The MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights is aimed at individuals who are, or want to be, human rights professionals in the NGO, governmental, and inter-governmental sectors. Our MA is geared to making human rights professionals more effectively translate moral engagement and human rights discourse into transformative practice. The MA taught modules are therefore interdisciplinary and practice-oriented. Our MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights is the longest-running multi-disciplinary and practice-oriented human rights MA program in the UK. We have been training human rights advocates and defenders around the world since 1995.

Why Choose Us?

• We are at the forefront of practice-oriented human rights education in the UK and Europe. Our students learn practical skills in human rights, such as advocacy, research, and fundraising, which translate directly into the workplace.
• Our academic staff combine human rights research with ongoing advocacy so the course stays current with new developments in the field.
• We bring theory, practice, and law together into a truly integrated and multi-disciplinary programme.
• We give students access to a wide range of human rights organisations in London through guest lectures, evening seminars, and events.
• Students gain hands-on experience and improved job prospects through internships with human rights organisations in the London area.
• Students go on a one-week Geneva study tour where they learn from a wide range of human rights advocates inside and outside the UN.
• The MA has more than 350 alumni around the world working for human rights NGOs, humanitarian organisations, charities, national governments, and UN agencies
• We offer an intimate and friendly learning environment where our 40-50 students really get to know their lecturers.
• The Human Rights Consortium  hosts a wide range of speaker series and conferences, which bring together academics, human rights defenders, and the public to debate a wide range of pressing human rights issues.
• We are housed in the heart of Bloomsbury, the intellectual centre of London.