Overview
At Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice (part-time) from Ulster University you will develop and transfer knowledge, experience and expertise of the transformative possibilities of human rights law both in respect of societies emerging from violent conflict and in relation to the local and global management of other particular societal problems.
Careers
Previous graduates have gone onto positions in the local human rights sector and public sector in Northern Ireland, to legal practice in areas related to the LLM and to PhD research. Further, previous graduates have secured work in the United Nations and in international non-governmental organisations.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Using Film for Human Rights Research and Advocacy
- Gender, Conflict and Transition
- Memory, Transition and Conflict
- Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- International Humanitarian Law in Transitional Justice Contexts
- Transitional Justice
- Transitions from Conflict: Law and Politics
- Transitional Justice in Comparative and Regional Perspectives
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before , International
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
European Law International Relations International Law View 540 other Masters in International Relations in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A second class Honours degree or above or equivalent recognised qualification in Law, Social Sciences, Humanities or a cognate discipline.
- Allowance may be made for special qualifications, experience and background, and students with other academic backgrounds will be considered, where applicants can demonstrate their ability to undertake the programme through the accreditation of prior experiential learning (APEL) or accreditation of prior learning (APL).
- English Language Requirements
Tuition Fee
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International
15360 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 15360 GBP per year during 24 months. -
National
6410 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6410 GBP per year during 24 months.
- The fees indicated are for full-time study.
- The price of your overall programme will be determined by the number of modules in the relevant academic year.
Living costs for Belfast
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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