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International Child Rights and Development MA

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Our International Child Rights and Development MA is a multidisciplinary course designed to promote a rigorous academic approach to contemporary issues of childhood internationally. Underpinned by a children’s rights framework, it will help you develop the skills needed for successful multi-agency and multi-professional work and research with and for children in complex contexts. NEW SCHOLARSHIP: We are delighted to offer the International Child Rights and Development MA Scholarship. ​There are five scholarships available, worth £5000 each, for students beginning their studies in September 2025. See the 'Fees & Funding' tab for more information and a link to apply.

Key benefits

  • Multidisciplinary approach.
  • Covers latest developments in issues that affect childhood globally.
  • Taught by a wide range of external expert speakers, as well as our own staff, from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds.
  • Provides the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences with students from different disciplines.

“As a professional already working in international development and child protection, the course really helped me to deepen and broaden my knowledge and connect up theory and practice”

Bess, ICRD Alumni. Advocacy Specialist, End Corporal Punishment

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Employability

In addition to progressing to Ph.D. study, our graduates are using the skills and knowledge they developed over this course in organisations such as UNICEF, World Vision, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Children and  Families Across Borders, and DG ECHO (the Humanitarian Aid arm of the EU).

Curious to find out more? Access on-demand content including taster lectures and talks, and meet our current staff and students on our subject hub page.

Our professional network

Where can a degree like this take you? Hear from 2018 graduate YingChun Yeh:

Role: School Nurse at Taipei European School (Taiwan)

My role is to provide First Aid Care and Health Education for Secondary Students; Helping peoples’ lives become easier and better. I'm lucky to have a chance to be a school nurse at the Taipei European School to help students who come from different countries. For me, is not just a job, to a certain extent, it fulfils my eagerness to work in a global NGO. King's diverse learning environment gave me a chance to visit the Mary Sheridan Centre for Child Health. As a Taiwanese registered nurse, it was an unforgettable experience I learned a lot about how community service works in the UK. Although every service system has its pros and cons, this experience truly inspired me and made me think about what I can try in my position. 

YingChun's top career tip:

Try everything you are interested. Learn from a person who can inspire you a lot. Set up a goal you would like to reach. Build perseverance and resilience. 

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Employability

In addition to progressing to Ph.D. study, our graduates are using the skills and knowledge they developed over this course in organisations such as UNICEF, World Vision, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Children and  Families Across Borders, and DG ECHO (the Humanitarian Aid arm of the EU).

Curious to find out more? Access on-demand content including taster lectures and talks, and meet our current staff and students on our subject hub page.

Our professional network

Where can a degree like this take you? Hear from 2018 graduate YingChun Yeh:

Role: School Nurse at Taipei European School (Taiwan)

My role is to provide First Aid Care and Health Education for Secondary Students; Helping peoples’ lives become easier and better. I'm lucky to have a chance to be a school nurse at the Taipei European School to help students who come from different countries. For me, is not just a job, to a certain extent, it fulfils my eagerness to work in a global NGO. King's diverse learning environment gave me a chance to visit the Mary Sheridan Centre for Child Health. As a Taiwanese registered nurse, it was an unforgettable experience I learned a lot about how community service works in the UK. Although every service system has its pros and cons, this experience truly inspired me and made me think about what I can try in my position. 

YingChun's top career tip:

Try everything you are interested. Learn from a person who can inspire you a lot. Set up a goal you would like to reach. Build perseverance and resilience. 

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