Course summary

MPol Politics and International Relations is an integrated Masters course giving you the opportunity to seamlessly continue your studies from undergraduate to masters level in 4 years (5 years if choosing a placement year or year abroad). It provides a thorough grounding in all major areas of political science and international relations and widens your awareness of the world system, while training you in the research and critical thinking skills that are prized by employers. Why don't democratic countries go to war with each other? Why don't young people vote? Who should pay for climate change? Why do oil-rich states have worse human rights records? These are the kinds of questions addressed in our MPol in Politics & International Relations. You can explore a very wide range of topic areas in which the Department of Government produces world-leading research, including:

• Conflict resolution and peacekeeping

• Social media, campaigning and democracy

• International environmental policy

• Ideology and discourse analysis

• Terrorist groups and tactics

• Political parties and party strategy

• Overseas aid and development

• Human rights and global justice

• Transitions to democracy

• The psychology of public opinion