MSc in International Relations (Research)
Programme Code: TMIRRE
Department: International Relations
For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
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Paper 1 |
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Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: IR487 International Relations: Critical Perspectives (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) |
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IR4A1 International Relations: Core Theories and Debates (0.5) |
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IR4A2 International Relations: Global Applications (0.5) |
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Paper 2 |
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MY4IR Research Design for International Relations (0.5) |
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and one 0.5 unit course from: MY421L Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) |
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MY421M Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) |
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MY425 Case Studies and Comparative Methods for Qualitative Research (0.5) # (suspended 2025/26) |
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MY451L Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) |
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MY451M Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) |
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MY452L Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) |
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MY452M Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) |
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Paper 3 |
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Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following: | ||
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Paper 4 |
IR499 Dissertation in International Relations (1.0) |
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Department of IR options list
IR40A World Orders in Historical International Relations (0.5) # | |
IR40C Global Politics of China (0.5) | |
IR411 Foreign Policy Analysis III (1.0) # (suspended 2025/26) | |
IR412 International Institutions (1.0) (suspended 2025/26) | |
IR434 European Defence and Security (0.5) | |
IR448 American Grand Strategy (0.5) | |
IR452 Empire and Conflict in World Politics (0.5) | |
IR464 The Politics of International Human Rights (0.5) | |
IR465 The International Politics of Culture and Religion (1.0) # (suspended 2025/26) | |
IR466 Genocide (0.5) | |
IR471 Critical International Law (0.5) | |
IR472 Diplomacy in the 21st Century (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) | |
IR473 China and the Global South (0.5) | |
IR475 Race, Resistance and Decolonisation in International Relations (0.5) | |
IR476 Gender, Sexuality, Race and the Politics of Violence (0.5) | |
IR477 The Politics of Peace & Security in Sub-Saharan Africa (0.5) | |
IR478 Critical War Studies (0.5) | |
IR479 Eastern Europe: Domestic Regimes and Foreign Policies (0.5) # | |
IR488 International Politics of Southeast Asia (0.5) | |
IR490 The Strategy of Conflict in International Relations (0.5) | |
IR493 Global Governance of Technological Risks (0.5) | |
IR495 The Politics of Displacement and Refuge (0.5) | |
IR4B1 Islam in World Politics (0.5) |
Footnotes
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
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.