Overview

This specialisation examines how national, European and international laws shape migration and human rights. You will explore real-world legal cases, policy changes, and the impact of public opinion on lawmaking. With a strong foundation in European legislation and human rights treaties, the programme prepares you to tackle legal challenges in migration, asylum and citizenship in an evolving legal landscape.

Future career opportunities

Graduates of the Human Rights and Migration specialisation are well-equipped for careers in law, policy, and advocacy. They pursue roles in NGOs, government agencies like the Immigration and Naturalisation Service and international organisations such as the UN and European Commission. Their expertise is also in demand at refugee councils, law firms, lobby groups and businesses focused on EU free movement.

Accreditation

This programme is accredited by the NVAO (the Dutch-Flemish accreditation organisation).

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Programme Structure

In the Master's specialisation Human Rights and Migration, you will study legal issues relating to migration and human rights in their context. The core questions revolve around the implementation of international human rights treaties. You will gain an understanding of how international and European legal instruments influence the position, mobility, and rights of individuals.

This study programme has a course load of 60 ECTS. The programme consists of three compulsory courses (21 ECTS), a Master’s thesis (11 ECTS), two compulsory elective courses (14 EC) and two free elective courses (14 EC).

Courses include:

International Human Rights Law
European Immigration Law
International and EU Law Skills
Master's thesis
Litigating human rights
International Law and Crisis
European and Comparative Refugee Law

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-07-01 00:00:00 , National

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September Intake:

EU/EEA: 1 May (housing support) to 1st July
Non-EU/EEA: 1 April (housing support)
31 January for non-EU/EEA students applying for a scholarship

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

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90

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PTE Academic

61

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Nijmegen, Netherlands

Disciplines

European Law International Law Master of Laws (LLM) View 46 other Masters in International Law in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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90

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61

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6.5

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General requirements

Students must have completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Law, with an educational level equivalent to a Dutch research university. Students who have obtained their diploma in Indonesia, are required to have obtained a Master's degree in Law (Sarjana Hukum II).

English language tests

TOEFL iBT (2026 onwards): overall score ≥ 90 & all other subscores ≥ 4.5, except for Listening ≥ 5 or overall score ≥ 90 & other subscores ≥ 22.
IELTS Academic: minimum score 6.5 overall (minimum score 6.0 for listening, reading and speaking and 6.5 minimum for writing)

Cambridge Advanced English (CAE): overall score ≥176, subscores ≥169, writing ≥176 or CPE overall score ≥180, subscores ≥169, writing ≥176.

Pearson PTE Academic: Master Minimum: 61 overall & subscores ≥ 56, writing subscore ≥ 61. Pearson PTE Academic UKVI also accepted.

LanguageCert Academic: Master Minimum: ≥ 70 overall, subscores: listening ≥ 62; reading ≥ 65; writing, speaking ≥ 70.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

18873 EUR / year

≈ 18873 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

2695 EUR / year

≈ 2695 EUR / year

Additional Details

Statutory tuition fee €2,695.00 per year
Institutional tuition fee EU/EEA €14,084.00 per year
Institutional tuition fee non-EU/EEA €18,873.00 per year

Living costs

Nijmegen

Netherlands

800 - 1000 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Radboud Scholarship Programme

The Radboud Scholarship Programme offers talented, highly motivated, non-EU/EEA students with outstanding study results the opportunity to be awarded a partial scholarship for an English-taught Master’s programme.

NL Scholarship (for prospective students)

The NL Scholarship (formerly known as Holland Scholarship) is a partial scholarship for non-EU/EEA students who want to do their Master’s in the Netherlands.

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