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Master's in Human Rights

2024/2025

General

Academic degree:
  • Master's degree
ECTS:
120
Duration:
4 curricular semesters
Regime:
Mixed
Place:
Gualtar Campus, Braga (UM)
Main Scientific area:
  • Law

Contacts

    School of Law
    Campus de Gualtar
    4710-057 Braga
    Tel: +351 253601800 Fax: +351 253601809
    E-Mail: sec@direito.uminho.pt
    URL: http://www.direito.uminho.pt

Access to higher education

This Master degree provides basic training to carry out a course of 3rd cycle (PhD) in the same scientific area, or other areas

Access

25

Vacancies

15

Minimum

Access forms

The access to this Cycle of Study can be done at the Students Portal of the University of Minho https://alunos.uminho.pt/EN/candidates/MastersDegrees/Pages/default.aspx

This information does not replace consultation of the Academic Regulations of the University of Minho and other official documents.

Formal requirements

Can apply for access to this cycle of studies:
a) Title-holders of Law degree or legal equivalent;
b) Title-holders of degree in Philosophy, Economics, Political Science and International Relations based on terms defined by Scientific Council of Law School;
c) Title-holders of degrees not referenced to in a) and b) when their CV and experience demonstrate adequate, basic preparation, in terms defined by Scientific Council of the Law School;
d) Title-holders of degree conferred by a foreign country, succeeding a cycle of studies organized according to the principles of Bologna by a State subscribed to this Process;
e) Title-holders of degree conferred by a foreign country and recognized for its satisfaction of the objectives of title-holders of degree by the suitable Scientific Organ of the Higher-Education Establishment where they deem to be admitted;
f) Title-holders of an academic, scientific or professional CV which demonstrates capacity for the attainment of this cycle of studies by the suitable Scientific Organ of Higher-Education Establishment where they deem to be admitted.

Aditional Information

Study Plan

Regime Curricular Unit Scientific Area ECTS
Year 1 60
S1 Fundamental Rights Protection at State Level CJP 6
S1 Human Rights Protection in the Framework of Regional Organisations CJP 6
S1 Human Rights Protection in the Framework of the United Nations CJP 6
S1 Philosophy and History of Human Rights F; CJG 6
S1 Research Methods CJG 6
S2 Research Seminar CJG 7.5
S2 Opção I 7.5
Conflict Prevention and Peace Keeping RI; CJP; CPol 7.5
Democracy and Good Governance RI; CJP; CPol 7.5
Gender and Human Rights CJG 7.5
Human Rights Advocacy A; CJG 7.5
Human Rights and Biomedicine MED; CJP 7.5
Human Rights and Cultural Diversity A; CJG 7.5
International Humanitarian Law CJP 7.5
Migration and Human Rights CJG; CJP 7.5
Privacy and Data Protection CJPri 7.5
S2 Opção II 7.5
Conflict Prevention and Peace Keeping RI; CJP; CPol 7.5
Democracy and Good Governance RI; CJP; CPol 7.5
Gender and Human Rights CJG 7.5
Human Rights Advocacy A; CJG 7.5
Human Rights and Biomedicine MED; CJP 7.5
Human Rights and Cultural Diversity A; CJG 7.5
International Humanitarian Law CJP 7.5
Migration and Human Rights CJG; CJP 7.5
Privacy and Data Protection CJPri 7.5
S2 Opção III 7.5
Conflict Prevention and Peace Keeping RI; CJP; CPol 7.5
Democracy and Good Governance RI; CJP; CPol 7.5
Gender and Human Rights CJG 7.5
Human Rights Advocacy A; CJG 7.5
Human Rights and Biomedicine MED; CJP 7.5
Human Rights and Cultural Diversity A; CJG 7.5
International Humanitarian Law CJP 7.5
Migration and Human Rights CJG; CJP 7.5
Privacy and Data Protection CJPri 7.5
Year 2 60
A Dissertation CJG; CJP; CJPri 60

Assessment/Accreditation

A3ES Accreditation status:
Accredited
Resolution publication date:
09-11-2021
A3ES deliberation:
https://si.a3es.pt/sia3es/page?stage=ConsultaPublicaProcesso&processID=19900
A3ES submited report:
 download pdf file
Registry number at Ministry:
R/A-Ef 2478/2011/AL01
Registry Date:
15-03-2022
Accreditation validity:
31-07-2025

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