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MAInternational Relations (with specialist pathways)

University of Birmingham
United Kingdom, Birmingham
More information

birmingham.ac.uk/..national-relations.aspx 

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:

40 credits – International Relations Theory
60 credits – Dissertation – 13,500 word dissertation (not applicable to Diploma Students)
You’ll take at least 40 credits from the optional modules A list. These are modules that we believe best fit this degree. We recommend that you also take some or all of your remaining credits from this list.

Options A (at least 40 credits)

40 credits – Diplomatic History of the Twentieth Century
40 credits – Globalisation and Governance
We also offer you the opportunity to choose from our much longer list of Optional Modules B.

Options B (40 credits)

40 credits – Asia Pacific Security
20 credits – Civil War, Conflict & International Intervention
20 credits – Developments in Contemporary Political Analysis
40 credits – Diplomacy and Statecraft
40 credits – Diplomatic History of the Twentieth Century
20 credits – Ethical Dimensions of Terrorism, Political Violence and War
40 credits – European Security
20 credits – Gender and Global Governance
20 credits – The Geopolitical Economy of Energy
40 credits – Globalisation and Governance
20 credits – Global Climate Change
20 credits – Global Environmental Governance
20 credits – Global Ethics 1
20 credits – Global Ethics 2
20 credits – History and Politics of South Africa (CWAS)
40 credits – International Political Economy
20 credits – Political Psychology of Conflict and Cooperation
20 credits – The Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
20 credits – Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and International Order
20 credits – Power in Global Politics
40 credits – Religion in Global Affairs (Case Studies)
20 credits – Rising Powers and Global Order
40 credits – Security Studies
20 credits – Sex, Death, Gender and (In) Security
20 credits – Social Theory and Critique: Contested Knowledge
20 credits – Social Theory: From Marxism To Post Marxism
20 credits – Terrorism and Political Violence
20 credits – Terrorism and Contemporary Conflict
20 credits – The Theory and Ethics of Terrorism and Political Violence
40 credits – US Foreign and Defence Policy
20 credits – Migration, Superdiversity, Policy and Practice (IASS)
20 credits – Globalisation, International Migration and Citizenship (IASS)

Career opportunities

Graduates from the School have gone on to work in a range of careers, with recent graduates working with organisations such as the United Nations, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, local authorities in the UK and overseas and the Department for International Development.

The School takes employability very seriously and as well as linking students to the central careers services, also incorporates opportunities to enhance their employment prospects, including highlighting work experience opportunities, encouraging volunteering in extra-curricular projects (such as student seminars and events) and by inviting backgrounds for students to meet.

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