Transnational Studies MA

This MA focuses on the transnational movement of people, ideas and goods on a global scale, and the impact of such connections on our social, political and cultural worlds. Approaching transnationality as a historical and contemporary phenomenon, students will be taught by specialists in human rights, international relations, economics, health and migration.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of the core module (30 credits), compulsory modern language modules (up to 30 credits), optional modules (up to 45 credits) and a research dissertation (90 credits).

• Approaches to Transnational Studies: core readings, social theory and case studies
• Modern Language Module: from Beginner's to Advanced Level

Students select up to three optional modules from a list that may include:

• Cultural Exchange: Methods and Approaches
• Consumerism and Globalisation
• International and EU Refugee Law
• Economics of Transition
• Population and Development
• Migration and Transformation
• Comparable Peace Processes
• Security, Identity, Polarity
• Anthropology of Art and Design
• Practical Documentary Filmmaking
• Nations and States in Transnational Perspective
• Globalisation in the 20th Century
• People and Populations: an Interdisciplinary Perspective
• History and Theory of European Integration
• Globalisation and Latin American Development: Latin America in the 21st Century

This list is indicative only; not all modules are taught every year.

All students undertake an independent research project written up as a dissertation up to 15,000 words.

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures and discussion seminars. Assessment is through unseen examinations, oral presentations, written coursework and the research dissertation.