This is the only Human Rights and Diplomacy MSc programme in the world taught in partnership with the leading training body of the United Nations: the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

Students learn about the practice and theory of human rights laws and politics, the UN human rights institutions, their history and their philosophical foundations. Students are taught by top human rights researchers and are given practical training from experienced UN personnel in negotiating, in public speaking, in drafting documents, and in learning how to make a difference.

The course includes a study visit to Geneva for all students, to observe the Human Rights council in session. Additionally, the final three months of the course give students the opportunity to apply for a highly desirable internship with the UN, or to pursue professional projects with human rights organisations, agencies and businesses worldwide, or to tackle a traditional dissertation.

Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project. Each student should complete 500-600 hours with your organization by the end of October.

• Assist with policy design and implementation
• Assist with case work
• Conduct qualitative or quantitative research on a specific human rights issue
• Briefing papers, reports and research papers
• Public affairs and public policy (non-profit, government, private sector, public sector consulting) as it relates to human rights
• Researching and identifying cases of human rights violations
• Collecting and analysing data regarding the human rights situation on specific issues and/or location
• Writing memoranda on International human rights law (legal sources, international organizations, human rights)