MSc in International Relations (Research)
Programme Code: TMIRRE
Department: International Relations
For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Full-year programme. Students must take one compulsory half unit course, optional courses to the value of 2.5 unit(s) and a dissertation.
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 |
Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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IR4A1 International Relations: Core Theories and Debates (0.5) | |
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IR4A2 International Relations: Global Applications (0.5) | |
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IR4A3 International Relations: Critical Perspectives (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: | |
Paper 4 |
IR499 Dissertation in International Relations (1.0) | |
Paper 1 options list
IR4A1 International Relations: Core Theories and Debates (0.5) | |
IR4A2 International Relations: Global Applications (0.5) | |
IR4A3 International Relations: Critical Perspectives (0.5) | |
Department of IR options list
IR412 International Institutions (1.0) | |
IR422 Conflict and Peacebuilding (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
IR434 European Defence and Security (0.5) | |
IR445 Global Politics of China (1.0) (not available 2024/25) | |
IR448 American Grand Strategy (0.5) | |
IR452 Empire and Conflict in World Politics (0.5) | |
IR464 The Politics of International Human Rights (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
IR465 The International Politics of Culture and Religion (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
IR466 Genocide (0.5) | |
IR471 Critical International Law (0.5) | |
IR472 Diplomacy in the 21st Century (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
IR473 China and the Global South (0.5) | |
IR475 Race and Gender in International Relations (0.5) | |
IR476 Gender, Sexuality, Race and the Politics of Violence (0.5) | |
IR477 The Politics of Peace & Security in Sub-Saharan Africa (0.5) | |
IR478 Critical War Studies (0.5) | |
IR479 Eastern Europe: Domestic Regimes and Foreign Policies (0.5) # | |
IR488 International Politics of Southeast Asia (0.5) | |
IR490 The Strategy of Conflict in International Relations (0.5) | |
IR495 The Politics of Displacement and Refuge (0.5) | |
IR4B1 Islam in World Politics (0.5) | |
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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