Politics and International Relations Pathway

♦ Master’s Progression Pathway

Are you interested in global and national politics? Are you passionate about current affairs and curious about contemporary political debates? This pathway enables you to explore a range of topics in politics and international relations, and you can tailor your pathway depending on your existing level of experience in this subject area, with Level 1 modules advised for those with no previous experience. Depending on the combination of modules you choose, you will develop a solid grounding in important topics such as the organization of political systems, the influence of political thinkers and ideas, conceptualisations of international politics and global developments, and the theory and practice of democracy in modern states, as well as explore crucial contemporary issues such as the politics of migration, the political impact of the media, the nature of the policy process, and the changing state of politics in the EU, Latin America and beyond.

Duration: One semester or one full academic year

Specific entry requirements: None. Students with no background in Politics and International Relations are strongly recommended to choose a minimum of two introductory modules.

Modules:

Semester 1		Semester 2
Introductory*		Introductory*
PAIR1002	Political Systems*	PAIR1001	Introduction to International Relations*
PAIR1004	Introduction to Political Theory*	PAIR1005	Political Enquiry*
PAIR1007	Crises of the 21st Century*
Optional		Optional
PAIR2001	Theorising International Politics	PAIR2004	Research Skills in Politics and International Relations
PAIR2024 / PAIR3021	Chinese Politics	PAIR2005 / PAIR3005	Development and International Relations
PAIR3050	Power & Ethics Before Machiavelli	PAIR2019 / PAIR3028	Diaspora Politics in Transnational Space
PAIR3057	Ethics of Public Policy	PAIR3015	Contemporary Theories of Justice
PAIR2020	Realism and Idealism in International Relations	PAIR2017 / PAIR3026	European Security Governance
PAIR2003 / PAIR3007	The Ethics and Politics of Migration	PAIR2026 / PAIR3033	Democratic Theory
PAIR2011	American Political Thought	PAIR2002	Political Thinkers
PAIR3004	Political Texts
PAIR1011	A (Dis)United Kingdom? Myth and Reality in British Politics
PAIR3056	Imagining European Futures

Some modules may be subject to change or availability

Linked Master’s programmes

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MSc International Security and Risk

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