MA/MRes Politics and International Relations - Pathway in Global Security

Keele University

MA/MRes Politics and International Relations - Pathway in Global Security

  • Country United Kingdom
  • Course Duration 12 month
  • Course Type Full Time
  • Courses Campus On Campus
  • Language Specification IELTS
  • Program Level Post-Graduate
  • Education Required Undergraduate
  • Admission intake SEP
  • Minimum GPA 70
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Application Charges

Application Fee Tution Fee
Free GBP 16,800

Application Date

Application Start Date Application Closing Date
2023-03-03
2023-08-20

Program Description

The MA/MRes in Politics and International Relations develops your critical understanding of the relationships between politics, knowledge and power in the world. It aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills to apply different research methodologies and research strategies to make positive contributions to contemporary policy, issues and debate.You will complete 180 credits, which includes three compulsory core taught modules (60 credits), four optional modules (60 credits) and a dissertation (60 credits). There are two interim awards available, depending on how many modules have been successfully completed: a Postgraduate Certificate for any two modules (60 credits); and a Postgraduate Diploma for all four taught modules (120 credits).The programme uses a pathway structure to achieve the twin aims of research training and subject specialisation. Within the compulsory modules, you will have the flexibility and opportunity to choose a pathway module specific to the area you are most interested in. Optional modules complement the compulsory core modules and provide you with access to in-depth scholarly debates, leading theoretical perspectives, and relevant practical issues, in particular pathway-specific topics.While the MA and the MRes have similar overall aims, the MRes has a higher component of dedicated research training modules designed to equip you with the additional skills required to carry out research in social science. MRes students will also be expected to complete a dissertation which is 15,000-20,000 words in length, compared with 15,000 for MA students.The course can be studied as either a one-year full-time or two-year part-time course, with a September start date. It also possible to study more flexibly part-time on a modular basis, accumulating degree credits by taking individual modules over a period of maximum of five years.

Other Requirements

  • You should have a first or a good second-class honours degree or it's equivalent. Your undergraduate degree should be in Politics, International Relations or any social science subject (e.g Law or Sociology), or a humanities subject (e.g History, Philosophy, English, or Modern languages).
  • For IELTS Waiver : CISCE/CBSE Class XII: 70% or above. All other State Boards Class XII (except Punjab or Mohali School Education Board): 75% or above in English, depending on course.Study should be taught in English. Otherwise IELTS is required.

Extra Notes


* NOTE : The Tuition Fee is subject to change Semester wise, as such for exact Tuition Fee kindly see the Website of the respective University.
* NOTE : Pathways : Students who want to pursue a Graduate Degree through a particular University but are unable to meet the university requirements for the GPA, GRE/GMAT or English Language scores, have to take up an additional academic and language support i.e. pathways in order to ensure the admit and study at the desired University.