European Master in Children Rights

The master offers specialization in children’s rights and childhood studies. The main goal is to discuss child care/education/treatment and other practices from the perspective of children’s rights. The theories in the area of childhood studies will enhance the understanding of children’s inferior position in society and found the competences of graduates to plan and sustain projects based on children’s rights. The courses discuss numerous areas of children’s lives in relationship with society in a critical, comparative and cultural perspective. Courses follow children’s rights to protection, participation and development. The core courses are: children’s rights in the society, sociology of childhood, history of family and childhood, research methods, children and violence, children as citizens, children’s development, juvenile delinquency, child and adolescent development, family policies and social welfare. Courses are completed by a list of optional disciplines in the area of special needs, delinquency, sexuality, youth and society. These courses respond to the needs of social workers, educators, developmentalists, workers in international NGOs, child careers and therapists.