Human Rights and Genocide Studies MA
Joint European masters
Facts about this course
| Qualification | MA |
|---|---|
| Duration | Full time: 18 months (three semesters) |
| Attendance | To be confirmed |
| Assessment | Essays; exams; briefings; project reports; internship; dissertation |
| Course structure | |
Choose Kingston's Human Rights and Genocide Studies MA
This postgraduate degree is anchored in a set of values that challenge the murderous thinking behind genocide – which always involves the designation of others who must be eliminated because they do not, supposedly, belong in a given society.
It will equip you with the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to make that challenge more effective and successful.
A unique programme
The joint European MA in Human Rights and Genocide Studies is a unique inter-disciplinary postgraduate degree programme. The first of its kind in Europe, it will be taught simultaneously in four European universities:
- Kingston University (UK)
- University of Siena (Italy)
- Viadrina European University Frankfurt an der Oder (Germany)
- Collegium Civitas, Warsaw (Poland)
Internships and dissertations are also available at Uppsala University (Sweden).
You will take courses in at least two of these universities during an 18-month (three semester) study programme. Please note that while it is fully expected that the programme will be available as indicated at all partner institutions, delivery in Semester 2 in Siena and Warsaw is dependent on achieving a minimum enrolment.
Course programme
The course includes a substantial internship and dissertation element, designed to enable you to engage in advanced study and connect theoretical knowledge with practical experience. You will develop a range of important skills and learn how to:
- work effectively with a wide range of organisations in the field;
- identify early warning signs of the possibility of genocide; and
- make an effective contribution to efforts to prevent genocide and encourage conflict resolution and processes of reconciliation.
Key issues addressed include the meaning and definition of genocide; case studies in genocide and mass violence; humanitarian intervention; human rights protection; responses to mass atrocities; peacekeeping and reconciliation; and genocide prevention.
Course structure
Please note that the module list below shows the intended and probable teaching programme of each partner institution. Changes may, however, be necessary for staffing and organisational reasons so no guarantee of availability can given.
Core modules
- No modules available
Optional modules
- Achieving Human Rights: Case Studies of Change Strategies
- Achieving Human Rights: Theories of Strategies for Change
- Civil and Political Rights
- Conflict Prevention and Management
- Crimes of War and Genocide
- Criminal Law and Enforcement
- Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Frameworks and Foundations of Human Rights
- Holocaust and Genocide
- Holocaust Memory and Impact
- Human Rights and Armed Conflict
- Human Rights Organisations
- Humanitarian Intervention and its Context
- Individual Criminal Responsibility
- International Law and Practice on State-condoned Mass Murder since 1914
- International Negotiations and Responsibility to Protect
- Legal and Institutional Foundations
- Legal Problems of Human Rights
- Managing and Resolving International Conflict
- Methods of Research and Project Work
- Modern Nationalism The Engine of Mass Murder?
- Negotiating Peace Dealing with the Challenges of Peace Processes
- Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution
- Prohibition of Discrimination
- Research Skills and Methods in Social Sciences
- Rights of Minorities and Peoples
- Rights of Refugees and Migrants
- Techniques of Negotiation
- The Jewish Holocaust and other Nazi-led killing programmes - a comparative study
- The Meaning and Protection of Human Rights
- The Politics of Mass Murder
- The Universality of Human Rights
- Truth and Reconciliation
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Visit the Human Rights and Genocide MA website for more information about our partner institutions.
Many of our staff in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are research active. This ensures they are in touch with the latest thinking and bring best practice to your studies.
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Our links with professional practice provide a real-world base for our courses. They also help us to ensure your studies are kept up-to-date and relevant to the workplace. You'll also undertake a work placement as part of your course.
