International Relations (MRes)

Programme Structure

The programme is made up of three components.

• Core courses: four courses, taught over two ten-week teaching periods, from October to December and January to March
• Elective (Optional) courses: two courses of your choice, taught in the second semester, from January to March
• A dissertation: written during the final phase of the course, from April to September

Core Courses

• Challenges in International Politics
• International Relations Theory
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Social Science Statistics 1

Elective Courses

• China's International Politics
• Comparative European Politics
• Ethics in Global Politics
• EU in International Politics and Development
• Foreign Policy of the United States
• Globalisation and European Integration
• Human Rights and Global Politics
• Internet & Civil Society 
• Media and Democracy
• Media, War and Security

You may also choose, with the Convener's approval, from courses in the other subjects in the School of Social and Political Sciences.

Note: Some courses might not be available every year.

Dissertation

The dissertation is your opportunity to explore your own specialist interest in International Relations and to demonstrate the research and writing skills you have developed during the course.

With the advice of your supervisor you will develop a topic, undertake primary and secondary research, and write a 12,000-15,000 word dissertation which you will submit in September. The dissertation could form the basis for a PhD thesis.