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Degree Programme Table: International Relations (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCINTRE1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
International Relations Theory
PGSP11156 20 credits
Dissertation (MSc/Dip International Relations)

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

PLIT11018 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Specialist Courses - International Relations

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
The European Union in International Affairs
PGSP11061 20 credits
The Politics of Post-Soviet Russia
PGSP11149 20 credits
International Security
PGSP11162 20 credits
International Political Economy
PGSP11171 20 credits
The Middle East in International Relations
PGSP11275 20 credits
Foreign Policy Analysis
PGSP11300 20 credits
Asia Pacific in the World
PGSP11521 20 credits
Terrorism in Global Politics
PGSP11603 20 credits
Gender, Feminist Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
PGSP11614 20 credits
U.S. Grand Strategy and Foreign Policy
PGSP11618 20 credits
Russia in Global Politics
PGSP11621 20 credits
Gulf Politics
PLIT11020 20 credits
AND

Electives - International Relations

Select between 60 and 80 credits of the following courses
Digital Influence (fusion on-site)
EFIE11010 10 credits
Data Science for Society (fusion on-site)
EFIE11020 10 credits
Global Politics of Public Health
IPHP11003 20 credits
The European Union in International Affairs
PGSP11061 20 credits
Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)
PGSP11132 20 credits
The Politics of Post-Soviet Russia
PGSP11149 20 credits
International Security
PGSP11162 20 credits
International Political Economy
PGSP11171 20 credits
Culture and Power: The Anthropology of Political Processes
PGSP11178 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development
PGSP11240 20 credits
The Middle East in International Relations
PGSP11275 20 credits
Foreign Policy Analysis
PGSP11300 20 credits
Global Environment: Key Issues
PGSP11358 20 credits
Conflict and Peace in Africa
PGSP11453 20 credits
Asia Pacific in the World
PGSP11521 20 credits
Environmental Risk: Politics, Ethics, and Communication
PGSP11552 20 credits
Survey in Middle Eastern Politics
PGSP11572 20 credits
Theorising Nationalism
PGSP11579 20 credits
Comparing Nationalisms
PGSP11580 20 credits
Conflict, Security, and Development
PGSP11590 20 credits
Terrorism in Global Politics
PGSP11603 20 credits
The State in Social and Political Theory
PGSP11606 20 credits
Nationalism, Populism and Democracy
PGSP11608 20 credits
Gender, Feminist Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
PGSP11614 20 credits
U.S. Grand Strategy and Foreign Policy
PGSP11618 20 credits
Russia in Global Politics
PGSP11621 20 credits
Gulf Politics
PLIT11020 20 credits
Climate Justice
PLIT11027 20 credits
Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2
SCIL11009 20 credits
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Courses in this collection can only be taken with permission from the Programme Director and the Course Organiser.
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