This MSc-program in Human Rights and Multiculturalism is unique. The MSc program also includes a mandatory module in research methodology with research ethics.
In combining the areas of human rights and multiculturalism, this MSc is unique in Europe: From an interdisciplinary perspective, it examines various interpretations of human rights, and how human rights are perceived in the context of cultural and other diversities. The MSc in Human Rights and Multiculturalism offers post-graduate education in human rights and multiculturalism for students with a
BA containing at least 80 ECTS studies within the social sciences or the equivalent. The student will attain good analytical skills in issues related to human rights and multiculturalism both at the micro- and macro levels, applying methods ranging from social science research to education and hermeneutics. The program pursues an interdisciplinary approach to human rights and multiculturalism, mainly building on humanities and social and political sciences. The program is continually reviewed and developed in accordance with the quality assurance system at USN. The curriculum of the degree programme is based on strengths in research and development and the expertise of staff within the disciplines of philosophy, international law, education, political science, social anthropology and religious studies. The MSc in Human Rights and multiculturalism seeks to develop:
- The research abilities and analytical skills of the students;
- The students’ capacity to identify and handle issues and problems of human rights in contexts of cultural and other diversities;
- The students’ practical skills with regard to academic writing and scholarly work. The MSc in Human rights and multiculturalism is a two-year full-time master program consisting of a combination of courses (75 ECTS) and a strong independent research component (45 ECTS master thesis). Combining the approaches of social sciences, international law, and the humanities, the student will receive experience with interdisciplinary research. Students will gain enhanced and more in-depth knowledge in theoretical bases for human rights and multiculturalism, issues in the implementation of national policies, various theoretical approaches to human rights and multicultural education as well as relevant epistemological and methodological discussions. Key discourses of human rights, theories of culture, multiculturalism, philosophy of science, and education are addressed throughout the program.
