MSc International Relations: University of East London

About the programme

The MSc International Relations enables you to develop a critical awareness of competing analytical frameworks in the study of International relations and deploy these in the analysis of specific questions and issues.

The typical duration of this programme is one year full-time; 18 months for students starting the programme in February; two years part time.

The MSc International Relations will provide you with:

• An advanced, comprehensive and critical understanding of the forces shaping state and interstate relations and global politics
• An understanding of international order/disorder, decision making and insecurities
• An appreciation of the context of International Relations in terms of global inequalities, elite power and environmental risks
• An interdisciplinary approach
• A selection of interesting and relevant options
• The benefits of day schools and field trips

Career opportunities

Skills and Knowledge gained from this degree are relevant to the professions, the media and all forms of public service, and graduates can look to a wide range of career paths particularly in the public sector and government, the media and various kinds of developmental agencies and organisations.

Entry requirements

Applicants are normally required to have a good first degree in a cognate area of study. Under special circumstances, and after interview, applicants without a first degree but with substantial professional experience may be considered.

In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) is required. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education postgraduate programmes.

Students that apply to enter stages of the programme may be admitted through normal Accreditation of Experiential Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL) processes, or through an approved articulation agreement. Therefore such applicants must be able to demonstrate and evidence that they have the required learning outcomes as listed in the modules for which they are seeking exemption.