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MAGlobal Justice

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sheffield.ac.uk/../politics/global-justice 

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Core modules

Global Justice
Dissertation in Global Justice

Plus one of the following modules:
Human Rights
Political Thought and the Rights of War and Peace
Global Politics of the Environment and Climate Change
Wars, New Wars and the Liberal State
Research Methods in Politics
Philosophy and Methodology of Political Research

Optional modules

Two from the following:
The Political Economy of Globalisation
The Politics of International Law
Contemporary Ethnic Conflict
Europeanisation
The Politics of Global Migration

Teaching

All taught modules (not the dissertation) are taught in seminars.

Assessment

You’ll be assessed continuously through essays.

To complete the MA successfully you must earn a total of 180 credits. Most core and optional modules count for 30 credits each. Your dissertation, produced over the summer after the taught element, counts for 60 credits.

For the module assessments and the dissertation, you’ll need a mark of 50 per cent or above. If you don’t complete the dissertation, achieving 120 credits in taught modules will get you a Graduate Diploma.

Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you
Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you