Course
Course 7.5 credits • MRSN03
Are you interested in exploring advanced research in Human Rights Studies? Our specialisation course offers an opportunity to engage with current research in this multidisciplinary field.
Our specialisation course is closely linked to the current research conducted at our division. The theme varies from year to year, providing you with a chance to become familiar with our latest research in Human Rights Studies. You will explore various topics and gain a deep understanding of the multidisciplinary nature of one of our research areas in Human Rights Studies. After the course, you will have gained a specialisation within a research theme in the multidisciplinary field of human rights studies.
So far, we have offered courses on topics such as
- Human Rights Monitoring in an Anthropological Perspective
- Human Rights in Images and Media
- Land and Housing Rights
- Feminist Political Philosophy
- Foreign Policy
- Participatory Research for Grassroots Perspectives
- Sex, Gender and Human Rights
- Historical Human Rights: Enlightenments and Revolutions
- Political autonomy and societal development - the case of modern Iran
- Hidden Populations: European Children Born of War after 1939.
Study period:
spring semester 2026
Type of studies:
full time,
day
Study period:
2026-02-18 – 2026-03-22
Language of instruction:
English
Application code:
LU-59552
Eligibility:
To be admitted to the course, students must have a first cycle degree in a humanities or social sciences discipline including a degree project focusing on human rights, as well as English B from Swedish upper secondary school or the equivalent.
Teachers:
Malin Arvidsson,
Miia Halme-Tuomisaari