University of East London

Course Details

Anthropology: Human Rights and Justice, MSc

Course Description

The MSc Anthropology, Human Rights and Justice programme is designed for graduates, as well as for those professionals who seek anthropological expertise in human rights and justice. It is relevant to those who are desirous of exploring perspectives on anthropology and law. It is suitable, also, for students wishing to proceed to a doctorate in the anthropology of human rights and related areas. Uniquely, the programme also offers optional pathways in law and in refugee studies. The programme addresses the demand for anthropological expertise in human rights and justice vis-à-vis the contemporary. You will be guided to examine a range of contemporary issues. For instance, how might justice be obtained in volatile public cultures of suspicion? How would you examine competing assertions of human rights amidst new forms of violations? How do people become weapons of war? Are humanitarian workers always welcomed in peacetime? Concerns about rights have a long history, as people over the ages made assumptions and acted on beliefs about what it meant to be human. Such understandings, seemingly straightforward, also cover violence of vast magnitude and attract extensive scrutiny in academic and non-academic settings. Anthropological insights on these issues are of increasing significance in current settings marked by uncertainties and security fears.

Course Duration

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1year

Career outcomes

Your development of your research project may relate to a work environment. This project may provide supporting material for possible internships at a later stage. You will obtain training in anthropological approaches to human rights and justice which can be utilised to proceed to doctoral research and/or further enhance your ability to offer anthropological expertise in contemporary settings. You will have opportunities to develop your expertise in relation to law and to refugee studies. Whoever you are, whatever your background, we want to help you make the most of your time at UEL and ensure that your course will help lead you to where you want to go. UEL's dedicated Employability and Enterprise Team (EET) is on hand to support you throughout your studies and beyond. Not only should your course help lead you to the job you want, but also the skills and experience you gain along the way can prove invaluable both in starting and developing your career.




Anthropology: Human Rights and Justice, MSc University of East London