Application Procedures: MA Human Rights

Entrance requirements

The normal requirement is a good honours degree in any subject but applicants are also welcome from those who with substantial experience in the media, information services or the communication sectors.

If your first language is not English you must show evidence that your command of the English Language is suitable for entry to Postgraduate study. You would be expected to have one of the following English Language qualifications:

A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by the University as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions in Australia, Canada or the USA.
GCE O-level/GCSE English language or English literature, grade C minimum.
Cambridge ESOL CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) at grade C or above.
An overall score of 6.5 in the English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum of 6.0 for each subtest. Cass Business School, Law and Journalism require a minimum score of 7.0 overall, with a 7.0 in Writing and a minimum of 6.5 for each of the Reading and Listening subtests.
A score of 600 minimum (computer score 250) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Cass Business School, Law and Journalism require a minimum score of 620 (computer score 260).
Satisfactory standard in the verbal section of the Princeton Test (GMAT).
US SAT with 500 in verbal performance.
Warwick English Language Test (WELT) with pass grades of BBC minimum.
Other evidence of proficiency in the English language which satisfies the board of studies concerned.

How to apply

If you would like to request an application pack (containing an application form, reference forms and course information) then please email your name, address and the name of the programme to Tatiana Dias.

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The application form and reference form can also be downloaded via the following link:

All applications must be supported by at least one sealed academic reference, and a certified copy of undergraduate academic results and degree certificate. For applicants who have work experience in a relevant field, a work reference can replace an academic reference.

Return the completed form to:

Tatiana Dias
MA Human Rights Programme Administrator
School of Social Sciences
City University
Northampton Square
LONDON
EC1V 0HB

Further information

Information on City's academic and leisure facilities, accommodation and support services for postgraduate students is available in the postgraduate prospectus.