This programme offers and advanced understanding of contemporary politics. You have access to the theoretical and empirical knowledge of key questions in political behaviour and mass participation; governmental institutions and policy making public values, attitudes, and opinion; tolerance/trust; mass media; collective action and social movements; parties and party systems; and modernisation and democratisation. You are also trained in the methodological skills necessary to pursue your own research interests, including the dissertation. The programme offers a solid preparation for a range of professional careers in fields such as research, government, international organisations, and the media or a foundation for further studies at doctoral level.

The programme is also offered in a two-year, 120 ECTS credit format, comprising nine taught modules followed by a dissertation.

Course content

• Key Issues in Comparative Politics
• Philosophy and Methodology of Politics and International Relations
• Four other modules taught within the School
• Dissertation

Assessment

Assessment is by coursework plus the dissertation.

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Roxanne Devine
School of Politics and International Relations, Rutherford College,
University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NX, UK
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Michael Sewell
Brussels School of International Studies,
University of Kent at Brussels, Boulevard de la Plaine 5, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
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