Online MA in International Relations

This programme can be studied part-time as MA, Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) or Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert). The PGDip and PGCert are shorter taught versions of the master's programme. They don’t require a dissertation but provide you with masters-level content.

Why study International Relations?

• What are the main characteristics of the international order?
• How has globalisation changed international relations?
• To what extent is the international order based on conflict or cooperation?
• How is the global financial crisis affecting international politics?
• Do foreign military interventions in civil wars help or hinder peace-making?
• Why are economic resources so unevenly spread across the world, and what are the prospects for global justice?

If you are interested in these questions and are excited at the prospect of exploring them with like-minded individuals, but your circumstances or commitments make it difficult for you to attend university, then our online International Relations MA is for you.

The programme offers challenging and thought-provoking modules to help you formulate your answers and a lively, intelligent group of students and academics with which to debate and exchange ideas.

What to expect

Want to know more? Here’s a brief summary of what you can expect if you decide to study with Queen Mary Online:

• Modules taught by academics at the cutting-edge of their fields, involved in contributing to the international understanding of the subject.
• Opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge to think, talk and write critically about contemporary international challenges.
• A firm foundation for further study.
• Focus on traditional and current challenges in international relations in conjunction with emerging areas of interest in the developing world.
• Discussions on the historical significance of globalisation and how it relates to a number of key issues in international relations.
• The diversity of our staff and students makes Queen Mary a great place to study international relations.

The School of Politics and International Relations

Committed to developing, maintaining and supporting excellent and innovative teaching and research amongst its faculty, the School fosters independent learning and critical thinking among our students. It has particular strengths in:

• International security
• Conflict and war
• The political economy of North-South relations
• International political theory
• Middle East politics
• The transition from the Cold War to the contemporary post-Cold War world
• Migration and transnational mobility

QMUL Online offers you world-class teaching delivered by leading academics and professionals at the top of their game.

Queen Mary Online offers four part-time, 100% online programmes delivered by the Queen Mary University of London – a world-leading Russell Group university. Gain access to cutting-edge research, a global community, and world-class teaching that will empower you to make a global impact.

QMUL Online

By choosing to study online with Queen Mary, you still enjoy the same status and access to exemplary teaching as our campus students. The advantage you have is the flexibility to pursue your future career at a time and intensity suited to your own unique circumstances and without interrupting your income and career progression.

Key features of online learning

• Flexibility: Learn from home, the workplace or on the move, anywhere in the world
• Location: No need to relocate, take a career break or apply for a visa
• Global: Study alongside and network with students from around the world
• Quality: Concise lectures and digital resources developed by our renowned academics
• Support: Academic tutors are readily and easily accessible for guidance and feedback
• Engaging: Activities that help you to apply theory to practice
• Feedback: Live sessions with tutors and peers
• Accessible: All assessments are taken and submitted online
• Intuitive: Everything you need is available via our online learning platform
• Status: All awards are equal in title and prestige to those given for campus study
• Advice: Accessible careers support, available throughout the course.

Non-academic support

Student life isn’t all about studying. As part of Queen Mary’s online community , there is a team of people dedicated to making your experience with us as positive as possible and our induction will welcome you, and introduce you to studying online.

Online Student Advisers are your first point of contact for any practical queries whether that be for tips on effective online learning, advice about work-life balance, or to direct you to our university support services.

If technology makes you nervous, our technical support team will be on hand to offer advice and help with the use of our online learning platform.