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Human Rights at University of Sussex - UCAS

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

1st in the world for Development Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024) 9th in the UK for Social Sciences (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024) How could a critical human rights approach help fight pervasive social and economic inequalities, anti-democratic forces and the climate crisis? On this course, you’ll engage with human rights and their historical origins, philosophical foundations, global expansion, everyday practice and possible futures. You’ll learn from our expert faculty. Their cutting-edge research in a range of disciplines – including international relations, anthropology, law and human geography – underpins your teaching. You’ll gain specialist knowledge in the field of human rights research and practice. Your learning is grounded in our distinctive interdisciplinary, critical social science approach. The course explores a range of topics, which may include:

  • advocacy, activism and social justice
  • human rights and culture
  • decolonisation and anti-racism
  • (state) violence, civil liberties and counterterrorism
  • globalisation and neoliberalism
  • the environment and climate change
  • international human rights organisations
  • children’s rights
  • indigenous and minority rights
  • LGBTQ+ rights
  • women’s rights and gender equality.
You’ll be based in the interdisciplinary School of Global Studies. On our campus, you’ll become part of an active student community. There are debates, lectures, films and social events covering global and political issues. We also run a varied programme of guest lectures and seminars. This gives you the opportunity to network with academics and professionals based around the world. When you graduate, you’ll have the expertise and global perspective for a career in the field of human rights. We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.

Modules

Please check our website in January 2025 for the modules running in the academic year 2025/26.

Entry requirements

You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Your qualification should be in a social sciences or humanities subject. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

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Sponsorship information

Our goal is to ensure that every student who wants to study with us is able to regardless of financial barriers, so that we continue to attract talented and unique people. Details of our scholarships are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2025/26.

Human Rights at University of Sussex - UCAS