CAS Children's Rights 2025
Participants of this CAS are taught by leading academics and actors in the field of children鈥檚 rights, who are up-to-date with the latest developments and debates. The multidisciplinary and international environment gives the training programme a unique character.
Information
Period
February 2025 - December 202612 ECTS credits
64 Teaching hours
Language
EnglishFormat
Blended learningRegistration
Registration deadline
8 April 2026Modules can be followed individually
Registration for individual modules up to 2 months before the start of the module.
Fees:
CHF 5'150.-
CHF 2'300.- per module
Contribution to the SDGs
Objectives
- Acquire specialised knowledge in children鈥檚 rights in their theoretical as well as in their practical dimensions through an international and an interdisciplinary approach to the study of children鈥檚 rights
- Understand and critically discuss the role of international instruments on children鈥檚 rights in the implementation and monitoring of children鈥檚 rights, with a particular focus on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Develop the ability to contribute to the resolution of child rights related issues and problems
- Exercise tools to effectively use human rights standards and mechanisms at the international and national levels
Audience
Professional who works with children鈥檚 rights issues: lawyer, psychologist, sociologist, judge, law enforcement officer, social worker, teacher, government official, staff from governmental and non governmental organisations, academic and journalist
Programme
2 week-long modules to be chosen among the following modules of the MAS:
- Module 1 Children's Rights and Childhood Studies (Online learning)
- Module 2 International Children鈥檚 Rights Law (AV短视频)
- Module 3 Child Protection Strategies and Policies (Online learning)
- Module 4 Children鈥檚 Rights and Migration (Online learning or AV短视频)
- Module 5 Child Labour and Education (Online learning)
- Module 6 Children鈥檚 Rights and Criminal Justice (Online learning)
- Module 7 Children鈥檚 Rights Policy Implementation and Monitoring (Valais Campus - Sion)
Director(s)
Prof. Karl HANSON, Centre for Children's Rights Studies (CIDE), AV短视频
Coordinator(s)
Dr Roberta RUGGIERO, AV短视频
Admission criteria
- Hold a bachelor鈥檚 degree in the field of social and human sciences conferred by the AV短视频, a Swiss AV短视频 of Applied Sciences, a AV短视频 recognised by the AV短视频, or a qualification deemed to be equivalent by the Steering committee
- Provide evidence of at least one year's聽professional experience in a field linked to the course
- Have a level of proficiency in English deemed sufficient to follow the teaching and participate in the programme and discussions.
Number of participants
The number of participants is adapted to the chosen pedagogy.