MA Global Challenges: Law, Policy and Practices
Swansea University
Program description
MA Global Challenges: Law, Policy and Practices
The Hillary Rodham Clinton Global Challenges program, which is supported by Sky, aims to facilitate international cooperation to address urgent national and transnational challenges, including:
- Environmental law, with particular reference on the impact on women and children;
- Human rights and international criminal law;
- Children’s rights and protecting children online, and
- Terrorism, radicalisation and cyber security.
In partnership with Sky, this graduate scholarship initiative will develop the next generation of outstanding, forward-looking and real-world focused leaders in legal scholarship, activism and practice.
Admission requirements
Candidates will hold a first class degree in law, or a related discipline, with strong overall and individual module performance. Exceptional candidates with a good upper second class degree who can demonstrate relevant work experience may also be considered.
In support of their application, candidates are also asked to provide a two-page CV and a cover letter setting out what they hope to gain from the programand how they will contribute to it. Applicants should also identify and justify the global challenge area they would like to work on.
If neither English nor Welsh is your first language you will need an acceptable pass in an approved English language qualification such as the IELTS test (with an overall score of at least 7.0 and a minimum of 6.5 in each component).
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Year 1 (Level 7 PGT)
Compulsory Modules
- International Human Rights Law
- Advanced Legal Research
- Confronting Global Challenges
- Transforming Law and Policy
Optional Modules
- Human Rights and the Environment
- Rights and accountability: technology and law
- Crime in Cyberspace
- Online Propaganda and Radicalisation
- Human Rights Implementation
- Human Rights and Terrorism Online
- Human Rights, Asylum and Migration
- Countering Violent Extremism Online
Compulsory Modules
- Global Challenges Research Project
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Career opportunities
Employment Opportunities
The programis designed to significantly enhance the employability of students, enabling them to develop skills that will equip them for work across a range of sectors. The programwill support the development and ambitions of students intending to continue or undertake a career in:
- The public sector, including government at all levels: Potential careers include: civil service, regional, national and sub-national government, local authorities and other public bodies, and political and policy advice work.
- International and regional institutions: Potential careers include: the United Nations, Council of Europe, and other regional institutions.
- The private sector: Potential careers include: global business; the business sector (from large scale business such as the banking sector, to smaller concerns seeking to appeal to ethical consumers).
- The NGO sector: Potential careers include: international NGOs (e.g. UNICEF and Greenpeace); national or local NGOs.
- Research and academia: Potential careers include: policy ‘think- tanks’; and, HEIs.
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