MSc in International Political Economy (Research)
Programme Code: TMIPERE
Department: International Relations
For students starting this programme of study in 2024/25
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Full-year programme. Students must take two compulsory half unit courses, optional courses to the value of two units and a dissertation as shown.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
IR470 International Political Economy (0.5) | |
Paper 2 |
MY4IR Research Design for International Relations (0.5) | |
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and one 0.5 unit course from: | |
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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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MY451A Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) | |
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MY451W Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) | |
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Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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IR453 Global Business in International Relations (0.5) | |
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IR454 Governing International Political Economy: Lessons from the Past for the Future (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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IR467 Political Economy of Climate Change (0.5) | |
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IR468 The Political Economy of Trade (0.5) | |
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IR480 The Politics of Inequality and Development (0.5) | |
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IR489 Economic Diplomacy (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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IR491 Globalisation and Development (0.5) | |
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IR492 The Political Economy of China's Technological Rise (0.5) | |
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One 0.5 unit course from another programme approved by the Programme Director. | |
Paper 4 |
IR485 Dissertation in International Political Economy (1.0) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
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