International Relations (Interdisciplinary programme) (MA)

Attendance & duration

Full-time: one year, during both day and evening

Part-time: two years, two evenings/days or equivalent per week

Start dates

Full-time and Part-time September and February

COST

February 2012
Full-time
UK and EU students: £5,670
International students: £10,395

 

September 2012
Full-time
UK and EU students: £6,300
International students: £10,800

Part-time
UK and EU students: £700 per 20 credit module



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Overview

International Relations focuses on contemporary international relations and the understanding of overall global dynamics. Its interdisciplinary approach links the study of international politics, international political economy and international public law. International change is also emphasised through the course. The MA, with a current intake of around 100 students a year, draws people from all over the world and from many different backgrounds.

The course aims to equip you for analytical research on contemporary structures, processes and factors in international and transnational relations. It is ideal for those whose career plans will involve dealing with international affairs but who lack an academic background in the field.

Particularly valuable for those students interested in policy issues, this MA International Relations course provides the opportunity to undertake a work placement in an organisation concerned with international affairs. The vocational nature of the course is further enhanced by the dissertation, which allows you to engage in a substantial piece of research and to apply your knowledge and skills in an area of particular interest to you and your career aspirations.

Faculty of Law, Governance and International Relations

www.londonmet.ac.uk/depts/lgir/

NB - From September 2012 this course title will change to MA International Relations.

Applying and entry

PLEASE NOTE There is no official closing date for this course, but you are advised to apply as early as possible as we will only consider your application if there are places available on the course.

Tel: 020 7133 4202
Email: admissions@londonmet.ac.uk

An undergraduate degree of at least lower second grade. Candidates with other qualifications may be considered in exceptional circumstances.

Course contents

The course comprises nine modules, including three core modules and two options. Together with the triple-module dissertation, the options offer you the opportunity to specialise.

Core modules:
  • Theory and Research Methods in International Institutions
  • The Evolution of the Modern Inter-State System
  • International Relations and the Legal Regulation of Conflict

You must also choose two optional modules from a range that includes a work-placement project and a number of taught modules, including:

  • International Political Economy
  • State Collapse, External Intervention, and State Building
  • International Conflict Resolution
  • The New Europe in the New International Order
  • Religion and International Relations
  • Human Security
  • Human Rights and the International Order
  • Security Studies
  • International Legal Institutions

The dissertation involves a piece of substantial original research in international relations and is usually 15,000 words.

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Assessment
The assessment comprises a combination of coursework and examinations, along with the dissertation.

Careers

This is a valuable course for those planning careers as diplomats, journalists, and officials in international organisations, and also for those with career paths in the voluntary and private sectors. Those working for government departments have found the MA a useful route to enhanced promotion or a move into foreign office work. Students wishing to move into international relations-related work or change careers have also benefited from the course. Some of our graduates have also gone on to teach international relations or onto further academic study.

Student profiles

Read a student profile: Subindra Bogati
Read a student profile: Mahvash Bukhari
Read a student profile: Amalya Khachatryan
Read a student profile: Hazera Khanam
Read a student profile: Samuel Mokom
Read a student profile: Maria Sadoyan