Course summary
The Extended MA (EMA) in International Relations delivers stimulating teaching about the international system. It covers critical issues, crucial actors and alternative methods of analysis and interpretation. The partner institution for EMA International Relations is The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Founded in 1997, the Bush School is ranked in the top 12 percent of the 266 graduate public affairs schools in the USA, according to rankings published in U.S. News & World Report. Located in College Station, Texas, the School’s programmes are housed in the Robert H. and Judy Ley Allen Building, which is part of the George Bush Presidential Library Center on the West Campus of Texas A&M. This location affords students access to the archival holdings of the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, invitation to numerous events hosted by the George Bush Foundation at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, and inclusion in the many activities of the Texas A&M community. Texas A&M is the second-largest university in the USA with 66,000 enrolled students in 2016. It holds membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities, one of only 61 institutions with this distinction. 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; Approaches to International Relations; International Security in the Asia Pacific; Postcolonialism, Orientalism, Eurocentrism; War, Technology and Culture; War, Identity and Society; Approaches to Political Theory; Human rights, Humanitarian Intervention and Global Justice: Moral Problems International Politics; Politics in Contemporary Britain; War and Space; The State of Africa; Critical Security Studies: Issues and Approaches in Contemporary Security; Rights-based Approaches to Development; Violence, Conflict and Development; The Policy Making Process; Gender, Society and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa; Gender and the Social Sciences; Democracy and Constitutional Design; Cyber Governance; Foundations of International Political Economy.
Entry requirements
The typical entry requirement is your first degree in a relevant discipline, normally a 2:2 with a minimum of 55% overall. Overseas students are expected to possess an IELTS score of 6.5 or Swansea University recognised equivalent.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Provider information
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP