Politics and International Relations

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MA in International Relations
(International Double Award)

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Entry requirements

The MA in International Relations considers contemporary questions in International Relations theory and practice. The accent is on critical consideration of traditional approaches to the discipline. In the post-Cold War globalising world there is an increasingly apparent need for ever-more sophisticated ways of understanding the dramatic changes taking place. This programme addresses that need. This MA programme provides students with advanced training, by way of coursework and dissertation, in the general methods, scope, theories, and findings in the field of International Relations. It builds on an undergraduate specialisation in the field of International Relations or a similar discipline; it gives a systematic preparation for original postgraduate research or for a demanding international career; and it constitutes a programme of training for those who have graduated in other fields and wish to transfer to International Relations. This version of the International Relations programme offers the opportunity to study at the prestigious Higher School of Economics in Moscow and obtain two masters degrees. You spend the first year at Kent and the second year in Moscow. Courses in Moscow are taught in English with the option to take Russian language courses.

Programme structure

The MA in International Relations (International Double Award) is an 18-month degree, with the first year spent at Kent and the second year in Moscow. Successful completion of the programme – which is worth 240 credits [120 ECTS] – leads to the award of the MA in International Relations (International Double Award) from the University of Kent and the Master XY from the Higher School of Economics in Moscow.

Please see separate page for the single award versions of this programme, fully taught in Canterbury.

First year

Autumn term

Required

Optional

 

 

Spring term

3 modules of 20 credits each

Second year

Required and optional modules plus a dissertation in Moscow.

 

 

Details of this programme are correct at the time of publishing but are subject to change

School of Politics & International Relations, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NX

Enquiries: +44 (0)1227 824382 or email the school

Last Updated: 13/09/2011