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Human Rights & Genocide Studies – (M.A.)
European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
Faculty of Law| Application Deadline: | Rolling | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 7,210 ≈ € 12,460 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Frankfurt (Oder) / Germany / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 18 months | Start Date: | April, October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
In recent years there has been a growing academic and practical interest in human rights and the separate but related issue of genocide, with an increasing concern with how genocide might be prevented or halted. The Master of Arts in Human Rights and Genocide Studies is concerned directly with these major issues of our time.
This modular 18 month postgraduate programme is taught at the following European institutions:
* Collegium Civitas Warsaw, Poland
* Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
* Kingston University London, United Kingdom
* Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy
It is a unique inter-disciplinary postgraduate degree programme and the first of its kind in Europe, involving a number of European institutions and offering a curriculum which is international in design, scope and content. At its heart lie a set of key questions, such as:
* how human rights and genocide have been conceptualised;
* where these ideas come from and how they have developed over time;
* where human rights are recognised and where they are violated;
* how human rights are guaranteed and protected;
* how human rights are challenged and undermined;
* how and why genocide occurs and
how it might be prevented and halted.
The programme also aims to provide students with practical professional skills needed to work in this field, to influence policy makers, and to build international communities and networks which can support human rights and help to prevent or halt genocide.
Contents
The course takes place over three semesters. In the first two semesters you will look at the legal and institutional frameworks within which human rights have been developed; at case studies in genocide and mass violence; at some of the responses that have been mounted to mass atrocities, including efforts to prevent or halt genocide; and at issues involved in efforts at humanitarian intervention.
In the third semester, there will be an internship in a human rights organisation which will provide an opportunity to gain some work experience and to use your academic knowledge in real-life situations. Alongside this, you will do a piece of extended original research on a topic of your own choice.
Course co-ordinator
Professor Philip Spencer is Director of the Helen Bamber Centre for the Study of Rights, Conflict and Mass Violence at Kingston University London. His specialist subjects include the Holocaust, comparative genocide and nationalism.
Special features
* This Master programme (taught in English) offers you the possibility of studying in 2 or 3 different European countries and a unique opportunity to experience learning, working and researching in the area of human rights and genocide prevention in different academic settings and working contexts.
* In the first semester you can study (4 modules in total) at Kingston University London or at Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). In the second semester you can choose among Kingston, Viadrina, Università degli Studi di Siena and Collegium Civitas Warsaw (4 modules in total).
* This Masters programme is offered by some of the best qualified and established European universities in the area of human rights and genocide prevention.
* The development of this Masters programme has been supported by the European Union through its Socrates programme.
* The course is taught by both highly acclaimed academics and experienced practitioners who combine their teaching with work in the field of human rights and genocide prevention field.
* Alongside the taught modules, there is a work experience module (internship) and an opportunity to conduct your own in-depth research.
Careers
The knowledge and skills acquired in this course will be valuable in a range of career settings, such as:
* non-governmental organisations (NGOs);
* governmental organisations;
* international, transnational and regional organisations;
* commercial and not-for-profit companies;
* universities and research institutions.
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Entry requirements
* Successful completion of a degree with the relevant number of ECTS credits (180 or 240) (or the equivalent in the case of applicants outside of the EU) in a programme of study in an area appropriate to the content of the Master's (normally a good second class honours first degree or its equivalent).
* In some cases, by agreement of all the partners, relevant non-certificated learning or an appropriate combination of certificated and non-certificated learning and relevant work experience may be admitted.
* A high degree of motivation to participate in the programme, evidenced in the application statement and, where appropriate, in a formal interview.
* References from two different institutions or enterprises.
* Where a candidate's first language is not English, advanced English language competence in the form of appropriate certificated learning [IELTS requirement of 6.5] or equivalent must be demonstrated.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
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