Objectives and competences
The master's degree in Citizenship and Human Rights: Ethics and Politics offers specific training in ethics, politics and philosophy of law to provide students with the skills to understand and to take decisions regarding human rights and democratic policies, problems related to coexistence in today's multicultural contexts, subjectivity and identity, and the dilemmas encountered in bioethics and biopolitics.
The master's degree in Citizenship and Human Rights: Ethics and Politics offers specific training in ethics, politics and philosophy of law to provide students with the skills to understand and to take decisions regarding human rights and democratic policies, problems related to coexistence in today's multicultural contexts, subjectivity and identity, and the dilemmas encountered in bioethics and biopolitics.
The degree is intended for graduates from a wide range of disciplines in humanities, law and social sciences, as well as those with a background in medicine and health sciences, and enables students to complete their education in one of the programme's areas of specialization and conduct preliminary research with a view to continuing to the doctoral programme. This multidisciplinary approach has proved highly successful in allowing students to meet their academic and research goals.
The degree is intended for graduates from a wide range of disciplines in humanities, law and social sciences, as well as those with a background in medicine and health sciences, and enables students to complete their education in one of the programme's areas of specialization and conduct preliminary research with a view to continuing to the doctoral programme. This multidisciplinary approach has proved highly successful in allowing students to meet their academic and research goals.
Basic information
| Type | Master's degree |
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| Faculty or school | Faculty of Philosophy |
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| Credits | 60 |
| Number of places available | 50 |
| Length of course | 1 academic year |
| Language(s) of instruction | 40 % Catalan - 40 % Spanish - 20% English |
| Approximate price per credit | 27.67 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2024-2025 |
| Coordination | MISERICORDIA ANGLES CERVELLO |
| master.cdh@ub.edu | |
| Course details | Indicators |
| Open pre-enrolment | No |
| Open enrolment | Yes |
| Lead to doctoral studies | Yes |
| Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification | No |
| Interuniversity | Yes |
| Main university | Universitat Barcelona |
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| Bridging courses | Yes |
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Objectives and competences
Objectives
The programme has a dual focus: the primary and basic focus is research, while the supplementary optional focus is professional. There are three reasons for the emphasis on research: the need to gain greater insight into the major problems of coexistence and social and political organization in the contemporary world from an academic viewpoint; the applicability of this research to the life of institutions and associations active in this area in Western countries today, and the benefits to be gained from training students to enter professional practice and, particularly, to work in academia.
In addition, the master's degree recognizes the desire of most students to carry out placements or pursue training to become educators. As such, students have the opportunity to enrol in optional subjects entailing placements in institutions or specific preparation as educators.
Competences
Upon completion of the master's degree, students will be able to:
- Display a capacity for original thinking in the development and/or application of ideas in a research context.
- Apply the knowledge acquired during the course to problem-solving in new or relatively unknown environments within broader contexts related to the specific field of study.
- Integrate knowledge and tackle the complexity of formulating judgements based on incomplete or limited information, giving due consideration to the social and ethical responsibilities involved in applying knowledge and making judgements.
- Present conclusions and the grounds on which they have been reached to specialists and non-specialists, in a clear and concise manner.
- Demonstrate the learning skills acquired to facilitate further learning requiring a more independent and self-directed approach.
General competences:
Successful students will be able to:
- Display critical and self-critical capabilities and the ability to work as part of a group and participate in rational discussion.
- Write scientific articles for specialized journals.
- Identity, consider critically and evaluate the viewpoints of interlocutors engaged in the debate on human rights.
- Display an understanding of the ontological and epistemological foundations of tolerance and pluralism, as well as the ethical and axiological grounds for their defence as values.
- Identify areas in which learning improvements are required.
Specific competences:
With regard to the specific applications of their knowledge, students will be able to:
- Identify and classify the fundamental concepts of ethics, philosophy of law, political science, social theory and bioethics.
- Devise arguments according to the concepts relating to the problems underlying practical reason.
- Recognize and analyse the primary political and social theories, in order to apply them optimally to practical problems in the areas of citizenship and human rights.
- Recognize and analyse the primary ethical and political debates on justice, freedom and equality, in order to produce well-founded research and assessments.
- Identify and classify the fundamental concepts of public ethics, in order to guide and to apply criteria on human rights and the central questions of bioethics.
- Identify and classify the theories and debates on human rights and the different generations of rights, in order to provide sound criteria for the management of conflict.
- Identify and classify the concepts underlying different forms of democracy, in order to conduct adequate analysis of political problems and issues of public ethics.
- Identify the concepts relating to different dimensions of human existence and work in its cultural relevance, in order to conduct rigorous examinations of the problems facing the individual subject in contemporary ethics and politics.
- Identify and analyse basic concepts of social criticism, in order to formulate reasoned judgements on problems related to citizenship and human rights.
Access and admission
Applicant profile and access requirements
Recommended applicant profile
Applicants should hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent undergraduate degree in one of the disciplines listed in the Specific Requirements section below. These degrees provide the basic content needed to pursue this master's degree. The course also caters for applicants who are interested in pursuing advanced studies or research and hold a degree in another specialization from a Spanish, Latin American, EU or Eastern European university.Some of the specializations offered are particularly suitable for those with professional experience in social services, institutions and associations involved in political activity, or in jobs related to cultural diversity and bioethics consulting.
Students who choose the specialitzation in English must provide evidence of English-language competence at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Access requirements and conditions
General requirementsIn accordance with Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, students wishing to be admitted to a university master's degree must hold one of the following qualifications:
- Official Spanish university degree.
- A degree issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area framework that authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue.
- A qualification issued by an institution outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, applicants must request homologation of the degree to its equivalent official Spanish university qualification or obtain express approval from the University of Barcelona, which will conduct a study of equivalence to ensure that the degree is of a comparable level to an official Spanish university qualification and that it grants access to university master's degree study in the country of issue. Admission shall not, in any case, imply that prior qualifications have been recognized as equivalent to a Spanish master's degree and does not confer recognition for any purposes other than that of admission to the master's degree course.
Specific requirements
Admission requirements and preferred previous studies:
- Philosophy
- Humanities
- Law
- Political and Administration Sciences
- Medicine
- Sociology
- Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Nursing
- History
- Social Education
- Social Work
- Other bachelor's degrees, equivalent undergraduate degrees and diplomas in related disciplines.
Students who choose the specialization in English must provide evidence of English-language competence at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Bridging courses:
Candidates may be required to complete bridging subjects with a study load of up to 30 credits. This will depend on their previous studies and the specialization they choose. These bridging subjects form a compulsory part of the master's degree for those students required to complete them.
As a general rule, candidates will be asked to complete the bridging subjects if they do not hold a degree in one of the following disciplines: philosophy, humanities, law, political and administration sciences, medicine, sociology, social and cultural anthropology, nursing, history, social education and social work.
The following subjects will be used as bridging courses:
- The Relationship Between Human Beings and Nature (5 credits)
- The Basis of Conscience (5 credits)
- History of Contemporary Philosophy I (5 credits)
- History of Contemporary Philosophy II (5 credits)
- Political Philosophy I (5 credits)
- Ethics (5 credits)
Bridging subjects can be completed during the course simultaneously with the main subjects in the master's degree syllabus.
Pre-enrolment
Calendar
12 March - 5 July 2024.Notes:
- Pre-enrolment fee: A pre-enrolment fee of 30,21 euros is charged. Students who apply to more than one master's degree must pay the fee for each pre-enrolment request. Pre-enrolment requests cannot be processed until this fee has been paid.Fees will only be refunded if the master's degree in question is suspended.
- Reserved places: A maximum of 5% of the new places of the master's degree are reserved for students who meet the general and specific access requirements and accredit the recognition of a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%.
Required documentation
- Pre-enrolment application
- Photocopy of degree certificate or equivalent qualification. In case of admission, foreign degrees that require so should be translated and authenticated through diplomatic channels before completing the enrolment.
- Other specific documentation related to the selection criteria (in Catalan)
Where to submit the documentation:
The documents should be scanned and uploaded when completing the online application form.
Selection criteria
- Academic record (60%)
- Professional experience related to the specializations (20%)
- Language skills (20%)
Notification
Admissions are decided by the Joint Coordination Committee, which is responsible for:- Conducting the selection process or creating an admissions sub-committee for this purpose.
- Acting as repository for the list of candidates seeking admission and the selection of students and overseeing the appeals process.
- Analysing the proposals of coordinators from each university during the admissions process and taking a decision on the list of students to be admitted.
Enrolment
As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned
- Documents required for enrolment
- Procedure to formalize enrolment
- Grants and financial aid (in Catalan)
- Economic information (in Catalan)
Course curriculum
Subjects and course plans
Distribution of credits
| Type | ECTS |
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| Compulsory | 15 |
| Optional | 35 |
| Compulsory placements | 0 |
| Compulsory final project | 10 |
| TOTAL | 60 |
List of subjects
Bridging courses
| Subject | Type | Language | Credits |
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| Specialization: BC for admission to the Master's Degree in Citizenship and Human Rights: Ethics and Politics | |||
| The Basis of Conscience | Optional | 1st semester | 5 |
| The Relationship Between Human Beings and Nature | Optional | 2nd semester | 5 |
Previous years
Placements
Placements in a company or another type of organization are an integral part of university studies, providing first-hand experience of working methodologies in students' chosen professional fields. They offer invaluable practical experience for the transition into work after graduation.
Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment. They are therefore included in the academic record. There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
Institutional information
Career opportunities
What can you work on ?
The master's degree prepares students for a range of professional areas:- Research.
- Philosophy teaching in secondary and university education.
- Advanced training to other professionals in the education sector.
- Advanced training to law professionals (judges, prosecutors, lawyers).
- Political tasks within institutions or political parties.
- Professions linked to culture and social work: assessors and cultural activity programming, publishing, intercultural communication or mediation, social work, street education, activities in NGOs.
- Assessors and educators in bioethics and professional ethics in a variety of areas: health centres and educational institutions run by municipal and national authorities.
These career opportunities include new professions or specializations with a demand that will increase in the coming years, in Spain and around the world. In increasing numbers, many individuals are coming from Latin America to gain European higher education qualifications in disciplines related to the socio-political issues noted above as well as the issue of human rights.
Possible roles:
- Member of ethics committee.
- Political office and work within the public administration.
- Researcher.
- Educator.
- Cultural manager.
- Social manager.
- Assessor (in areas addressed by the master's degree).
Access to the labour market
Data from the university system in CataloniaContact us
Faculty of Philosophy
Montalegre, 6 - 08001 Barcelona
Secretary: 934 037 722 - 934 037 719
secretariafilosofia@ub.edu
Coordinator: 93 403 75 16
master.cdh@ub.edu