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MSc International Public Policy

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 2 years

Masters Degree Description

Are you seeking to forge a career in international politics or policy-making? This programme equips future policymakers with a detailed and systematic understanding of how political institutions, processes and public policies operate at global level. You will examine international relations and learn skills to analyse how public policy is formulated and governed beyond national borders – so that you are ready to play your part in this far-reaching work. The MSc also provides rigorous academic and methodological training, enabling you to pursue further postgraduate studies and/or a research degree.

Entry Requirements

As a minimum, an upper second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard; Applicants should ideally have a background in political science, international relations, law, European studies, history, philosophy, economics, or a related subject. Relevant practical or work experience in a related field may also be taken into account.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Our graduates move on to prestigious careers both nationally and internationally, including as Civil servants in departments in central or local government in the UK and overseas, policy officers and researchers for UK members of parliament and Members of the European Parliament, The European Commission (for example through internships), public and private sector organisations.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Dissertation
  • International Public Policy
  • Causal Inference
  • Introduction to Quantitative Methods
  • Quantitative Text Analysis for Social Science
  • Evidence and Policy
  • International Political Economy
  • Terrorism
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Conflict Resolution and Post-War Development
  • Governing Global Business
  • Human Rights, Accountability and World Politics
  • Trade Policy and Climate Change
  • The Political Economy of Development
  • From Cyberwarfare to Robots: The Future of Global Conflict in the Digital Age
  • International Negotiation
  • Global Security Policy
  • Human Rights in Crisis
  • Qualitative Methods: Interviews, Observations and Mixed Methods
  • Qualitative Methods: Using Texts, Transcripts and Images
  • Qualitative Methods: Case Studies and Comparative Analysis

Optional modules

  • Causal Inference
  • Introduction to Quantitative Methods
  • Quantitative Text Analysis for Social Science
  • Evidence and Policy
  • International Political Economy
  • Terrorism
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Conflict Resolution and Post-War Development
  • Governing Global Business
  • Human Rights, Accountability and World Politics
  • Trade Policy and Climate Change
  • The Political Economy of Development
  • From Cyberwarfare to Robots: The Future of Global Conflict in the Digital Age
  • International Negotiation
  • Global Security Policy
  • Human Rights in Crisis
  • Qualitative Methods: Interviews, Observations and Mixed Methods
  • Qualitative Methods: Using Texts, Transcripts and Images
  • Qualitative Methods: Case Studies and Comparative Analysis
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