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Human Rights MA: Essex, York or Sussex

Hi, I have applied to York 'MA in Applied Human Rights', Essex 'Human Rights and Cultural Diversity' and Sussex 'MA in Human Rights'.

I realize that some unis such as UCL and LSE may be more renowned, but I cannot afford London.

Out of the three mentioned, can anyone let me know which program would be the best and why?

Thank you!

Reply 1

guernicashah

I've been accepted to the Human Rights MA and LLM at York and MA and LLM at Sussex.

Of the two universities, I have chosen Sussex. My reasons are there's much greater opportunities to intern as easy commute of London and Brighton is a more interesting city. Also, from what I could tell, rents aren't much cheaper in York (especially on campus). I can't speak from personal experience to the actual teaching, although I've heard really good things about the York MA.

For me it's a case of - do I want the fullest teaching experience, or am I happy to go it alone more but with the benefits of living somewhere less boring and more convenient like Brighton?

However, I haven't decided on whether I should do the MA or LLM - and also am seriously considering the EIUC MA in Venice...