<p>I'm looking for a list of decent universities that offer MA and maybe Ph.Ds in the study of human rights. I know it's a bit difficult to find a program with that specific of a title, and that I might just have to stick to the general IR category.</p>
<p>Do a search for programs with peace and conflict studies - they're probably what you're looking for. I know Berkeley and Toronto have them, but that's off the top of my head. Queen's U in Northern Ireland has the best in the world, but I don't know if you want to go overseas (the Mitchell fellowship may be something to look at - it's for studies in Ireland). Before I got hooked by medieval history, I seriously considered P&C - it's a great field and opens a lot of career doors.</p>
<p>LSE has a really good program with many distinguished lecturers in the field.</p>
<p>i heard that columbia has a great human rights program and i'd bet you got great reference/career opportunities/internships because it's in new york with the UN and all that</p>
<p>Thanks! That helps a lot. Any further thoughts would be appreciated. Going overseas isn't a problem at all. In fact, it's definitely an option.</p>
<p>If you're interested, you might want to consider some law schools, as I hear some offer a lot in the field, so that you can take many courses in the subject. I've heard Boalt is one of these schools.</p>
<p>I know Mary Robinson the ex United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights and also the ex President of Ireland lecturers in human rights in the Columbia University's law school. So as mentioned above you might considear columbia law as long as the extra cost and 2 more years of study are not a prob. But as I said above LSE is also a solid choice for Human Rights. Not only because I am gong there.</p>
<p>Here is the link to the centre: <a href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/human-rights/%5B/url%5D">http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/human-rights/</a></p>
<p>And the MSc program: <a href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/graduateProspectus2006/taughtProgrammes/MScHumanRights.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/graduateProspectus2006/taughtProgrammes/MScHumanRights.htm</a></p>
<p>Also in the UK. King's College London offers many Human Rights related programs in the War Department.</p>
<p>The University of Essex also have a very strong Human Rights program.</p>
<p>Of course, if you go to law school, you have to learn ALL law - real estate, personal injury, family, etc. So be sure that's what you want.</p>
<p>As you said going overseas is an option, here are the Queen's U links:
Centre for Human Rights <a href="http://www.law.qub.ac.uk/humanrts/%5B/url%5D">http://www.law.qub.ac.uk/humanrts/</a>
MA in Ethnic Conflict <a href="http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofPoliticsInternationalStudiesandPhilosophy/#2%5B/url%5D">http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofPoliticsInternationalStudiesandPhilosophy/#2</a></p>
<p>The University of Ulster also has programs in peace and Conflict Studies and Human Rights</p>
<p>I have a friend at boalt who made it seem like they have a basically open curriculum (I was and still am skeptical). Any idea?</p>
<p>Well, their website makes it seem like the first year (besides two courses) is very structured, and the rest is fairly open.</p>
<p>I would assume that at least the first year of all law schools is structured, usually with the stuff you would least like to learn. After all, law school must prepare you to pass the bar exam, and everything is on the bar exam. Hence, the reason I chose not to go to law school. I couldn't stomach the idea of spending a semester learning about torts :(</p>
<p>Queens as stated above is also a very good school and due to the history of Nothern Ireland could be an interesting place to study Human Rights.</p>
<p>why do you have to go to law school to do human rights?</p>
<p>You don't.</p>
<p>Thanks again, guys. I'm always amazed how much information people know... ;)</p>