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MSc Global Governance and Ethics

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 2 years

Masters Degree Description

The economic, social, and political importance of global governance is high on the agenda of international organisations. The MSc Global Governance and Ethics combines normative and empirical approaches to analysing global justice, institutions, and governance processes. It equips students to analyse how global governance has evolved, how it operates today, and the challenges it faces in a context of geopolitical, economic, and ecological change. Emphasis is placed on political institutional analysis, as well as critical reflection and historical context, encouraging students to think beyond established models of international coordination.

Entry Requirements

As a minimum, an upper second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard; Applicants should ideally have a background in a social science subject (e.g., political science, economics, international relations), law, European studies, history, philosophy, or a related subject. Relevant practical or work experience in a related field may also be taken into account.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Most students choose the MSc as the foundation for a career in intergovernmental institutions; in central, regional or local government; in NGOs, business, lobby groups, charities and public affairs, and for funded PhD study.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Global Ethics
  • Global Governance
  • Dissertation
  • Qualitative Methods: Interviews, Observations and Mixed Methods
  • Qualitative Methods: Using Texts, Transcripts and Images
  • Qualitative Methods: Case Studies and Comparative Analysis
  • International Political Economy
  • Global Security Policy
  • Causal Inference
  • Introduction to Quantitative Methods

Optional modules

  • Qualitative Methods: Interviews, Observations and Mixed Methods
  • Qualitative Methods: Using Texts, Transcripts and Images
  • Qualitative Methods: Case Studies and Comparative Analysis
  • International Political Economy
  • Global Security Policy
  • Causal Inference
  • Introduction to Quantitative Methods
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