MA in Development and Human Rights
Swansea University
Key Information
Campus location
Swansea, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 - 3 year
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 17,350 / per year *
Application deadline
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* UK/EU students: £7,900 full-time; £3,950/year for 2-year part-time; £2,600/year for 3-year part-time. International students: £17,350 full-time; £8,700/year for 2-year part-time; £5,800/year for 3-year part-time
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Introduction
The MA in Development and Human Rights combines insights from the fields of development studies, politics, and international law.
You will examine critical global issues facing 21st-century societies through a dynamic course that combines theoretical and applied perspectives.
Taught by leading experts, you will apply legal theory, political insights and specialist research and planning tools in the analysis of the interface between human development and human rights in international public policy, including aid policy.
Why Development and Human Rights at Swansea?
Swansea University’s MA Development and Human Rights programme is a relatively unique and distinctive programme that differs from conventional LLM Human Rights programmes, especially in its interdisciplinary nature and its commitment to both academic and professional training.
Based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula, we have the expertise and full range of modern facilities to ensure your learning experience is positive. Swansea University’s Gold status in the UK government’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) exercise underlines our strong teaching culture and commitment to the student learning experience.
Your Development and Human Rights Experience
You will complete six 20-credit modules in Part 1 of the programme before completing a 60-credit dissertation project in Part 2.
Four of the six modules are compulsory:
- International Human Rights Law
- Rights-Based Approaches to Development
- Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention
- Conceptual Issues in the Social Sciences
You will also complete two additional modules from a range of options. These include Violence, Conflict and Development; Civil Society and International Development; Introduction to Development Studies; Tools for International Development Planning; Critical Security Studies; Post-Colonialism, Orientalism and Eurocentrism; the State of Africa; International Security in the Asia-Pacific; and Gender, Society and Politics in the Middle-East and North Africa.
Swansea University was named University of the Year in the 2019 Whatuni Student Choice Awards for the second time in five years. As well as being crowned University of the Year, Swansea University took the top spot in the International category and placed top three in the Postgraduate, and Course and Lecturers categories. The Whatuni Student Choice Awards are voted for entirely by students, with more than 41,000 reviews and comments submitted from more than 160 UK institutions.
In the prestigious Guardian University Guide 2021, we are placed 24th in the UK and have won the Welsh University of the Year title for the second time in three years, cementing our position as Wales’ leading higher education institution.
We place our students at the heart of everything. As a result, we achieved a gold rating, the highest rating possible, in the national Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) and are ranked 6th in the UK for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey for 2020.
Our stunning waterfront campuses make us a desirable location for students and staff from around the world, and our multicultural community provides a global perspective, enabling those who join us to develop skills and knowledge that set them on successful and enriching careers.
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