MSc in Political Science (Conflict Studies and Comparative Politics)
Programme Code: TMPSCP
Department: Government
For students starting this programme of study in 2025/26
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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Paper 1 |
One from the following: GV481 Quantitative Analysis for Political Science (0.5) |
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GV4N1 Qualitative Analysis for Political Science (0.5) |
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Paper 2 |
GV4N5 Introduction to Comparative Politics and Conflict Studies (0.5) |
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Paper 3 |
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Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following: AN436 The Anthropology of Development (0.5) |
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AN451 Politics and Power: Debates in Anthropology (0.5) |
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DV435 African Political Economy (0.5) |
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EU447 Democracy, Ideology and the European State (0.5) |
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EU457 Culture and Security in Global Politics (0.5) |
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EU475 Europe and the Politics of Secularism (0.5) |
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EU481 The Future: 24-hour Society and its Discontents (0.5) (suspended 2026/27) |
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EU4A2 Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (0.5) |
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EU4A4 The Politics of Inequality and Redistribution (0.5) |
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GI413 Gender, Race and Militarisation (0.5) |
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GV439 Central and Eastern Europe: Democracy, Authoritarianism and Nationalism (0.5) |
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GV481 Quantitative Analysis for Political Science (0.5) |
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GV4A2 Citizens' Political Behaviour: Elections, Public Opinion and Identities (0.5) # |
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GV4A8 Political Violence (0.5) |
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GV4B8 Civil Wars: Concepts and Cases (0.5) |
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GV4B9 The Second Europe (0.5) |
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GV4C9 Globalization and Democratization in Southeast Asia (0.5) (suspended 2026/27) |
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GV4D3 Local Power in an Era of Globalization, Democratization, and Decentralization (0.5) |
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GV4E1 Comparative Democratization in a Global Age (0.5) |
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GV4E2 Capitalism and Democracy (0.5) |
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GV4E3 Conflict and State-Building in Eastern Europe and Eurasia (0.5) (suspended 2026/27) |
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GV4E8 Power Sharing and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (0.5) |
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GV4F2 Popular Politics in the Middle East (0.5) |
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GV4F9 Government and Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa (0.5) |
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GV4G1 Applied Quantitative Methods: The Political Economy of Mass Media (0.5) # |
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GV4J4 Citizen Representation and Democracy in the European Union (0.5) (suspended 2026/27) |
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GV4J8 Middle East Politics in Transnational Perspective (0.5) (suspended 2026/27) |
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GV4J9 Populism (0.5) (suspended 2026/27) |
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GV4K1 Participatory Governance (0.5) |
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GV4K7 Conflict and Cooperation: Key Debates (0.5) (suspended 2026/27) |
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GV4L2 The Politics and Policy of Climate Change and Sustainability (0.5) # |
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GV4L3 Data Science Applications in Politics and Policy (0.5) # (suspended 2026/27) |
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GV4L7 Political Participation and Representation in Latin America (0.5) (suspended 2026/27) |
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GV4M7 Politics, Crime, and Criminal Justice in Comparative Perspective (0.5) # |
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GV4M8 Transnational Actors, Politics and Policymaking in the Global South (0.5) |
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GV4N1 Qualitative Analysis for Political Science (0.5) |
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GV4N7 Politics of India (0.5) |
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GV4N8 Ethnic Politics and Conflict (0.5) |
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IR411 Foreign Policy Analysis III (1.0) |
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MY421A Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) |
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MY421W Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) |
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MY425 Case Studies and Comparative Methods for Qualitative Research (0.5) # |
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MY451W Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) # (suspended 2026/27) |
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SP441 Politics of Social Policy (0.5) |
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Paper 4 |
GV499 Dissertation (1.0) |
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Footnotes
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
A: Paper 3: Or another option to the value of 0.5 unit approved by the stream convenor.
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.