MSc in Human Rights and Politics
Programme Code: TMHURIP
Department: Sociology
For students starting this programme of study in 2020/21
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year course. Students are required to take one compulsory course, optional courses to the value of two units, and write a dissertation as shown.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
SO4B1 Contemporary Politics of Human Rights (1.0) | |
Papers 2 & 3 |
Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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AN436 The Anthropology of Development (0.5) | |
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DV418 African Development (0.5) | |
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DV420 Complex Emergencies (0.5) | |
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DV428 Managing Humanitarianism (0.5) | |
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EU457 Culture and Security in Global Politics (0.5) | |
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EU458 Public Policy and Cultural Narratives in a Global Europe (0.5) | |
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EU4A2 Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (0.5) | |
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GI409 Gender, Globalisation and Development: An Introduction (0.5) 2 | |
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GI413 Gender, 'Race' and Militarisation (0.5) | |
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GI420 Globalisation, Gender and Development: Theorising Policy and Practice (0.5) 3 | |
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GI423 Globalisation and Sexuality (0.5) # 6 (not available 2020/21) | |
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GI425 Introduction to Gender, Peace and Security (0.5) | |
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GV442 Globalisation and Democracy (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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GV465 War, Peace and the Politics of National Self-Determination (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
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GV4D7 Dilemmas of Equality (0.5) | |
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IR464 The Politics of International Law (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
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IR465 The International Politics of Culture and Religion (1.0) # (not available 2020/21) | |
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IR466 Genocide (0.5) | |
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MG476 Corporate Social Responsibility and International Labour Standards (0.5) # | |
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SO457 Political Reconciliation (0.5) | |
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SO479 Human Rights and Postcolonial Theory (0.5) | |
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SO482 Topics in Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Studies (0.5) | |
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SO483 Social Change Organizations (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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SO490 Contemporary Social Thought (0.5) | |
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SO4B3 The Sociology of Human Rights Practice (0.5) | |
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SO4B5 The Anticolonial Archive: The Sociology of Empire and its Afterlives (0.5) | |
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SO4B7 Lawful Violence: Policing, Militaries and Security (0.5) | |
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SP416 International Planning and Children's Rights (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
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SP418 Global Social Policy and International Organizations (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
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SP439 Social Rights and Human Welfare (0.5) # (not available 2020/21) | |
Paper 4 |
SO4B2 MSc in Human Rights and Politics Dissertation (1.0) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
1 : GI407 can not be taken with GI409, GI420
2 : GI409 can not be taken with GI407, GI420
3 : GI420 can not be taken with GI409, GI407
4 : GI421 can not be taken with GI422, GI423
5 : GI422 can not be taken with GI421, GI423
6 : GI423 can not be taken with GI421, GI422
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
