入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：Entry requirements for postgraduate taught programmes are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject.
英语要求： IELTS 6.5 (with no subtest less than 6)
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £11500
课程特征 Course Features：
The MSc in Human Rights & International Politics offers a thorough academic analysis of one of the most salient and pressing issues in the contemporary world: the place of individual human rights in a system of international relations in which states’ rights have traditionally been paramount.
•If you plan to pursue a career with non-governmental organisations, in related domestic, European and other global institutions, or in higher education, or want to learn more about human rights and international politics – this programme is designed for you.
•The MSc draws on recognised expertise in international institutions, security, gender, political philosophy, theories of rights, and ethics and normative theory, as well as a wide variety of country and regional expertise.
•You will also benefit from the course offerings of the highly successful taught Master's course in International Relations, the new postgraduate taught programme in Global Security, and postgraduate teaching offered by the University's School of Law on topics including international law and human rights, globalisation, and international economic, environmental, and criminal law, as well as other subjects in the School of Social & Political Sciences and Centre for Development Studies.
课程内容 Course Content ：
You will attend lectures, seminars and tutorials and take part in project and team work and an international study trip.
Core courses
•Critical perspectives on human rights (Politics)
•Fundamentals of international law (Law)
•Human rights and global politics (Politics)
•Qualitative research methods OR Social science statistics
Optional courses (two chosen, one from politics and one from law)
Politics
•Challenges in international politics
•China's international politics
•Chinese politics and society
•Comparative European politics
•Ethics in global politics
•EU in international politics and development
•Foreign policy of the United States
•Freedom of expression
•Globalisation and European integration
•Institutions and policies of the European Union
•International relations theory
•International security and global politics
•Internet and civil society
•Media and democracy
•Political institutions, crisis and communication
•Political legitimacy: contemporary perspectives
•Politics of gender in development.
Law
•British constitutionalism c1600-1800
•Freedom, vecurity and justice in the European Union
•Globalisation, constitutionalism and human rights
•Law and democracy
•United Nations law.
Note: Some courses might not be available every year. You may also be able to choose from courses in the other subjects in the School of Social & Political Sciences and the School of Law.
Dissertation
The dissertation, written during the final phase of the programme, is your opportunity to explore your own specialist interest in human rights and international politics and to demonstrate the research and writing skills you have developed during the programme.
职业前景 Career Prospects：
areer opportunities include positions in higher education, government/foreign ministry, intergovernmental organisations, non-governmental organisations and think tanks.