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Global Politics (Research) – (M.Sc.)
University of Southampton
School of Social Sciences
| Application Deadline: | None, but early application advised | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,039 - ≈ € 13,333 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Southampton / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Southampton
This ESRC-recognised programme provides an opportunity to investigate current debates about the changing nature of global politics, and offers broad training in social science methods. Successful ESRC-funded students will be eligible for a further three years’ funding for PhD research.
This programme comprises two elements: an opportunity to investigate current debates about the changing nature of global politics and a broad training in social science methods. This training conforms to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Guidelines for Postgraduate Training.
Career opportunities
In the current employment market, postgraduate qualifications are increasingly popular because of the competitive edge they give to a C.V. Many of our students have recently completed Bachelors degrees and wish to specialise further with a particular career in mind.
Previous students have gone on to jobs in:
* the private sector
* non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
* formal politics
* think-tanks
* local authorities
* the armed forces
* the National Health Service
* the UK Youth Parliament
* publishing and teaching
* academia
Contents
The MSc Global Politics (Research) may be taken on a full-time or part-time basis. The full-time MSc lasts twelve months, starting in October and finishing in September of the following year. The part-time programme lasts twenty-four months.
Students must successfully complete seven taught modules before moving on to prepare and submit a dissertation of 12,500 - 15,000 words.
Core modules
* Design and statistical analysis of surveys
* Global politics and international relations
* Qualitative methods
* Researching politics and international relations
Optional modules
Our MSc students can choose two optional modules from a wide range of options in politics, international relations, sociology or social policy (only one module can be chosen from the options provided by the Division of Sociology & Social Policy).
Typical options include:
* Arms control and disarmament
* Citizenship and democracy
* Contemporary theories of justice
* Democratic innovations
* Globalisation and international relations
* Governance and public policy
* Governing globalisation
* Green politics
* Human rights and world politics
* International politics during the nuclear age
* Introduction to security studies
* Realism in international relations
* The common foreign and security policy of the European Union
* Theories of international politics
* The South and global politics
The availability of optional modules will depend on staff availability and student uptake.
Dissertation
The dissertation is 12,500 - 15,000 words long. The dissertation offers you the opportunity to research a subject of your choice. A member of staff will provide supervision and guidance throughout the period of preparation and writing.
Assessment: Coursework and/or examination; you must complete all taught modules satisfactorily before being eligible to submit a dissertation leading to an MSc
Teaching methods may include:
* lectures
* seminars
* project work
Each module is weighted equally, and will involve around 24 formal contact hours in total, generally spread over 12 weeks. For each module students will be expected to write one or more essays (or equivalent) and contribute to seminar discussions.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
We welcome applications from students with a good undergraduate degree (upper second-class or higher) or equivalent.
If you have a lower second-class undergraduate degree you may still be eligible for admission to one of our master´s programmes if we are satisfied that there is sufficient evidence of upper-second class quality in your work (judged by the range
of your marks, the mark awarded for your dissertation, and/or the quality of your references).
English language requirements
If your first language or language of education is not English, we will ask you to show evidence of fluency in the use of English. For all of our postgraduate programmes we require a level of IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 580 (CBT - 237, IBT - 92). For details of other English language tests which we accept, please see the International students section of our website where you will find a list of approved tests.
If you require further English language tuition before commencing your programme with us, you may apply for one of our pre-sessional English language courses which are run by the Centre for Language Study.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 237 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 92 |
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