King's College London - Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy
MSc Global Affairs
London, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 31,600 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* first application deadline
** International students | UK students: £14,500per year
Key Summary
The MSc Global Affairs examines the politics, society, economics and history of the world’s non-western, regional and rising powers, and their role within a changing world order.
Key benefits
- The MSc Global Affairs is a unique programme that looks at the world from the perspective of non-western regions, and critically examines the connections between the local and the global.
- You will develop an in-depth and multi-disciplinary understanding of the politics, society, economics and history of at least two of the following countries and/or world regions: Brazil, China, India, Russia, Africa and the Middle East.
- You will gain hands-on experience of designing and executing an independent research project on a global subject – either a dissertation with research methods training, or capstone project alongside specialised policy-oriented micro-modules
- With a flexible curriculum, the programme allows you to develop the kinds of specialist regional knowledge (including the possibility of learning a language), research skills and awareness of yourself as a global citizen that are valued by employers, policymakers and scholars in a fast-changing world.
Structure
Required modules
- Introduction to Global Affairs (30 credits)
You are also required to take either:
- Global Affairs Dissertation (60 credits)
plus
- Introduction to Research Methods (Global Institutes) (15 credits)
Or
- Global Affairs Capstone Project (60 credits)
15 credits of online micro-modules from the International School for Government (ISfG) – these may typically include Approaches to Policy Making; International Conflict Analysis and Resolution; and/or Embracing uncertainty: Policymaking in turbulent times (total: Capstone Project plus 15 credits of online modules = 75 credits)
Furthermore, you are required to take 30 credits from a range of regional introductory modules that may typically include the following:
- Contemporary Brazilian Politics and Society (15 credits)
- Contemporary India (15 credits)
- China and the Age of Globalisation (15 credits)
- Russia and the European Union (15 credits)
- African Issues in Global Affairs (15 credits)
- Politics and Economics of the Middle East (15 credits)
Part-time students have some flexibility in the way they divide their modules but must take Introduction to Global Affairs and up to three optional modules (ideally including both regional introductory modules) in their first year (75 credits in total in year 1). The remainder of optional modules (45 credits) plus the Global Affairs Dissertation or Global Affairs Capstone Project (both 60 credits) should be completed in the second year. For those doing the dissertation, Introduction to Research Methods (Global Institutes) can be taken in the first or second year. Part-time students opting for the Global Affairs Capstone Project may choose to take the ISfG credits in their first or second year, or spread them out if possible.
Optional modules
- African Issues in Global Affairs (15 credits)
- Building Gender-Inclusive Organisations and Outcomes (15 credits)
- China and the Age of Globalisation (15 credits)
- China and the Global South (15 credits)
- China's International Relations, 1949-Present (15 credits)
- Chinese International Investments (15 credits)
- Citizenship and Democracy (15 credits)
- Contemporary Brazilian Politics and Society (15 credits)
- Contemporary Chinese Politics (15 credits)
- Contemporary Chinese Society: Change and Transformation (15 credits)
- Contemporary India (15 credits)
- Contemporary Ukrainian Politics and Society (15 credits)
- Doing Business in China (15 credits)
- Economic Policies and Development in Contemporary China (15 credits)
- Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change in China (15 credits)
- Gender, Leadership and Society (15 credits)
- Global Welfare Politics (15 credits)
- Governance and Economic Growth in Transition (15 credits)
- Infrastructure, Technology, and Power in the Age of Global China (15 credits)
- Islam, Politics and Society (15 credits)
- Modern Chinese Political Thought: Ideology, Language and Practice (15 credits)
- New & Emerging Security Threats in Post-Soviet Eurasia (15 credits)
- Oil, Gas and Modernisation in Russia (15 credits)
- People, Protest and Mobilisation: Exploring Social Movement Theory (15 credits)
- President’s Global Leadership Award (PGLA)
- The Political Economy of Authoritarianism in the Middle East (15 credits)
- The Politics of Energy Security in Eurasia (15 credits)
- Religion & Politics in India and Pakistan (15 credits)
- The Comparative Politics of Latin America (15 credits)
- The State and Development in Africa and Asia (15 credits)
- The War in Ukraine and the Global Future
- Youth and Society in the Developing World (15 credits)
Employability
MSc Global Affairs graduates will have a wide range of career options, including further academic research, consultancy, NGOs, government and international organisations, media and publishing, business, finance and investment.