Human Rights

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University University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Degree Master of Arts

Degree Master of Arts, M.A.
Study Type Second cycle
Mode of admission without admission restriction
Beginning Students First-year students can only apply or register for the winter semester.
Standard period of study (amount) 3 semesters
Study Mode (elucidation) full time; international course; part time; part time degree programmes for professionals
Location (main / branches campus) Erlangen
Admission semester winter semester
Subject

Das International Law gehört zum Studienbereiche Law der Fächergruppe Economic Sciences, Law.
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Das Philosophy gehört zum Studienbereiche Philosophy der Fächergruppe Language and Cultural Studies.
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Philosophy

Das Political Science gehört zum Studienbereiche Political Sciences der Fächergruppe Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Political Science
Areas of Concentration Human Rights, Human Rights, Law, Political Science

Field of study
- Main instruction language English
- Course Website
- Link to the programme in the Accreditation Council database
- Link to the Higher Education Institution ranking at CHE
Access and Admission Requirements
- Mode of admission without admission restriction
- Admission semester winter semester
- Admission to the M.A. Human Rights programme requires a university degree based on a course of study which consisted of 210 ECTS and at least one year of professional experience either in the area of human rights or in combination with practical experience in human rights work on a volunteer basis. If your university degree is based on 180 ECTS you may be accepted on the basis of a special procedure determining additional qualifications.
  Proof of English language competence, comparable with C1 of CEFR (Common European Reference Framework).
  more information regarding admission requirements
- Completion of first university degree Bachelor/Bakkalaureus
  (and other qualifications, provided that they are recognised as being equivalent)
- Required practical experience
  In addition to completing your first university degree, you need the following practical experience to be admitted onto this degree programme:
  - 1 year Work experience in the field of Human Rights
Programme Dates and Deadlines
- Wintersemester 2025/2026
- - Lecture period
  - 13.10.2025 — 06.02.2026
  - Deadlines for Germans and foreigners with German university entrance qualifications
    Beginning Students
    
    Bewerbungsfristen für Masterstudiengänge: www.master.fau.de
    
    Advanced Semester
    
    Bewerbungsfristen für Masterstudiengänge: www.master.fau.de
  - Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    Bewerbungsfrist EU-Ausländer Bewerbungsfristen für Masterstudiengänge: www.master.fau.de
  - Deadlines for International Students from Countries that are not EU Members
    Bewerbungsfrist Nicht-EU-Ausländer Bewerbungsfristen für Masterstudiengänge: www.master.fau.de
Tuition Fee
- Tuition fee 6.000 EUR / gesamt
- Annotation to the tuition fee The fees may differ in individual cases.
Contact / contact person
- International Students and applicants are kindly requested to contact the International Office:
- Servicestelle International (RIA)
- Street address Helmstraße 1, 91054 Erlangen
- Phone 09131 85-24801
- Fax 09131 85-22131
- kira.gehrmann(at)fau.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact / contact person for this program
- Contact person Ines Denzler
- Street address Kochstraße 4, 91054 Erlangen
- Phone 09131 / 85-23272
- ines.denzler(at)fau.de
- Zentrale Studienberatung (ZSB)
- Street address Schlossplatz 3, 91054 Erlangen
- Postal/mail adress Post Office Box, POB 3520, 91023 Erlangen
- Phone 09131 85-23333
- Fax 09131 85-24803
- zsb(at)fau.de
- Internetpage of the institution

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