Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 1-2 Years
We recognise the need to adopt a global perspective when it comes to tackling the pressing issues facing us. Some of the issues we will cover on this course include:
New security challenges in a multi-polar world
Diplomacy
Women
Religion
Peacebuilding
Public Health
Whether you already work in a policy role for government or third-party sector organisation, or this is a career you would like to pursue, this course will give you the opportunities to develop the knowledge and gain experience you need. You will learn how to think about complex issues and engage with a diverse range of perspectives. We will support you in completing a dissertation that will focus on a topic that interests you. This will demonstrate your ability to combine theory and experience to tackle current political challenges.
There will be regular research seminars for you to join. You will be invited to hear guest speakers discussing international politics and security issues. These will give you policy perspectives from a variety of relevant fields.
2:2
honours degree in a related subject
Interview
if your honours degree is in an unrelated subject
This degree could lead you to, or help you progress in, a career directly related to, Politics, such as working in local government or the Civil Service. It could also take you in a completely different direction to work in the third sector, for example, using the many transferrable skills you will develop. These include problem solving, designing and carrying out research, developing and critiquing arguments, analysing and evaluating information, collaboration, independent working, communication and more.
This will give you an advantage in careers such as:
Local or national government
Policy development
Political and social research
Charities and the third sector
Theory and Methods in International Relations
New Security Challenges in a Multi-Polar World
Culture, Women, and International Politics
Diplomacy in the United Nations
Emerging Issues in International Relations
Religion and Peacebuilding
Environmental Policy
Dissertation
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