International Relations

King's College London

Postgraduate

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

Entry requirements & how to apply
Minimum requirements

High 2:1

(67%)



Undergraduate degree with high 2:1 honours (i.e. overall average of at least 67% across all years of study) in history, international relations, political science, economics or other appropriate subject.

In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum high 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 67% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 67% or above in the UK marking scheme. 


International requirements    Visit our admissions webpages to view our International entry requirements.
English Language requirements Band B Visit our admissions webpages to view our English language entry requirements.
Application procedure

Applications must be made online using King’s online application portal apply.kcl.ac.uk and a non-refundable application fee of £60 applies. All applications are assessed by a committee of academic tutors. This process takes on average eight weeks.

Personal statement and supporting information

Please provide a personal statement explaining why you are interested in this particular programme, and outlining any relevant experience you have. If there are any anomalies in your academic record, please use the personal statement to explain related extenuating circumstances.

You will be asked to submit the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

Personal Statement  Yes A personal statement of up to 4,000 characters (maximum 2 pages) is required.
Previous Academic Study Yes A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained. If you have already completed your degree, copies of your official degree certificate will also be required

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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10 Cutcombe Road, SE5 9RJ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Global
  • International
  • English
  • English Language
  • International Relations
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Policy
  • Theories
  • Security Policy
  • Concepts & Methods
  • Foreign & Security Policy
  • War & Insurgency
  • Insurgency

Course programme

Course detail Description

Our International Relations MA will provide you with an advanced and comprehensive understanding of the forces shaping the world and of the challenges that these pose both to individual states and to the international community. The movement of monies and peoples, the emergence of network organisations that transcend state boundaries, the impact of a global media and information technology, the rise of identity politics, regional integration, as well as warfare on a global scale, have all had a transformative impact on the state, inter-state relations and global politics.

Course purpose

The aim of this course is to provide you with the capacity to engage critically with the literature in the field of international relations and the ways in which this literature interprets the empirical world of global politics.

Further literature

Course format and assessment

Teaching

Per 40 credit module you will typically have two hours per week over two 10-week terms. This can be split into one lecture + one seminar or combinations thereof, as well as 360 hours of self-study. For the dissertation module, you will have 12 hours of training workshops and supervision, to complement 588 hours of self-study. Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.

Assessment

  • Most modules will be assessed through a combination of essays, presentation, oral vivas and/or exams.
  • The dissertation module assessment will be based on a 80% dissertation assignment (up to 15,000 words) and a 20% dissertation proposal.

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Structure

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules, and students on this course take modules totalling 180 credits.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on this course oage for updates.

Required Modules You are required to take the following modules:
  • Theories, Concepts & Methods in International Relations (40 credits)
  • Dissertation (60 credits)
Optional Modules

In addition, you are required to take 80 credits from a wide range of optional modules that may typically include:

  • The War on Terror: Anglo-American Foreign & Security Policy since 9/11 (20 credits)
  • War & Insurgency in the Middle East since 1945 (40 credits)
  • Transdisciplinary approaches to (In)Security (40 credits)
  • Complex Political Emergencies, Health & Security (40 credits)
  • Risk & Uncertainty in Global Politics (20 credits)
  • Or any of the other 50 options offered by the Department of War Studies

If you are studying part-time, in your first year you will take 40 credits of required taught modules and 40 credits of optional modules. In your second year you will take your dissertation (60 credits) and a further 40 credits of optional
modules.

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