Overview

What you'll study

This MRes at Queen Mary University of London is an ideal preparation for those wishing to pursue more advanced research in Human Rights Law .

Alongside a suite of modules offered in conjunction with the School’s LLM, this programme includes core modules in research design and qualitative and quantitative methods. There are taken jointly with social science students from a range of disciplines across Queen Mary, King’s College London and Imperial College London, as part of the training offered by the ESRC-funded London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership.

You will be introduced to the institutions, standards and case law which structure human rights law. There is a focus on key issues such as socio-economic rights; rights of women; international child rights and the crimes of the powerful. You'll also debate the uses of universality and cultural relativism in relation to human rights.

You will be able to attend a range of other activities including the evening and lunchtime guest lectures. You will also benefit from London being the home to a large number of major human rights organisations.

Students can apply for ESRC 1+3 funding to cover both the MRes and a PhD, and successful MRes graduates can apply subsequently for ESRC +3 funding.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Dissertation

Social Science Research 1: Epistemology, research design and qualitative methods

Social Science 2: Quantitative methods and data

The Law of the European Convention on Human Rights

European Union Human Rights Law
Human Rights of Women: Feminist Legal Theory

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Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-07 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Social Work Public Law View 202 other Masters in Public Law in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Degree requirements

A 2:1 or above at undergraduate level in Law.

Additional information

In addition to the other mandatory supporting application documents, applicants must submit the following documentation:

two letters of reference, at least one of which must be an academic reference from a staff member who taught you on your most recent course of study (normally your undergraduate degree in Law or a Law-related subject)
a research proposal of between 2,000 to 3,000-words. It should identify the question that you will attempt to answer through your research (simply identifying general topic areas or subjects is not sufficient). You should also set out your research methodology (empirical, qualitative, library based etc,) and provide a bibliography of the works that you consulted in formulating your research question.

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Tuition Fees

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25200 GBP / year

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15300 GBP / year

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Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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Funding

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