Master of Human Rights
Law Policy
The Master of Human Rights Law Policy equips graduates of diverse backgrounds to be able to
take up the cause of human rights advocacy from within the broad perspective of law.
Program Master of Human Rights Law & Policy
Code 9211
Units of credit 48 UOC
No. of courses 8 courses (up to 2 compulsory)
Duration 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Semester start Semester 1 & Semester 2
Entry requirements Undergraduate degree in law, social sciences or humanities with minimum credit average
or undergraduate degree in law, social sciences or humanities with minimum two years
relevant professional experience
As the development of human rights law continuously alters the ways in which nation states, governments, individuals,
and groups interact at the international, regional and domestic levels, the standards set will not be achieved without a
continued demand by informed human rights professionals.
This program will enable students to acquire expertise in human rights law and the policy context in which it operates.
Students will gain intellectual skills of legal problem-solving, critical reflection about international human rights law and
their limitations, analysis of legal texts and documents, and an ability to make informed judgments about current events
and legal issues.
Program structure
All students are required to complete the core course International Human Rights in the first year of study, and non-law
graduates must also complete Legal Concepts, Research and Writing for Human Rights with the remaining units of credit
chosen from the relevant human rights law and policy electives.
This program does not lead to a professional qualification for legal practice.
Compulsory courses:
✔ ✔ International Human Rights
✔ ✔ Legal Concepts, Research and Writing for Human Rights (for non-law graduates)
Check the UNSW Law website law.unsw.edu.au for courses on offer in 2018.
Please note: Semester 2, 2018 is your last chance to enrol in this postgraduate program. From Term 1 2019 it
will be replaced with a new Master of Laws (LLM), open to students from law and non-law backgrounds. Visit
law.unsw.edu.au/pg for details.
28