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Master of Human Rights
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Master of Human Rights at the University of Sydney, delivered as the Master of Social Justice (Human Rights), builds a critical understanding of the roots of human rights violations and the tools deployed to promote and protect them. All students take four elemental core units offering an interdisciplinary grounding in development, peace and conflict, and human rights, tackling problems including poverty, conflict transformation and environmental crises.
The course suits people who want to work in policy, advocacy and research in human rights and humanitarianism at any scale. Graduates hold positions at organisations including UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, Amnesty International and government departments.
Fees & duration
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Admissions
Admission to candidature requires: a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65 percent) average calculated over the whole degree, from the University of Sydney, with a major in the humanities or social sciences, or or an equivalent level of performance in an equivalent qualification; or completion of the requirements for the embedded Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Social Justice with a minimum credit (65 percent) average, or an equivalent qualification.
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