International Relations MA
London, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
01 Jul 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 17,500 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international | UK: £10,700
Open Days at University of Westminster
Undergraduate Open Day 23 November 2024/ Postgraduate Online Open Day 26 February 2025
Introduction
The International Relations MA offers you an innovative, disciplined, and intellectually challenging framework for studying issues and perspectives within international relations.
You'll consider various aspects of international order and politics, including the dynamics of international social and political power relationships and conflicts, and state building. These topics are studied comparatively in relation to governmental, political, and social processes, and in the contexts of various historical continuities, discontinuities, and contrasts.
Top reasons to study with us
- You can tailor the MA to your own research interests through your choice of option modules and dissertation topic
- You'll work within a vibrant multicultural cohort, which will enable you to engage with different perspectives on contemporary international security issues
- Our teaching is designed to encourage you to critically analyse all sources and develop your ability to engage in informed debates – we place significant emphasis on enabling you to advance your opinions in an academically grounded manner
- As part of this course, we arrange visits to international organisations based abroad, some of which in the past have included NATO’s HQ in Brussels, the European Commission , and the European Parliament
Why study this course?
- Multicultural setting - Our Master's students come from all over the world, giving you the chance to engage with different perspectives on contemporary international security issues.
- Fantastic central London location - We're in the centre of one of the world’s greatest cities and use this vibrant setting to ensure that our students discover innovative solutions to the problems facing our world.
- Supportive environment - You'll be appointed a personal tutor who'll advise you throughout your time at Westminster. Each cohort also appoints a student representative to liaise between staff and students.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
The University is dedicated to supporting ambitious and outstanding students and we offer a variety of scholarships to eligible postgraduate students.
There is a range of funding available that may help you fund your studies, including Student Finance England (SFE).
Curriculum
Course structure
The following modules are indicative of what you will study on this course.
The dissertation constitutes a third of the overall marks for this course, and you're encouraged to choose a topic that is of particular interest to you. You'll be assigned a supervisor who is an expert in this area, and they will work with you to structure and refine your work.
You must choose four modules from the list of option modules below.
Core modules
- Beyond International Relations
- Dissertation and Research Methods
- International Relations: Theoretical Perspectives
Option modules
- Controversies in United States Foreign Policies and Processes
- Critical Criminology
- Democratic Innovations: Participatory Spaces around the World
- Democratic Politics: Key Debates and Issues
- Development Policy and Practice
- Diplomacy and Foreign Policy: Theory and Practice
- Diplomacy in Action: Evolution, Adaptation, Innovation
- Gender, Sexuality and International Relations
- Global Change: Toward a New Non-Western Order?
- Global Criminology
- Global Policing and Transnational Security
- Global Political Economy of Development
- Global Politics of Energy and Climate Change
- Governance of the European Union
- Governance, Policy Practice and Sustainable Development
- Islam and Politics in the Middle East
- Just Development Futures: Ideas, Concepts and Debates
- Regional Dimensions of Energy Security
- Sociology of Religion
- State Crimes and Radicalisation in the ‘War on Terror’
- The European Union as an International Actor
- The Politics of Global Complexity: Rethinking Governance, Power and Agency
- The State, Politics and Violence
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduate employers
Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:
- BBC
- European Parliament’s Office for Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy
- The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London
- The Strategic Foresight Group
- UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Job roles
This course will prepare you for roles in a variety of areas, including:
- Human rights advocate
- International diplomat
- Journalist
- Policy analyst
- Various roles in the Civil Service