Apply now: European Grasp’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation
Deadline for non-EU and scholarship candidates:
13 February 2023
Deadline for EU and self-funded candidates:
18 April 2023
The European Grasp’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA)
is a one-year, full-time course that gives a apply and policy-oriented strategy to studying that mixes authorized, political, historic,
anthropological, and philosophical views of human rights and democratisation with skill-building actions and a discipline journey train.
College students are taught by main lecturers representing EMA taking part universities, specialists and representatives of worldwide organisations and NGOs, whereas finding out in a multicultural surroundings.
The curriculum prepares individuals for working in nationwide, worldwide, governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations in addition to analysis establishments coping with human rights and democratisation.
Entry necessities
EMA is open to a most of 90 candidates from EU and non-EU international locations.
Candidates should meet the next entry necessities:
- Maintain a college diploma of a excessive customary in a discipline related to human rights, together with disciplines in Legislation, Social Sciences and Humanities, and will need to have a minimal of 180 ECTS (Bachelor/Basic Diploma).
- Have licensed data of English at the least at degree B2. Accepted certificates are IELTS (min. rating 6), TOEFL (min. 80 for the IBT) and Cambridge exams (min. rating 160-179), obtained not more than 3 years earlier than the beginning of the programme.
Candidates finishing the diploma entry necessities subsequently to the applying deadline are requested to supply a present transcript of exams. Eventual admission into the programme is conditional upon receipt of documentation of the finished diploma (by 31 August).
Purposes shall be assessed towards the next choice standards:
- Tutorial means and background (i.e. college closing grade, relevance of the diploma and thesis topic);
- Related further educational work, programs or publications
- Related sensible expertise
- Motivation
Programme Construction
The primary semester takes place on the International Campus of Human Rights premises in Venice from mid-September to the top of January. College students are taught by lecturers from the 42 EMA taking part universities, in addition to specialists and representatives of IGOs and NGOs. The primary semester curriculum consists of a core programme organised in 5 thematic sections, a collection of elective programs and skill-building actions and the sphere journey to Kosovo.
The core programme covers the next subjects: Human Rights Establishments, Mechanisms and Requirements; Globalisation, Growth and Human Rights; Human Rights in Context: Historic, Philosophical, Anthropological and Non secular Views; Constructing and Defending Democracy; Human Rights, Peace and Safety.
Elective programs and skill-building actions are supplied on points akin to New Applied sciences and Human Rights, Transitional Justice, Gender Relations and Human Rights, Youngsters Rights, Bioethics, Digital Verification, Human Rights Affect Evaluation and Venture Administration (topic to alter). As well as, college students have the selection between semester-long programs in Worldwide Legislation, Worldwide Relations or Philosophy of Human Rights. Simulation workouts are additionally a central a part of the EMA curriculum and the resident educational employees provides analysis and educational abilities lessons and workshops.
Charges and Funding
The tuition charge for the educational yr 2023/2024 is €5500 (plus enrolment charge of €150). Tuition charges cowl the next: all programs of the European Grasp’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation, each within the first and second semester; studying supplies for the primary semester; lunch (on class and examination days); tutoring, entry to a specialised library; particular person entry to our closed e-learning surroundings; use of obtainable IT services, and the sphere journey.
The tutoring charge doesn’t cowl lodging and subsistence, journey prices to and from companion universities and visa bills.
Profitable candidates will obtain a letter of admission and shall be requested to pay the charges upon acceptance of the supply. Funds will be made through financial institution switch in one of many following methods:
- full quantity inside 3 weeks from the date of the letter of admission
- two instalments: the primary instalment is due inside 2 weeks from the date of the letter of admission and the second instalment at a date specified inside the enrolment letter.
All candidates are requested to pay an utility processing charge of €50 earlier than submitting their utility.
A small variety of scholarships is out there for certified candidates. Scholarships embody a tuition waiver and a modest stipend.