Course summary
This Masters course will allow you to focus on themes in political science including international studies. You will acquire skills in political science approaches and can take additional discipline-specific modules and options appropriate to your field of study. It provides a pathway towards doctoral training, equipping you with essential training and skills to enable you to undertake an original and significant doctorial project. This course is designed to be interdisciplinary, which means that you can take modules from across other faculties to tailor it to fit your interests. You will undertake a piece of original research utilising the skills and methodologies that you have gained, feeding into a doctoral research agenda. You will establish your own personalised curriculum in discussion with the Course Director. This will provide you with a solid foundation for your progression onto PhD study.
Entry requirements
A minimum of a second-class honours degree (2:1 preferred) in a relevant subject or equivalent is required. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate/relevant work/life experience are encouraged to apply. A research proposal is required along with your application. It should be a maximum of 1,500 words.
English language requirements
For further information on English Language requirements, please see the university website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/international/international-students/english-language-requirements/
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
For further information on course costs, please refer to the University website:
https://www.stir.ac.uk/courses/?filter__level=Postgraduate&filter__method=&filter__faculty=&filter__startdate=
Provider information
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA