If you’re interested in using your career to defend the rights of disadvantaged or oppressed groups, this may be an ideal area of study for you. Courses in International Development tend to focus on strategies for addressing some of the most pressing global challenges of our time. Modules often include include global governance, donor aid strategy, global health challenges, climate change impacts and ecosystem management.
While there is often some overlap between the subjects of International Development and Human Rights, the latter are generally more focused on the concept of justice. Certain degrees focus on equipping students with the practical skills essential to pursuing a career as human rights practitioners, while others take a more theoretical approach, addressing essential questions and debates within the field and looking at legal, philosophical, sociological and political perspectives on human rights.
Below you’ll find a selection of the top UK Master’s degrees in these areas:
- Goldsmiths University of London - Human Rights, Culture, and Social Justice MA
- University of Leicester - Human Rights and Global Ethics MA
- University of London - Understanding and Securing Human Rights – NEW
- University of Bath - MSc International Development [Conflict + Humanitarian; Social Justice + Sustainability]
- University of Edinburgh [Online] - Global Development Challenges - PgCert
- Newcastle University - International Development & Education MA
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