Commonwealth Studies

This Commonwealth Studies degree fromSchool of Advanced Study, University of Londonoffers a unique scholarly environment in which to pursue doctoral research, particularly in the areas of human rights, globalisation and development, politics, and Commonwealth history.

On completing this Human Rights degree from School of Advanced Study, University of London, you’ll be well prepared for specialist career paths both within academia and beyond.

Opportunities and Facilities

• The Human Rights Consortium (HRC) at the School of Advanced Study brings together multidisciplinary expertise across a range of areas within human rights, including environmental justice, ecocide and genocide studies, indigenous rights, international refugee law, and securing rights for LGBTI people worldwide.

• The HRC acts as a national and international collaborative centre to support, promote and disseminate academic and policy work in human rights and hosts a number of seminars and research-led conferences on different themes in human rights throughout the academic year.

The Institute of Commonwealth Studies offers doctoral research supervision in the following broad areas:

• Human rights

• Genocide studies

• African politics, governance and development

• Ethnicity: conflict and accommodation in plural societies

• Protection of refugees

• Minority and Indigenous rights protection

• Ecocide, environmental destruction and human rights