Course summary
The MA in Social and Political Thought at Warwick was founded by the world-leading social theorist and philosopher, Gillian Rose. This MA provides students with a thorough grounding in the classics of social and political theory, and a deep and varied engagement with their 20th and 21st century offshoots. The emphasis on all modules is the development of intellectual curiosity about how the social intersects with the political. Attention is paid, in particular, to the study of capitalism, (post-)colonialism, crisis, democracy, enlightenment, freedom, individualism, liberalism, knowledge, and power. Skills from this degree
- Ability to analyse and evaluate complex intellectual ideas
- Ability to analyse and evaluate competing approaches to understanding the contemporary world
- Ability to build sophisticated and persuasive arguments from an array of sources
- Ability to carry out independent research
- Ability to write about complex ideas in a clear way
Modules
Core modules
- Politics and Social Theory
- Capitalism, State and Market
- Dissertation
- Postcolonial Theory & Politics
- Feminist Theories and Epistemologies: Debates and Dilemmas
- Indigenous and Global South Feminisms
- Critical Readings in Social Theory
- Transnational Media Ecologies
- Religion and the Planetary Crises
- Sociology of End Times
- Decolonising Ecology: Race, Coloniality and the Climate Crisis
- Key Problems in Criminal Justice
- Gender, Imperialism and International Development
- Gender Analysis and Development Practice
- Market Life: Wealth and Poverty in Global Capitalism
- Social Research for Social Change
- State of the Art of Sociology
- Understanding Social Science
- Feminist & Queer Thinking: Contemporary Challenges
- Queering Sociology
- Sexualities
- Reproductive Justice
- Archival Encounters
- Ethnography and the Anthropological Tradition
- Social Data Science
- Researching Inequality: Race, Class, Gender in Global Perspective
- Creative Research Methods
- Qualitative Methods in Social Research
- Quantitative Methods in Social Research
Assessment method
Taught modules are assessed through written assignments. You will focus on your 15-000 word dissertation after the end of Spring Term.
Entry requirements
Minimum requirements 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject. English language requirements You can find out more about our English language requirements. This course requires the following: Band B IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above. International qualifications We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please visit the University of Warwick website for the tuition fees for postgraduate courses:
https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/funding/fees
Sponsorship information
We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries. It's important that you apply for your postgraduate course first before you apply for a University of Warwick scholarship. Please visit the University's scholarship webpages.
Provider information
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL