MA International Relations

This course aims to provide students with a deeper knowledge and theoretical understanding of the academic discipline of International Relations than that provided at the undergraduate level. It seeks to acquaint them with the current debates in the field and their relationship to contemporary problems of world politics. It also aims to strengthen their ability for critical analysis of International Relations. It offers the opportunity for specialisation in various aspects of international politics, strategic studies, international political economy, international law, international organisations, and area studies.

Core modules

• International Relations
• Conflict & Conflict Resolutions

 

Optional modules

• Conflict in the Middle East
• Contemporary Diplomacy
• Contemporary Issues in International Law
• International Human Rights Law
• International Law and World Order
• International Law in Theory and Practice
• International Political Economy
• International Security Studies
• Modern Strategy
• Origins of War Political Integration in Europe
• Strategic Theory
• Terrorism in a Globalising World
• The Practice of Strategy in History
• The UN Humanitarian Intervention and Contemporary Warfare

 

For details of each module, see here.

For more information please download the programme specification for MA International Relations (PDF).