MA International Relations with Advanced Research
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Postgraduate Certificate / Master's Degree
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Why choose Herts?
- Industry-Focused Content: You will explore contemporary debates within International Relations, to study energy scarcity, ecological changes, and ideas on global justice.
- Research Opportunities: We offer advanced research and sandwich year pathway options with placements available in the media, at political organisations, and research institutes.
- Employment Prospects: Graduates work as policy advisers, communications managers, and researchers for NGOs, government institutions, and large multinational organisations.
- Entry requirements and key information
- A good second-class honours degree, or equivalent, with the merit of each application being assessed on an individual basis. Please contact Dr Benjamin Nutt for more details.
- Short personal statement (no more than 1000 words), explaining why you are interested in International Relations as well as some background information on yourself.
- A work or academic reference.
- All students from non-majority English speaking countries require proof of English language proficiency, equivalent to an overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.5 in Writing and 6.0 in all other bands.
- If you do not have the required IELTS or equivalent for direct entry on to your degree programme, our Pre-sessional English may help you to achieve this level.
- More information about English language qualifications are available on our international pages.
Institution code H36 School of study School of Social Science, Humanities and Education Course length - Full Time, 2 Years
Location - University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
- h work and family commitments.
- UK and international graduates who seek to combine MA studies with advanced professional and research training.
- Graduates who are looking for MA studies in a closely-knit, supportive research community, for example because they are returning to education as mature students.
- Working, or retired, professionals who would like to expand their theoretical and empirical knowledge of the global political system.
What will I study?
Our award winning lecturers are active researchers who will introduce and explain topics that are at the forefront of the discipline of International Relations. The programme will be delivered using a number of different methods:- Interactive lectures and seminars where you will be encouraged to participate in, and take ownership of, your own learning within a supportive and managed environment.
- Simulation activities, which replicate the environment and experiences within which International Relations take place.
- Regular, detailed and personal supervision sessions for independent student research.
- Opportunities to present your research at a student conference, where you will gain experience in presenting and providing answers to unprepared questions.
- External speakers and visits allow you to gain a wider understanding of where your degree fits into the broader framework of international politics.
- Our study and research skills sessions are applied to the discipline, which means you will attain insights into how theories, methods and methodologies operate in a real research environment.
Modules to be offered (2020-2021):
- Debates and Dilemmas in International Relations
- Conflict, Peace and Security
- International Political Economy: Contemporary Dynamics and Approaches
- Energy and Environmental Politics
- Justice in International Relations
- International Relations Dissertation
- Level 7
Module Credits Compulsory/optional Advanced Political Research Methods 30 Credits Compulsory Extended International Relations Dissertation 60 Credits Compulsory Global Governance in the 21st Century 30 Credits Compulsory Further course information
Course fact sheets MA International Relations with Advanced Research Download Programme specifications MA International Relations with Advanced Research Download Additional information Sandwich placement or study abroad year n/a Applications open to international and EU students No Student experience
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