/ Postgraduate Taught /
Start date:
September 2024
Duration:
1 year (full-time)
2 years (part-time)
Number of credits:
LLM: 180 credits
PGDip: 120 credits
PGCert: 60 credits
Taught by international experts, our LLM will give you an in-depth exploration of how legal practice can be an effective enabler of human rights globally.
Did you know?
This is one of the very few specialised human rights Master-level programmes embedded in practice, providing you with the necessary professional experience for a legal career in the human rights field.
Modules
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Skills
Face the legal issues in international human rights today.
Our LLM Human Rights and Legal Practice is taught by experienced legal professionals and human rights activists.
You'll gain a thorough understanding of the theories, issues and concepts underpinning international human rights and, crucially, how they are put into practice.
By combining theory with practice, this course will give you both the skills and the knowledge you need for a career in the field of human rights practice, campaigning and advocacy.
Suitable for legal practitioners, aspiring legal professionals and human rights activists, this course will enable you to develop your skills in:
- Research and analysis
- Strategic litigation
- Project management
- Advocacy and campaigning skills within the field of human rights.
Problem-based and interactive learning methodologies will enable you to master key concepts and instil the ability to learn from experience, absorb and integrate new information, and act strategically.
We'll give you a strong academic grounding as well as the practical and vocational legal skills required for legal practice in the human rights field.
With the human rights sector becoming increasingly competitive, employers are now asking for some experience as a prerequisite. London is one of the world centres for this sort of career, with most international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) having their headquarters here.
Learning
Become a human rights enabler.
On our LLM Human Rights and Legal Practice you'll examine the rhetoric and reality of human rights using an issues-based approach.
You'll take a interdisciplinary and holistic approach, and acquire a high level of specialist knowledge, informed by current thinking and debate.
You'll have a wide range of modules to choose from which focus on:
- Economic, social and cultural rights
- Minority rights
- Business and human rights
- Policy and management
- International human rights
- Criminal law
- International development
You'll write up a thesis on a topic that you choose, with the focus being on a practical and applied human rights experience reflecting on real life experience and applied legal skills.
You'll also have the opportunity to undertake a work placement during your degree to develop your skills.
Career
Become a human rights leader in law.
With our LLM Human Rights and Legal Practice you could work in human rights international organisations, such as:
- United Nations
- The International Labour Organisation
- The International Criminal Court
- Or for an NGO specialised in human rights and social justice
Many of these organisations headquarters are in London.
You could also have a career in government, diplomatic institutions, think tanks, research and development organisations, or continue your academic career.
How our careers service supports you
Our careers support team is available to support you from the start of your studies until after you graduate.
We will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and meet and learn from successful graduates working at the top of their careers.
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Applying
UK postgraduate students apply through our direct application system.
General entry requirements
September 2024 entry tuition fees
UK: £11,025
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for UK students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
International postgraduate students apply through our direct application system.
General entry requirements
September 2024 entry tuition fees
EU and International: £17,325
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for international students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
