International Relations MA

Master

In Brighton

£ 8,500 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Brighton

  • Duration

    1 Year

Study the issues facing humanity and how these have been thrust directly into our everyday lives. You'll learn to reflect on these issues systematically.

You'll look at the exciting and troubling times we live in as a starting point. You'll then use a theoretically grounded approach with a distinctive critical edge to cover the theory and the history of international relations. You examine a wide range of issues of contemporary relevance with students from a diverse range of backgrounds.

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 pursue careers in:

government foreign and defence ministries
international organisations such as the UN
NGOs such as Oxfam, CAFOD, Amnesty International and the Red Cross
international development organisations such as World Bank
international media or journalism
academia and research institutes.

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

  • Dissertation
  • Global
  • Research
  • Professional
  • Resources
  • Security
  • Environment
  • Analysis
  • Global Finance
  • International Politics

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 (International Relations)
  • Foundations of World Politics
  • International Relations Theory
  • 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
  • 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

International Relations MA

£ 8,500 VAT inc.