Course summary

This programme can be studied part-time as MA, Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) or Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert). The PGDip and PGCert are shorter taught versions of the masters programme. They don’t require a dissertation but provide you with masters-level content. Why study International Relations?

• What are the main characteristics of the international order?

• How has globalisation changed international relations?

• To what extent is the international order based on conflict or cooperation?

• How is the global financial crisis affecting international politics?

• Do foreign military interventions in civil wars help or hinder peace-making?

• Why are economic resources so unevenly spread across the world, and what are the prospects for global justice?

• Modules taught by academics at the cutting-edge of their fields, involved in contributing to the international understanding of the subject

• Opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge to think, talk and write critically about contemporary international challenges

• Firm foundation for further study

• Focus on traditional and current challenges in international relations in conjunction with emerging areas of interest in the developing world

• Discussions on the historical significance of globalisation and how it relates to a number of key issues in international relations.

• The diversity of our staff and students makes Queen Mary a great place to study international relations.