Postgraduate taught courses

International Relations MA

• September 2024 start
• 1 year 2 years Full-time Part-time

How should we make sense of the many global challenges that are increasingly destabilising international politics? On this course you'll learn how to practically address some of humanity’s most pressing challenges, from global heating and ecological destruction, to geopolitical conflict, public health crises and rapid technological change.

International Political Economy MA

• September 2024 start
• 1 year 2 years Full-time Part-time

What is the global economy and how is it shaped by relationships of power that are generated by political decision-making? Where traditional economics tends to focus on the market as something that simply exists, and politics tends to ignore or underplay it, this course helps you understand that the two are inextricably linked.

Political Theory MA

• September 2024 start
• 1 year 2 years Full-time Part-time

Deepen your understanding of social and political issues on this course, which is jointly run by the departments of philosophy and politics.

• Funding available

Politics, Governance and Public Policy MA

• September 2024 start
• 1 year 2 years Full-time Part-time

How do policymakers actually make policy? What are the effects on governance, and how do governing systems in turn shape policymaking? This course helps you answer these questions at every level of governance where political authority is exercised, from the very smallest local authority to large international organisations. It balances state-of-the-art academic theory with real-world practice to prepare you for working in the world of policymaking.

International Relations and East Asia MA

• September 2024 start
• 1 year 2 years Full-time Part-time

Explore the political, economic, societal and cultural factors and ideas shaping international politics in East Asia. You’ll be well prepared for a career in international relations and global policy.

International Development MA

• September 2024 start
• 1 year Full-time

Learn about social and environmental justice, rural and urban development, citizenship and sustainability and develop a global network of expertise through industry and sector specialists.