MA Refugee Studies

Our internationally recognized course will give you a comprehensive understanding of the complex nature of global refugee movements, the processes which lie behind the search for protection and asylum, and the diverse local, national, and international responses to forced displacement. You will gain interdisciplinary knowledge of the gendered, economic, political, legal, socio-cultural, and psychological processes related to forced migration.

• Forced Migration in the Global Area (Mental Wealth) (core)
• Research Methods for the Social Sciences (core)
• Policy and Practice of Humanitarianism and Development (core)
• Independent Applied Research Dissertation (core)
• Introduction to Conflict, Displacement and Human Security (option)
• International Human Rights (option)
• War and Human Rights (option)
• International Refugee Law (option)
• Global Development Now (option)
• Comparative Public Policy (option)
• Global Environmental Politics (option)
• International Organisation (option)

Employability:

This course is suited to people who are working in areas concerned with human rights, legal representation of refugees, counseling, education, social and community issues, and refugee welfare. If you are already working in this area, the course will give you the confidence and experience to apply for more senior positions. If you are aiming to enter the field for the first time, it will give you the skills to apply for roles with NGOs, government departments, or other organizations working closely with refugees. Our course will also prepare you to undertake further research in the fields of forced migration and diasporic studies, legal studies, and social policy.  You will benefit from working closely with experienced academics in the field.