Scholarships For Master’s Degree in Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa 2020 Application are Opened at University of Pretoria In The Centre for Human Rights

Scholarships For Master’s Degree in Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa 2020 Application are Opened, at University of Pretoria In Centre for Human Rights

The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria now offers an LLM/MPhil (Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa) degree. This two-year programme is provided as a blended learning course comprising of online interaction and residential block-weeks in Pretoria. Two contact sessions will be scheduled every year (four contact sessions for two years).

The LLM/MPhil (Sexual & Reproductive Rights in Africa) has short-term as well as long-term goals. In the short-term, it aims to secure the following objectives:

• To equip the learner with knowledge and understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights from domestic, regional and global international perspectives
• To provide the learner with research skills in sexual and reproductive health and rights
• To equip the learner with advocacy skills for promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights
• To equip the learner with practical skills for securing the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights

The goals of the Master’s programme go beyond the mere enrichment of the learner. In the long-term, the LLM/MPhil Programme should yield to individuals, and communities in the African region and beyond, tangible social benefits, including:

• Grooming of leaders with a capacity to influence the social transformation of societies
• Raising public awareness about sexual and reproductive health and rights
• Increasing the public understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights
• Enhancing the capacity of groups, networks or organizations that promote sexual and reproductive health and rights and related rights, including the rights of women and sexual minorities
• Advancing the reproductive and sexual health and rights of individuals and communities
• Combating discrimination and stigma surrounding sexual and reproductive health and rights
• Influencing interventions in sexual and reproductive health and rights national and regional levels
• Influencing policy-making in sexual and reproductive health and rights at the federal and local levels

Scholarships

Up to 15 scholarships are available for African citizens.

Eligibility

• The LLM degree is open to individuals with an LLB degree or equivalent.
• The MPhil degree is open to non-lawyers with at least an honors degree in an academic discipline relevant to sexual and reproductive rights in Africa
  OR any other qualification in an academic discipline related to sexual and reproductive rights in Africa that allows admission to a master’s programme at the institution where the undergraduate requirement was obtained. If that qualification has a duration of fewer than 4 years, substantial proven practical or professional experience in sexual and reproductive rights in Africa, subject to the discretion of the Dean, is further required.
• Applicants must have excellent academic credentials and demonstrate human rights experience or interest. A maximum of fifteen students will be accepted for the 2018 academic year.

How To Apply For Masters In Reproductive Health In Africa 2020

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Course span (two years)

2020 intake: January 2020 – December 2021

Visit Centre for Human Rights Webpage For more details.

Deadline: June 30, 2019