Masters (Coursework)
The Master of Human Rights provides a critical understanding of human rights discourse, enabling professionals to contribute to its development and application. It combines theoretical and practical learning methods, examining institutions, philosophies, and activism from diverse perspectives.
The Master of Human Rights promotes a critical understanding of the discourse that enables policy workers, lawyers, educators, social workers and journalists to contribute to the development, protection and application of human rights.
This courses suit those who want to enter the field of human rights or add a human rights perspective to their profession; and to those working in the field who wish to enhance their knowledge in a particular area of human rights practice or advocacy.
Using both theoretical and practical learning methods, you'll examine modern human-rights institutions and explore the philosophical and political development of beliefs about human rights that underpin current systems. You'll consider how social movements, grass-roots campaigns, and government and non-government organisations have contributed to human rights practices and activism.
The courses examine the subject from multidisciplinary, multicultural and multireligious perspectives to ensure you develop a globalised understanding.
Students who complete the master degree to a high standard can apply for doctoral-level studies.
What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.
Domestic students commencing the course in February will only be able to study part-time, (may complete the course in 2 years) or may commence mid-year/July entry full-time and complete the course in 18 months.
Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.
The future of human rights
The world is becoming increasingly complex where the interests of multinationals, organisations and communities intersect.
Curtin's postgraduate human rights courses emphasise the importance of human dignity and environmental protection. Our students learn the concepts and skills required to enable them to understand how accountability, justice, fairness, inclusion and human dignity can be realised.
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