Study Details: MA Part Time: 2 years, Full Time: 1 year.
This course will be of interest for people wishing to gain further knowledge, skills and expertise in a broad range of international relations issues. The ethos of the course stipulates that global politics cannot be separated from international law and vice versa.
You develop advanced theoretical knowledge on international relations theory, gain a thorough understanding of positive and normative political theory to interpret realism, liberalism, constructivism and critical social theories which are pivotal theories to comprehend how and why states, international organisations, financial institutions and non-state actors behave in certain situations in international politics. In addition, you study drivers of armed conflict and terrorism to articulate how states perceive a variety of threats that are debatably ever increasing in the aftermath of 9/11. This is why international law is significantly covered to provide comprehension on controls and protection in armed conflict, human rights and prohibition on a variety of unethical modes of warfare.
You critically examine a range of decisions made on the application of diplomacy, positive peace, peacekeeping, ceasefires, human rights, humanitarianism, justice and interventionism from the Cold War period and beyond. The assessments are broad ranging enhance your skills with academic and report writing, presentations and how to write a research project.
Minimum lower second class honours degree. Mature students without a degree may be considered if they can demonstrate appropriate professional experience and/or other relevant qualifications. For international students, IELTS 6.0 overall bands with a minimum of 5.5 in each of the four categories is required. Alternative language testing certificates may be permitted.
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Graduates may enter an international organisation, NGO, not-for-profit charity organization, policy or advocacy group, research consortium, human rights campaigning, humanitarian agency, legal assistant, academic, war journalist or foreign office.
Core modules
Diplomacy and Peacekeeping in Practice
Dissertation
Drivers of Armed Conflict
International Trade Law
Social Research Methods
The Responsibility to Protect and Justice
Theorising International Relations
Modules offered may vary.
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