Introduction
This is the only Human Rights and Diplomacy programme in the world taught in partnership with the leading training body of the United Nations: the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). This Master programme, taught jointly between UNITAR and the University of Stirling’s schools of Law, Philosophy, and International Relations, will equip students with valuable knowledge on the practice and theory of human rights laws and politics, the UN human rights institutions, their history and their philosophical foundations. On top of interactive seminars led by top Stirling professors, the one-year Masters programme offers workshops by prominent UN experts in soft-skill building; a 3-day study visit to the “capital” of Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland.
Course syllabus
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. The Geneva visit will take place during this semester.
Semester 3 : Choice from an internship at UN Agency or Regional Economic Commission or work on professional project with national/international human rights institution or NGO, or academic dissertation.
Benefits
The only Human Rights and Diplomacy programme in the world
First-hand interactive immersion within the United Nations and Geneva's multilateral working environments on a study visit to Geneva for all students
Possibility to undertake an on-the-job placement within the United Nations system and work on key topics related to Human Rights and Diplomacy.
Course objectives
- Explain, analyse and apply international human rights law in both theory and practice
- Engage in the theoretical framework of diplomacy, its history and the development of international relations
- Engage and debate critiques of human rights
- Draft documents and possess the skills needed to negotiate their progress in a range of human rights institutions
- Find your way within the United Nations Institutions working on human rights matters and local NGOs
- Apply a wide range of theoretical and practical methods to human rights research, activism and politics.
How to register:
Entry requirements
A minimum of a second class honours degree or equivalent. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate/relevant work/life experience are encouraged to apply.
Registration process
I. Choose your preferred itinerary; provide your full name, date of birth, and email address
ii. Provide contact details
iii. Fill in 'about me' section
iv. State your level of English proficiency
v. Provide any additional relevant information
vi. Provide required documents
vii. Submit application.