Course summary
Visit our website for more information on fees, scholarships, postgraduate loans and other funding options to study at Swansea University. The Extended MA (EMA) is a 240-credit postgraduate qualification that is equivalent to 120 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) and is thus a recognised Masters qualification throughout the European Union. The EMA is a standard UK MA plus an additional 60 credits (30 ECTS) and this additional coursework is undertaken in one semester at a partner institution overseas. The EMA is therefore not only an EU recognised postgraduate qualification it also adds a study abroadexperience thus enhancing the qualification’s employability credentials. The partner institution for EMA International Security and Development is the Department of International and Area Studies at The University of Oklahoma. The Department of International and Area Studies is an exciting and rapidly growing academic unit within the University of Oklahoma. It has approximately twenty faculty members and, critically for this EMA, their expertise lie within the fields of security and development. Created in 1890 The University of Oklahoma enrols more than 30,000 students, it has achieved the Carnegie Foundation’s highest tier of research activity classification, and is ranked in the top 400 universities in the world according to the Times Higher rankings. Visit our website for more information on fees, scholarships, postgraduate loans and other funding options to study at Swansea University.
Modules
Modules may include: Conceptual Issues In the Theory and Practice of Social Sciences; Human rights, Humanitarian Intervention and Global Justice: Moral Problems International Politics; Critical Security Studies: Issues and Approaches in Contemporary Security; Violence, Conflict and Development; War, Technology and Culture; War, Identity and Society; The Digital Edge: Contemporary Issues and Trends; Approaches to International Relations; Approaches to Political Theory; The State of Africa; Rights-based Approaches to Development; The Policy Making Process; Postcolonialism, Orientalism, Eurocentrism; Gender, Society and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa; Rethinking Global Governance; Gender and the Social Sciences; Democracy and Constitutional Design; Comparative Governance in Complex Systems; Popular Culture and World Politics; Cyber Governance; Foundations of International Political Economy.
Entry requirements
The typical entry requirement is a first degree in a relevant discipline, normally a lower second (average 55 per cent) or above or equivalent. Overseas students are expected to possess an IELTS score of 6.5 or Swansea University recognised equivalent.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £3100 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £3100 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £3100 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £3100 | Year 1 |
| EU | £6750 | Year 1 |
| International | £6750 | Year 1 |
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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP