Master of Arts in Human Rights (MA Human Rights)

Master Of Arts In Human Rights (MA Human Rights)

Affiliated to: Purbanchal University

About Course

  • Course Title : Master Of Arts In Human Rights (MA Human Rights)
  • Category/Level : Masters
  • Course Duration (months) : 12 months
  • Cost Range (NPR) : NRs. 1,00,000
  • Affiliated to : Purbanchal University
Course Description:

This course in law school is initiated to produce academically sound human resource with explicit understanding of human rights to work in the various walks of professional life in the places where conflict is in rise or expanding affecting the rights of the people in general adversely and where various professionals require working with attention to the violations of human rights. This course serves for those who are working under various disciplines in public life and require sufficient and depth understanding on the principles, standards and normative framework of human rights law. The course offers opportunity for interested individual who has already a Master Degree in any discipline.  

 

Goal of the Course The course aims at building up qualified human resources to contribute in the area of human rights with a correct concept and essential contents including practical implementation strategies of human rights in general and, in the context of Nepal in particular.

 

Objectives

  • Specific objectives of the course are to:
  • impart comparative understanding of basic concepts, history and theories of human rights imbedded in Eastern and Western values;
  • acquaint students on the international instrument of human rights including interpretation of human rights and implementation mechanism at international, regional and national levels; and
  • generate human resource competent in human rights professionalism and culture

 

Expectations

Students passing out this course are expected to be capable of:

  • describing human rights principles and standards explicitly and interpret the events associated to human rights infringements independently;
  • imparting knowledge on human rights to others independently and demystify vaguely jargonized and misleading interpretations and projection of values and principles of human rights;
  • assessing the alleged cases of violations of human rights and refer them to the appropriate agencies for redress and actions; and
  • furthering a culture of respects on human rights secularly and impartially in their respective working environments by their own human rights friendly performances and motivations to others.

 

Syllabus

Subject Coverage The course covers a wide range of issues under human rights. The contents of human rights issues will be covered within following subjects with respective credits:

Subject

Credit

1. Human Rights Standards and Enforcement Mechanism

100

2. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

100

3. Civil and Political Rights

100

4. Gender and Disadvantaged Groups

100

5. Field Research and Reporting

100

6. Dissertation

100

 

Class and Evaluation System

  • This course is designed to develop human resource having competence in human rights. Therefore, both theoretical and practical aspects of subject matters are given equal importance. As human rights are matters of realized in secular worldly life, pragmatic understanding of human rights is emphasized under this course.
  • There will be four taught classes per week of 2.30 hours each at school. Field assignments should be performed by the students for outdoor study. Both of these carry evaluative weights for examinations. The medium language is English for the performances of the classes and examinations.
  • There will be terminal examinations, writing of term papers and other academic performances for 40 credits in each subject and students should sit in Final Examination for 60 credits. Field research work and dissertation should be performed by students under the supervision of faculty teachers within the guidelines prescribed by KSL.

 

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Offered by

Colleges offering Master of Arts in Human Rights (MA Human Rights) (Purbanchal University) are as follows:

  1. Kathmandu School of Law, Suryabinyakak-4, Bhaktapur

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