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International Politics - International Relations – (M.A.)

The University of Manchester

School of Social Sciences
Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 4,192 ≈ € 13,338 (non-EEA)
Location: Manchester / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Research
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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International Relations (IR) is one of the fastest growing sections of our Graduate Programme and an area in which we are investing significantly. The MA course units on offer cover most of the field with a significant emphasis on the critical and normative dimensions of contemporary IR scholarship. As well as research training, the IR pathway provides students with a critical grounding in the theory and practice of international politics in an era of globalisation.

The compulsory course units are complemented by core course units in global ethical and normative issues, security studies, foreign policy and international political economy. You take 5 compulsory research training modules and 2 compulsory core modules:

EITHER

* Graduate seminar in International Relations
* Advanced graduate seminar in International Relations

OR

* Graduate seminar in International Relations

PLUS EITHER

* Security Studies
* Contemporary US Foreign Policy


Contents

Module detailsCompulsory Core Modules:

* Graduate seminar in International Relations
* Advanced graduate seminar in International Relations
* Contemporary US Foreign Policy
* Security Studies

Compulsory Research Training Modules:

* Advanced Research in Politics
* Dissertation Research Design
* Qualitative Methods
* Quantitative Methods
* Philosophy of Social Science

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Requirements

Academic entry qualification:

* 2:1 or overseas equivalent in a Social Science subject for direct MA entry.
* 2:2 or overseas equivalent for Postgraduate Diploma route entry

English language requirements:

Applicants whose first language is not English must attain one of the following:

* IELTS - Overall 7, writing score 7
* TOEFL - Overall 623, TWE 5 (PBT)
* TOEFL - Overall 263, TWE 5 (CBT). This test is no longer available but results less than 2 years old can be submitted.
* TOEFL - Overall 100, with 25 in each of the 4 sections (IBT)

Language Proficiency

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Grade C (Score: 60)

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