Information about the MSc programme is set out in the graduate prospectus. This provides detailed guidance about the entry requirements for the programme; the structure and duration of the programme and the option courses available to students.
The first possible starting date is September 2009. Please visit the Graduate Admissions page for further information about the applications process, a prospectus, and details of how to apply online.
The School offers a number of small awards that are made at the time of the admissions offer. These awards are allocated purely on the basis of academic merit. If an applicant is successful in securing one of these awards, he or she can also apply for financial help from the School, strictly on the basis of financial need.
Complete reading lists for the MSc in Human Rights are accessible only to registered students. However, the following two books are core reading for the course:
Freeman, Michael, Human Rights (London, Polity Press, 2002)
Steiner H and Alston P, International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics and Morals (3rd ed., Oxford, OUP, 2007)
Information about registering with the School, and the induction for the MSc Human Rights programme, is available on the Department of Sociology induction website.
Registration information will be sent out in late July and will also available online at the new arrivals website.
If - having read through this information - you have any further queries, please contact the MSc Human Rights Administrator, Ahmad Qandeel at a.qandeel@lse.ac.uk
