MSc in International Political Economy (Research)

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Programme Code: TMIPERE

Department: International Relations

For students starting this programme of study in 2024/25

Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules

Full-year programme. Students must take two compulsory half unit courses, optional courses to the value of two units and a dissertation as shown.

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.
Paper	Course number, title (unit value)

Paper 1	IR470 International Political Economy (0.5)

Paper 2
	MY4IR Research Design for International Relations (0.5)

	and one 0.5 unit course from: MY421A Qualitative Research Methods (0.5)
	MY421W Qualitative Research Methods (0.5)
	MY425 Case Studies and Comparative Methods for Qualitative Research (0.5) # (suspended 2025/26)
	MY428 Qualitative Text and Discourse Analysis (0.5) #
	MY451A Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5)
	MY451W Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5)
	MY452A Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) #
	MY452W Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) #

Paper 3	A
	Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following: IR453 Global Business in International Relations (0.5)
	IR454 Governing International Political Economy: Lessons from the Past for the Future (0.5)
	IR467 Green Political Economy (0.5)
	IR468 The Political Economy of Trade (0.5)
	IR469 Politics of Money in the World Economy (0.5) #
	IR480 The Politics of Inequality and Development (0.5)
	IR489 Economic Diplomacy (0.5)
	IR491 Globalisation and Development (0.5) (suspended 2025/26)
	IR492 The Political Economy of China's Technological Rise (0.5)

Paper 4	IR485 Dissertation in International Political Economy (1.0)

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

A: Paper 3: One 0.5 unit course from another programme approved by the Programme Director.

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