Postgraduate Study

The Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) hosts a large MPhil/PhD Programme, 5 Taught Masters courses, and 1 Master of Research programme. Our high-quality and intellectually challenging Programmes provides a stimulating and supportive study environment and attracts students from all over the world. To know more about our Postgraduate courses please follow the links below.

MA Programmes

Rear view silhouette of graduates Our high-quality and intellectually challenging Masters Programme provides a stimulating and supportive study environment and attracts students from all over the world. We offer five courses: Masters in International Relations, Masters in International Relations & Contemporary Political Theory, Masters in International Relations and Security, Masters in International Relations and Global Change, and Masters in International Relations and European Politics.

Courses are taught on a 1-year/full-time or 2-year/part-time basis (with enrolment possible in either October or January) and offer teaching and research excellence: the most recent external audit by the UK government's Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) rated Politics and International Relations teaching as “excellent” (23 out of 24 possible points). In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), 60% of the Department’s submissions in Politics and International Relations and 70% of those submitted for Asia Studies were “recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour” or higher by the UK’s research funding agency.”