Apply to the European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA)
Organised by the Global Campus of Human Rights
EMA is a one-year advanced master’s course aimed at educating professionals in the field of human rights and democratisation. The Master’s degree offers an action- and policy-oriented approach to learning that combines legal, political, historical, anthropological, and philosophical perspectives with skill-building activities, and indepth study of the following areas: Human Rights Institutions, Mechanisms and Standards; Human Rights in Context: Historical, Philosophical, Religious and Anthropological Perspectives; Globalisation, Development and Human Rights; Building and Protecting Democracy; Human Rights, Peace and Security.
EMA provides the foundation for a career in national, international, governmental, inter-governmental and nongovernmental organisations, as well as academic institutions dealing with human rights and democratisation.
EMA is both a residential and an exchange programme. The first semester from September to January is organised at Global Campus Headquarters in Venice and the second semester from February to July takes place in one of the 42 participating universities (including ELTE) within the member states of the European Union, the UK and Switzerland. The multidisciplinary EMA Programme includes lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials, skillbuilding sessions and individual research.
Application deadline for non-EU and scholarship applicants: 12 Februrary 2024. Application deadline for EU and self-funded applicants: 16 April 2024.