International Relations (F94) (Taught)

This masters degree will equip you with the tools to understand and analyse a range of contemporary global issues. You’ll look at real-world challenges, including international division, rising powers, national and global security threats, the rise of populism, and worldwide ethical dilemmas. This will give you a comprehensive grounding in core conceptual, empirical and theoretical debates in international relations. Both mainstream and critical approaches are used in covering a range of practical cases and perspectives from around the world. In addition, you'll deepen a number of skills that are crucial to enhancing your career development and research ability.

Key features of the course

• Engage with some of the most important global challenges facing the world today.

• Emphasises real-world issues, including international division, rising powers, national and global security threats, the rise of populism, and global ethical dilemmas.

• Learn a range of theoretical approaches, concepts, methods and scholarly debates within International Relations.

• Develops your independent research skills culminating in a dissertation project.

To gain this qualification, you need 180 credits. You'll study two compulsory 90-credit modules. You must pass part 1 before progressing to part 2.

You'll study the following:

• MA International relations part 1
  This module explores key dilemmas of interest to international relations, including international divisions, rising powers, security and global challenges, democratic crisis, and global ethical dilemmas.

• MA International relations part 2
  This module equips you to conduct a research project on key international relations issues. The masterclasses and interactive activities will prepare you for the final dissertation.