Human Rights and Diplomacy
General
- Post-graduate
- 2 learners; individual projects
- 600 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Educators assign learners to projects
Preferred companies
- 1/10 project matches
- Anywhere
- Academic experience
- Large enterprise, Non profit, Small to medium enterprise, Social enterprise
- Any
Categories
Project timeline
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September 8, 2024Experience start
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December 16, 2024Experience end
Overview
- Details
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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.
- Learner skills
- Critical thinking, Communication, Data analysis, Research
- Deliverables
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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)
Project Examples
Students can complete a substantial project for your organization on a wide range of human rights issues. We suggest providing a starting project, but as the project progresses there may be other duties or projects that students are asked to complete as well. We are open to work/project/internship that is either academic, campaigning, or more operational.
Project topic examples that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:
- 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)
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
A representative of the company will be available to answer questions from students in a timely manner for the duration of the project.