MA Internationale Beziehungen und Politik

If you're passionate about studying global conflict and cooperation at the postgraduate level, but you can't commit to attending university every week, this MA in International Relations and Politics offers a convenient way to study a Master's.

Through intensive study blocks, you'll graduate with the skills and knowledge for creative roles in security, development, social policy, governance, advocacy and communications in local to global institutions.

Course highlights

• Fit each module into a week's intensive study, with a few weeks' rest between to focus on your life and career commitments
• Explore the contours of contemporary insecurity, examine the key drivers of political and public policy decision-making across the globe, and apply key analytical concepts to local and international political developments
• Devise, research and deliver a major academic project
• Challenge conventional explanations and participate in key debates about international conflict, global politics and public policy.
• Develop advanced analytic skills and how to communicate your analysis in engaging reports, policy briefs and essays.
• Study with internationally-recognised academics, including members of the Centre for European and International Studies Research (CEISR) and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the Study of a Transnational Europe

We’re proud to be a breath of fresh air in the academic world – a place where everyone gets the support they need to achieve their best. We’re always discovering. We don’t fit the mould, we break it. Just as the world keeps moving, so do we.

We’re closely involved with our local community, and we take our ideas into the global marketplace. We partner with businesses, industry, and government to set the course for a better future. And we educate and transform the lives of our students to help them achieve their potential. We stand out, not just in the UK but in the world. We excel in research areas from cosmology and astrophysics to cybersecurity, forensics, and sport science. Since the first day we opened our doors, we've looked towards the future. And we're here to help you shape it.