PMAHRPFTT8-2024-5-O - L-Università ta' Malta

Course Title

Master of Arts in Human Rights Law and Practice

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

3 Semesters

90 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Information for International applicants

Applicants must be in possession of:

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a Bachelor degree in Law obtained with at least Second Class Honours or with at least Category II, or in Social Sciences, or in the Political Sciences, or in International Relations, or in Humanities or
a Bachelor degree obtained with at least Second Class Honours or with at least Category II in any other area of study deemed relevant by the Board.

The admission of applicants under paragraph (b) shall be made conditional on the result of an interview.

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You can submit your application online. The deadlines for submission of applications vary according to the intake and courses. We encourage all international applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible. This is especially important if you require a visa to travel and eventually stay in Malta.

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The aim of the Master of Arts in Human Rights Law and Practice is primarily to provide a multi-disciplinary and in-depth teaching of human rights law. It aims at giving you theoretical knowledge and practical know-how of human rights through an analysis of human rights concepts, international, regional and national documents, and the application of such concepts and documents in practice.

TAUGHT COMPONENT

In addition to the compulsory study-units students are required to choose study-units to the value of 30 ECTS credits from the elective study-units offered during Semester 2. A minimum of 5 ECTS credits should be chosen from the practical elective units and a minimum of 5 ECTS credits should be chosen from the substantive elective units.


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PBL5030	Human Rights Theory and Political Philosophy	5 ECTS
PBL5031	Human Rights within the National Legal Framework	5 ECTS
PBL5032	Human Rights Obligations and State Institutions	5 ECTS
PBL5033	Methodology, Research Skills and Legal Analysis	5 ECTS
PBL5034	International Protection of Human Rights	5 ECTS
PBL5035	Rights and Freedoms - Civil, Political, Social, Economic and Cultural	5 ECTS


Semester 2

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Practical Elective Units

PBL5036	Judicial Enforcement of Human Rights	5 ECTS
PBL5037	Non-Judicial Enforcement of Human Rights	5 ECTS
PBL5038	Human Rights Advocacy	5 ECTS

Substantive Elective Units

PBL5039	Family, Family Life and Children in Human Rights Law	5 ECTS
PBL5040	Communication Freedoms	5 ECTS
PBL5041	Dignity in Health Care, Ethics, Morality and Human Rights	5 ECTS
PBL5042	Development and Environment - Human Rights Issues	5 ECTS
PBL5043	Equality and Non Discrimination	5 ECTS
PBL5044	Human Rights: Migration, Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling	5 ECTS
PBL5045	Criminal Justice, International Criminal Law and Human Rights	5 ECTS


Summer Semester

RESEARCH COMPONENT Compulsory Units (All students must register for this unit)

PBL5023	Dissertation	30 ECTS

This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Master of Arts in Human Rights Law and Practice - M.A. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws.

By the end of the course, you will obtain:

a knowledge of human rights concepts, treaties, conventions and applicable laws, and systems of protection of human rights,
an ability to apply human rights concepts, regulation and procedures to factual situations,
c. a knowledge of the procedures for redress and other methods of promoting human rights.

Non EU Applicants:

Total Tuition Fees: Eur 10,800

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As a graduate of the Master of Arts in Human Rights Law and Practice, you will be able to:

Progress in the academic field and move on to follow PhD programmes.
Take your careers further and work as an educator or promoter of human rights within your national education or justice system.
Seek employment with NGOs, national, regional and international organisations such as the Council of Europe and the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality.