International Master’s Programme in Human Rights in Erlangen

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.

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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.

raphic of a pair of binoculars. It says: Reimage Human Rights. — Image: Ivan Kashlakov

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Navi Pillay About the M.A. Human Rights at FAU

Watch the video above and hear Dr. Navi Pillay, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and current President of the Advisory Board of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, talking about the advantages of studying human rights close to Nuremberg.

Aftermovie – FFVT Summer School 2022

Watch the video above to get a glimpse into the 2022 Summer School on Displacement, Governance, and Human Rights, in which some of our MA Human Rights programme students participated.