MSc in International Relations (LSE and Sciences Po)
Programme Code: TMIR2
Department: International Relations
For students starting this programme of study in 2017/18
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 must take one compulsory course, optional courses to the value of two full units and a dissertation.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
IR410 International Politics (1.0) | |
Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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IR412 International Institutions (1.0) | |
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IR418 International Politics: Asia & the Pacific (1.0) (not available 2018/19) | |
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IR431 European Union Policy Making in a Global-Context (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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IR433 The International Politics of EU Enlargement (0.5) | |
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IR434 European Defence and Security (0.5) | |
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IR439 Diplomacy (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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IR445 China and the World (1.0) | |
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IR447 Political Economy of International Labour Migration (0.5) # | |
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IR452 Empire and Conflict in World Politics (0.5) | |
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IR453 Global Business in International Relations (0.5) | |
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IR454 Governing International Political Economy: Lessons from the Past for the Future (0.5) | |
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IR461 Islam in World Politics (1.0) | |
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IR462 Introduction to International Political Theory (0.5) (not available 2018/19) | |
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IR463 The International Political Theory of Humanitarian Intervention (0.5) (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
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IR464 The Politics of International Law (0.5) | |
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IR465 The International Politics of Culture and Religion (1.0) # (not available 2018/19) | |
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IR466 Genocide (0.5) (not available 2018/19) | |
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IR471 The Situations of the International Criminal Court (0.5) (not available 2018/19) | |
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IR472 Advanced Topics in International Politics - 'The International Relations of the Asia-Pacific' (0.5) | |
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IR473 China and the Global South (0.5) | |
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IR474 Revolutions and World Politics (0.5) | |
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IR477 Sub-Saharan Africa: Governance, Peace, and Security (0.5) | |
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IR481 Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations (0.5) # (not available 2018/19) | |
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IR482 Russia and Eurasia: Foreign and Security Policies (1.0) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 units either from the Paper 2 options list or from another programme approved by the Department. | |
Paper 4 |
IR499 Dissertation (1.0) | |
Paper 2 options list
IR412 International Institutions (1.0) | |
IR418 International Politics: Asia & the Pacific (1.0) (not available 2018/19) | |
IR431 European Union Policy Making in a Global-Context (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
IR433 The International Politics of EU Enlargement (0.5) | |
IR434 European Defence and Security (0.5) | |
IR439 Diplomacy (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
IR445 China and the World (1.0) | |
IR447 Political Economy of International Labour Migration (0.5) # | |
IR452 Empire and Conflict in World Politics (0.5) | |
IR453 Global Business in International Relations (0.5) | |
IR454 Governing International Political Economy: Lessons from the Past for the Future (0.5) | |
IR461 Islam in World Politics (1.0) | |
IR462 Introduction to International Political Theory (0.5) (not available 2018/19) | |
IR463 The International Political Theory of Humanitarian Intervention (0.5) (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
IR464 The Politics of International Law (0.5) | |
IR465 The International Politics of Culture and Religion (1.0) # (not available 2018/19) | |
IR466 Genocide (0.5) (not available 2018/19) | |
IR471 The Situations of the International Criminal Court (0.5) (not available 2018/19) | |
IR472 Advanced Topics in International Politics - 'The International Relations of the Asia-Pacific' (0.5) | |
IR473 China and the Global South (0.5) | |
IR474 Revolutions and World Politics (0.5) | |
IR477 Sub-Saharan Africa: Governance, Peace, and Security (0.5) | |
IR481 Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations (0.5) # (not available 2018/19) | |
IR482 Russia and Eurasia: Foreign and Security Policies (1.0) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
