Teaching and assessment for International Relations MSc

You will learn about the political economy of climate policy in the context of global politics. You will learn about key issues such as:

• the principles and core characteristics of climate change governance
• the power and institutions behind policy-making
• the implications of the climate policy pursued by the major economies

You will learn the principles of sustainability and sustainable development. You will also explore the link between theory, policy and practice.

You will examine how more sustainable futures can be achieved in practice.

You will build and develop skills relating to planning, undertaking, and communicating research

You will explore core concepts in social science. This will allow you to understand their contribution to knowledge of the social world. You will also get a broader context in which they were developed.

We then consider how social science concepts can be applied to address contemporary social challenges.

Learn more about using core method for analysing quantitative social data. This will allow you to build and develop your abilities and confidence

You will gain an advanced level of knowledge of a range of analytic qualitative research methods.

You will assess the appropriateness of different qualitative methods for your own research project. This will allow you to develop the skills to design and conduct qualitative research of your own.

GIS are powerful tools for managing, integrating, and analysing geospatial data based on location. As such, they have value within multiple problem-solving situations.

You will learn some basics of applied geospatial analysis using GIS. You will also learn about major open geospatial developments, linking in particular to the UN SDGs.

Human rights laws describe fundamental rights to which all human beings are entitled. It also describes the corresponding duties of states and other actors.

This module examines the law, theory and institutions for the protection of human rights. It also looks at their implementation and effectiveness in practice.

You will learn the advanced knowledge and analytical tools for the study of the Middle East and Terrorism. This will also cover decision-making and the shaping of security and foreign policy.

This module will introduce you to the political science of human rights.

You will be encouraged to engage with the concepts, theories, and methods that have been used to study human rights.

You will also undertake monitoring for a human rights NGO.

The module deals with principal theoretical approaches to conflict, typologies, and responses. It compares and assesses the institutional and policy choices of societies with ethnic, linguistic, or religious divisions, and elucidates the consequences for social and political outcomes in divided societies. The focus is on the dynamics of political competition.

The module combines theory and practice to introduce you to theoretical debates and controversies in human rights advocacy and real-world experience of running an advocacy campaign.

The aim of the module is to help you to learn by reading, reflecting, and doing.

The dissertation is an opportunity for you to specialise in an area that they have a personal interest in. You will receive guidance from an academic supervisor, while engaging in original, independent research that culminates in the production of a thesis up to 15,000 words in length.