At a Glance
- Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
- Credit Points: 90
- Length of Study: 4 terms extra-occupational
- Language: English
- Study Places: 25
- Start Date: September
- Application Deadline: May 31st
The Masters Program in Governance and Human Rights connects the theory of science with its practical application. In seven modules, the students will learn to analyze and understand legal and political theories of governance and international and regional human rights regimes and how they are interrelated. The students and scholars of the Master of Governance and Human Rights will design, plan, organize, and realize their own project addressing a practical challenge related to the field of governance and human rights.
Project-based learning is of central importance for the program. The students will learn to conceptualize and contribute to social change and acquire the design and communication skills to adapt theoretical approaches to governance and human rights to their professional working environment, e.g. as part of corporate social responsibility (CSR) or sustainable development policies. They will be taught and supervised by outstanding and renowned international human rights academics, practitioners and experienced project coaches.
Earn a Master of Governance and Human Rights
Classes are scheduled on ten days in a semester. You can complete the course assignments by working with study materials (books, lecture notes, distance-learning) before and after class. This enables an optimum combination of study-time and professional life.
Why Governance and Human Rights?
The program’s focus is based on the premise that governance and human rights reciprocally reinforce one-another . Yet, the translation and integration of concepts and theories into practical strategies is largely missing in most applied projects or policies. Governance principles such as accountability, transparency, and participation have to be linked to human rights norms and standards.
Conversely, the realization, and implementation of human rights depends on the adherence to governance principles. The program further includes and reflects on the role of new governance actors in the fields influencing the realization of human rights, such as multinational companies, civil society, and international organizations.