Overview

The Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies degree from School of Advanced Study, University of London provides a solid legal, practical and theoretical understanding of refugee protection and forced migration. You will become more independent in managing and critiquing law, policy and practice, and also in gathering, organising and deploying evidence to form balanced judgements and develop policy recommendations.

Careers

This MA enables you to combine your studies with your ongoing professional and domestic commitments. This programme is designed for those who wish to pursue careers in a range of professional contexts in the refugee, human rights or humanitarian fields.
Potential employers include international agencies, such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), governmental bodies and non-governmental organisations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Protecting Human Rights, Refugees and Displaced Persons in International Law

Refugee and Forced Migration Studies

Dissertation

Asylum Law in Europe: Towards Regional Harmonisation of International Protection

Asylum and Refugees in Africa and Latin America: Alternative Models for Refugee Protection

Internal Displacement in Law and Policy: War and Beyond

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-03-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

International Law Public Law Legal Studies View 83 other Masters in Legal Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

You need an undergraduate degree (e.g. bachelor) that is comparable to a UK upper second class honours degree. You can still apply without this, and we will consider each application on its merits.

Tuition Fee

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International

4732 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9464 GBP for the full programme during 24 months.
National

4732 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9464 GBP for the full programme during 24 months.

Funding

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