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Anglia Ruskin University MA in International Relations
Anglia Ruskin University

Anglia Ruskin University

MA in International Relations

Cambridge, United Kingdom

MA

12 up to

32 months

English

Full time, Part time

On-Campus

* 21st of July

Key Summary

    About : The MA in International Relations offers an in-depth analysis of the dynamics between states, international organizations, and non-governmental actors. The program focuses on contemporary global challenges and provides students with critical skills for understanding international relations theory and practice. It prepares graduates to assess and respond to global issues from a political, economic, and sociocultural perspective.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue diverse career opportunities in diplomacy, international organizations, NGOs, government sectors, and private consultancy. They can work as policy analysts, foreign service officers, or international business development specialists, among other roles.

Discover how international relations theory affects real-world events, and develop crucial skills like decision-making and debating. With prestigious guest lecturers and visits to think tanks such as Chatham House, you’ll gain all the experience you need for a role in global politics.

  • Join a course that scored 100% for overall satisfaction in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2019
  • Attend prestigious guest lecturers and visits to think tanks such as Chatham House
  • Focus on your own areas of interest with optional modules including global risk society, war reporting, and terrorism
  • Develop your decision-making, planning and debating with interactive sessions, specific scenarios and briefs

Overview

This course will give you an understanding of how international relations theory is applied to real-world policy and strategy, and the practical problems involved in this.

You’ll examine the theory and definition of the ‘state’ and relations between different states, and the roles of other institutions and organisations, like multinational companies and transnational crime organisations. All your studies will contain a strong vocational element, with a focus on how theory affects and is affected, by real events on the ground.

As well as this foundation in general international relations theory and practice, you’ll also have the chance to focus on your own areas of interest. Our optional modules will let you choose from subjects like the global risk society, policing and security, corruption and cross-border crime, war reporting, and terrorism.

To develop your decision-making, planning and debating skills, you’ll take part in interactive sessions, respond to specific scenarios and briefs, and undertake critical analysis. You’ll also receive advanced instruction in research methods, a vital skill both for your studies and your future career.

With a supporting team of lecturers who have academic and professional backgrounds in international relations, you can be sure you’re receiving the latest theory and career advice.