MSc degree includes a study visit to Geneva for all students to observe the Human Rights Council in session. In the final three months of the programme, students may choose between seeking a highly desirable internship, pursuing projects with human rights organisations, or tackling a traditional dissertation. Conducted in partnership with the leading training body of the United Nations, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), this is the only Human Rights and Diplomacy programme in the world.
The MSc contains core modules related to Human Rights in addition to a range of elective courses for students to scrutinize circumstantial aspects of human rights and diplomacy issues in-depth. This programme is taught from January to mid-December, with work in the Autumn dedicated to the student’s choice between an internship, human rights project, or a traditional dissertation.
Semester 1: The MSc combines core modules in Human Rights Practice and Human Rights Theory with a choice from four optional modules.
Semester 2: The additional core modules are Approaches to Human Rights and Skills for the International Human Rights Institutions and Preparation for Independent Work.
Semester 3: Choice from an internship at UN Agency or Regional Economic Commission or work on a professional project with national/international human rights institution or NGO, or academic dissertation.
Admission requirements
A minimum of a second-class Honours degree (2.1 preferred) or equivalent is normally
required. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
If English is not their first language, applicants must provide evidence of their proficiency such as a minimum IELTS score of 6 (minimum 5.5 in each skill) or an IBT TOEFL score of 80 with no subtest less than 17.
The deadline to apply is 3 December 2021.
