Deadline:
May 31, 2025
Location(s)
Argentina
University of San Martin in Buenos Aires
Overview
Details
Overview
The Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation in Latin America and the Caribbean - Magíster en Derechos Humanos y Democratización en América Latina y el Caribe (LATMA - GC Latin America & Caribbean)
is an intensive programme with a regional and interdisciplinary focus that provides insight into the challenges faced by Latin America and the Caribbean in the areas of human rights and democracy. LATMA focuses on enhancing the academic and professional skills needed to analyse the political, legal, social, and economic impacts of human rights and democracy in the region, as well to develop skills for the defense, protection, and promotion of human rights through the use of practical tools.
The programme is taught in Spanish.
Programme Structure
LATMA has a faculty composed of professors from Latin America, thanks to the REDALDH network (made up of LATMA member universities), academics from other Global Campus’s regional Master’s programmes, as well as representatives from international intergovernmental, non-governmental, and governmental organisations. The curriculum content of LATMA is organised into six interrelated areas.
- FOUNDATIONS AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HUMAN RIGHTS:
Modular units: non-state actors, international agendas, data protection and human rights, and the environment.
- INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS**
Modular units: regional protection of human rights, international criminal justice, social and collective rights, human mobility (asylum, refuge, migration, and displacement); constitutional protection of rights in Latin America; reparation of systematic rights violations.
- RECOGNITION AND ACCESS TO HUMAN RIGHTS (focussing on the topics of intersectionality and regional perspectives on inclusion)
Modular units: human rights of children and adolescents, gender and diversity, LGBTIQ+ population, Afro-descendants, indigenous peoples, and human rights and disability.
- STATE, POLITICS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS including democracy, political systems, and public policies
Modular units: politics, public management and human rights, finances and human rights, social movements, international cooperation project design, and democracy and transition.
- DEVELOPMENT AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Modular units: public policy, strategic litigation, and cases of activism.
- METHODOLOGY
Modular units: final project (thesis), project seminars, and individual tutoring.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Entry Requirements and Selection Criteria
- University Degree: A degree of at least four (4) years in a field related to the Master’s programme (e.g., Law, Political Science, Sociology, History, Economics, Arts, Social Communication, Engineering, Medicine, among others).
- Prior experience in the field of human rights within governmental, intergovernmental, civil society, private sector, or academic settings.
- Two letters of recommendation.
- Proficiency in English is an advantage
Applicants are selected also based on gender and geographical diversity, with a particular emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean.
Maximum number of accepted students: 25-30
Dates
Deadline: May 31, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Fees and Scholarships
- Tuition-free studies
- Financial aid scholarship, i.e. a monthly stipend to assist with living expenses during the on-campus period in Buenos Aires. The stipend should not be considered sufficient to cover all expenses related to the stay in Buenos Aires.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
