UPCOMING DEADLINE: ONLY 6 DAYS TO APPLY!
MA IN REFUGEE PROTECTION AND FORCED MIGRATION STUDIES
DISTANCE-LEARNING
Monday 1 September 2014 is the deadline for the first round of applications to the new distance-learning MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies. If you have not looked into it yet, see the details below. There is still time to apply!
Why choose this Masters programme?
The new MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies by distance-learning enables students to acquire a rigorous legal, practical and theoretical understanding of refugee protection and forced migration, whilst developing expertise through a choice of optional modules.
Students hone self-reliance in using and critiquing law, policy and practice in the field, and learn how to gather, organise and deploy evidence to form balanced judgements and develop policy recommendations. They complete methodological training in researching refugees and have the opportunity to develop practical field skills in advocacy, campaigning and fund-raising.
Core modules are:
Protecting Human Rights, Refugees and Displaced Persons in International Law
An Introduction to Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
Dissertation, including Researching Refugees taught component
The cutting-edge optional modules include:
Securing Refugee Protection in Practice (practical)
Asylum Law in Europe: Towards Regional Harmonisation of International Protection
Asylum and Refugees in Africa and Latin America: Refugee Protection in the Global South
Advanced International Refugee Law
Internal Displacement in Law and Policy: War and Beyond
Statelessness, Nationality and the Protection of Stateless Persons
Gender, Sexual Identity and Age in the Refugee Context
Displacement, Healthcare and Humanitarian Action
Designed and run by the academic staff and wide network of experts at the Refugee Law Initiative, the MA is delivered through the renowned University of London International Programmes which has over 54,000 students in every corner of the globe studying on more than 180 different courses.
Why distance learning?
The MA is unique in that it is the first ever postgraduate course on refugees to be offered by distance-learning. Students study this two-year online programme part-time, from the comfort of a home computer and accessing the course content through a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
The distance-learning format has various benefits.
Students can flexibly combine postgraduate study with ongoing professional and domestic commitments. No requirement to travel to London or even be online at set times.
Students are able to connect with an engaged and experienced cohort of fellow students all across the world, including students currently working in different capacities in the field
Students are taught by tutors who are leading experts and/or subject specialists currently working in academic and practitioner institutions across the globe
Students have maximum flexibility in choosing to enter the programme in one of two annual in-takes (October and March)
Who is it for?
This programme is designed for those who wish to develop their careers in a range of professional contexts in the refugee, human rights or humanitarian fields.
This includes those currently working for, or wishing to work for, international agencies such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Red Cross movement, as well as governmental bodies and non-governmental organisations.
How do I apply?
The next application deadline is 1 September 2014. To find out more or to apply, please visit www.londoninternational.ac.uk/refugee-migration
For more information about the course please contact:
Dr David James Cantor
Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7862 8827
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Dr Sarah Singer
Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7862 8571
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