M.A. Human Rights

Welcome to the website of the M.A. Human Rights at Friedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg! We are an international, interdisciplinary programme covering human rights in their legal, political and philosophical dimensions.

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Applications for 2024 are accepted between 15 February and 31 May. Find our call for applications here.

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Fast Facts:

  • Multi-disciplinary approach covering philosophy, law and politics of human rights
  • International programme taught in English with students coming from 60 countries so far
  • 2 semesters of lectures and seminars, 1 semester of thesis
  • Faculty comprised of leading human rights academics and practitioners
  • Tuition fees of 6,000 € for the entire programme.
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This year’s M.A. Human Rights Christmas party! We had a wonderful evening with lots of cookies and were able to enjoy a lovely performance by Prof. Bielefeldt (on the clarinet)…

Marking International Human Rights Day on 10 December, our own programme alumni Max Deinlein guided our M.A. Human Rights students through the “Way of Human Rights”. We looked at the…
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