Geopolitics and Grand Strategy MA

Master

In Brighton

£ 8,500 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Brighton

  • Duration

    1 Year

The world is undergoing significant strategic and geopolitical redefinition. Several major powers have been developing doctrines aligned with their wider strategic objectives in the 21st century.

You’ll investigate the relationships of the major states within the international system, with a focus on:
the historical evolution and current revival of the concept of geopolitics including energy security, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the war on terrorism, and democracy promotion
grand strategies including the foreign policy of the US, the re-emergence of Russia and the rise of China
key regional dynamics including the Middle East, European security, international security in South and East Asia, and geopolitical rivalries in Africa.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Brighton (East Sussex)
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Sussex House, BN1 9RH

Start date

On request

About this course

Our graduates have gone on to work in:

government foreign, defence and development ministries
international media
journalism
academia
think tanks and research institutes such as IISS and RUSI.

Graduate destinations
93% of students from the Department of International Relations were in work or further study six months after graduating. Recent School of Global Studies graduates have gone on to jobs including:

junior analyst, Euiss
research consultant, Institute for Strategic Dialogue
gender peace and security associate, Sida Swedish Development Cooperation Agency.

You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.

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Subjects

  • International
  • Global
  • Foreign Policy
  • Dissertation
  • Environment
  • Resources
  • Security
  • Global History
  • International Relations
  • Professional

Course programme

Modules

These modules are running in the academic year 2018/19. We also plan to offer them in future academic years. They may become unavailable due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of such changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
  • Dissertation (Geopolitics and Grand Strategy)
  • Geopolitics and Grand Strategy
  • Research Methods and Professional Skills (IR)
Options

Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
  • Dissertation with Placement (Global Studies)
  • East Asia and the International System
  • Environment, Resources, Security
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Genocide in Global History
  • Global Political Economy of the Environment
  • Global Queer
  • Human Rights in International Relations
  • Irregular Warfare
  • New Security Challenges
  • Political Economy of Global Finance
  • Postcolonial and Decolonial Epistemologies
  • Religions, Cultures and Civilisations in International Relations
  • Russia and Eurasia in International Politics
  • Sex and Violence (IR)
  • Sovereignty, Discipline and Government: Reading Foucault for International Relations
  • The Middle East in Global Order
  • The Political Economy of Development

Additional information

International students: £16,750 per year

Geopolitics and Grand Strategy MA

£ 8,500 VAT inc.