Human Rights and Genocide Studies MA
Facts about Human Rights and Genocide Studies
| Qualification | MA |
|---|---|
| Duration | Full time: 18 months (three semesters) |
| Attendance | To be confirmed |
| Assessment | Essays; exams; briefings; project reports; internship; dissertation |
| Course structure | |
Joint European masters
Choose Kingston's Human Rights and Genocide 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:
- Collegium Civitas Warsaw, Poland
- Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
- Kingston University London, United Kingdom
- Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy
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 Collegium 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
Optional modules
- Case Studies in International Conflict
- Defining and Protecting Human Rights
- Foundations and Frameworks of Human Rights
- Human Rights Actors and Activities
- Human Rights and Political Violence
- Managing and Resolving International Conflict
- Research Skills and Methods in Social Sciences
- Strategies for Achieving Human Rights
- The Politics of Mass Murder
- Civil and Political Rights (Viadrina)
- Conflict Prevention and Management (Viadrina)
- Criminal Law and Enforcement
- Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Individual Criminal Responsibility (Viadrina)
- Legal and Institutional Foundations (Viadrina)
- Methods of Research and Project Work (Viadrina)
- Modern Nationalism: The Engine of Mass Murder? (Viadrina)
- Negotiating Peace: Dealing with the Challenges of Peace Processes
- Prohibition of Discrimination (Viadrina)
- Rights of Minorities and Peoples (Viadrina)
- Rights of Refugees and Migrants (Viadrina)
- The Jewish Holocaust and other Nazi-led killing programmes - a comparative study (Viadrina)
- Crimes of War and Genocide (Siena)
- Humanitarian Intervention and its Context (Siena)
- Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution (Siena)
- The Universality of Human Rights (Siena)
- Holocaust and Genocide (Collegium Civitas)
- Holocaust Memory and Impact
- Human Rights Organisations (Collegium Civitas)
- International Negotiations and Responsibility to Protect (Collegium Civitas)
- Legal Problems of Human Rights (Collegium Civitas)
- Techniques of Negotiation
- Truth and Reconciliation
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