MSc International Relations Theory

Full year programme. Students will take three papers to the value of three full-unit and write a 10,000 word dissertation.  All students on this programme are required to take a test at the beginning of October.

Paper

Course number and title

1

IR436

Theories of International Relations

2

A course/courses to the value of one full-unit from the following:

 

IR415

Strategic Aspects of International Relations

IR422

Conflict and Peace Studies (n/a 13/14)

IR437

Postcolonial Perspectives in International Relations (H)

IR438

Theory of International Society: The English School and its Critics (H) (n/a 13/14)

IR439

Diplomacy (H)

IR449

Conflict and Peacebuilding (H)

IR462

Introduction to International Political Theory (H)

IR463

The International Political Theory of Humanitarian Intervention (H) (n/a 13/14)

IR464

The Politics of International Law (H)

IR465

The International Politics of Culture and Religion

3

Either: another course/courses to the value of one full-unit from paper 2 above or: a course/courses to the value of one full-unit from the list below:

 

EU435

History and Theory of European Integration (H)

GI413

Gender and Militarisation (H)

IR411

Foreign Policy Analysis III

IR412

International Institutions (n/a 13/14)

IR416

The EU in the World

IR418

International Politics: Asia and the Pacific (n/a 13/14)

IR419

The International Relations of the Middle East

IR431

European Union Policy Making in a Global Context (H) (n/a 13/14)

IR433

The International Politics of EU Enlargement (H)

IR434

European Defence and Security (H) (n/a/ 13/14)

IR447

Political Economy of International Labour Migration (H)

IR448

American Grand Strategy (H)

IR461

Islam in International Relations: From Al-Andalus to Afghanistan

IR466

Genocide (H)

IR481

Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations (H)

IR482

Russia and Eurasia: Foreign and Security Policies

 

A course from another programme §

4

IR499 Dissertation to be submitted by 1st September on a topic approved by the Department.

Notes

§ means by special permission only