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.
Join us for 2025!
Applications for 2025 will be accepted between 15 February and 31 May 2025.
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.
News and events
Welcome to the Batch of 2024
On Monday, October 14th, we welcomed the new 2024/2025 batch of our MA in Human Rights! The first session of…
Opening and Graduation Ceremony 2024
We are highly pleased to invite you to this year’s opening and graduation ceremony for the MA Human Rights. We…
Lecture by Harsh Mander
During the last weeks of the semester, the FAU M.A. Human Rights students had the pleasure of hearing a lecture…