MSc in International Relations Theory
Programme Code: TMINRETH
Department: International Relations
This information is for the 2017/18 session.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full year programme. Students will take three papers to the value of three full-unit and write a 10,000 word dissertation.
Paper |
Course number and title | |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Theories of International Relations | |
2 |
A course/courses to the value of one full-unit from the following: | |
|
Foreign Policy Analysis III | |
Strategic Aspects of International Relations | ||
Diplomacy (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
American Grand Strategy (H) | ||
Conflict and Peacebuilding (H) | ||
Empire and Conflict in World Politics (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Introduction to International Political Theory (H) | ||
IR463 |
The International Political Theory of Humanitarian Intervention (H) (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
The Politics of International Law (H) | ||
The International Politics of Culture and Religion | ||
The Situations of the International Criminal Court (H) | ||
Advanced Topics in International Politics (H) | ||
Revolutions and World Politics (H) | ||
Gender/ed/ing International Politics (H) | ||
3 |
Either: another course/courses to the value of one full-unit from Paper 2 above or: a course/courses to the value of one full-unit from the list below: | |
|
History and Theory of European Integration (H) | |
Gender and Militarisation (H) | ||
Gender and Human Rights (H) | ||
International Institutions | ||
The EU in the World | ||
International Politics: Asia and the Pacific (not available 2017/18) | ||
The International Relations of the Middle East | ||
European Union Policy Making in a Global Context (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
The International Politics of EU Enlargement (H) | ||
European Defence and Security (H) | ||
Political Economy of International Labour Migration (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Islam in World Politics | ||
Genocide (H) | ||
China and the Global South (H) | ||
Africa: Governance, Peace, and Security (H) | ||
Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Russia and Eurasia: Foreign and Security Policies (not available 2017/18) | ||
|
A course from another programme § | |
4 |
IR499 Dissertation to be submitted by 1st September on a topic approved by the Department. | |
Notes |
§ means by special permission only | |
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
