该学位使您了解人权如何在各种政治，社会，经济和环境背景下适用。您将发展有效使用人权工具和语言的关键技能，以实现世界上的特定变化，同时获得适用于实际情况和创建可行解决方案的技能。获得有关国际和区域人权制度的重要知识，并研究包括社会学和社会政策，政治科学和政治经济学，哲学，历史和人文地理在内的领域。该学位具有全球视野，并在亚太地区的背景下探讨国内政策和法律问题，重点是澳大利亚的地缘政治地位。
This degree provides you with an understanding of how human rights apply in various political, social, economic and environmental contexts. You will develop critical skills in the effective use of human rights tools and language to achieve specific changes in the world while gaining skills to apply to real situations and create workable solutions. Obtain vital knowledge of international and regional human rights systems and investigate areas including sociology and social policy, political science and political economy, philosophy, history and human geography. This degree has a global outlook and explores domestic policy and legal issues in the context of the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on Australia's geopolitical position. This program combines social, scientific and legal approaches to the study of human rights and provides a holistic perspective on human rights and social change. The course addresses human rights violations at the local, national, regional and global levels. You will have the opportunity to undertake independent scholarly research on current human rights issues and participate in an internship within an Australian or international human rights organisation.