Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies

This Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies MA program from the University of London equips you to begin or advance your career in refugee and related fields.

The degree is based at the School of Advanced Study's Refugee Law Initiative (RLI), a unique academic centre promoting interdisciplinary research on law, policy and practice in refugee and displacement contexts. The RLI utilises its wide network of specialists to deliver the Master's, giving you access to the foremost expertise.

The program is grounded in an interdisciplinary approach that combines the perspectives of law, policy and social sciences. You'll learn the practical skills needed to succeed in related careers, with module content updated continuously based on the cutting-edge expertise of specialist academics and practitioners.

The University of London is a truly global institution, with students across 190 countries. While studying online, you’ll connect directly with your tutors and fellow students around the world, so you can learn from their diverse perspectives and experiences of working in the refugee and related fields.

Career opportunities:

• This MA is designed for anyone who wishes to pursue careers in a range of professional contexts in the refugee, human rights or humanitarian fields. By combining your studies with your existing commitments, you will be able to maintain your career momentum.

• Potential employers include international agencies, such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), governmental bodies and non-governmental organisations.

Courses include:

• Protecting human rights, refugees and displaced persons in international law

• Refugee and forced migration studies

• Advanced international refugee law

• Asylum law in Europe: towards regional harmonisation of international protection

• Asylum and refugees in Africa and Latin America: regional models for refugee protection in the global south

• Disasters, climate change and displacement