MSc in Gender, Politics, & International Relations
Dublin, Ireland
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
EUR 22,600 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
* for non-EU citizens | 10350 EUR per year for EU citizens | for full-time
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Key Summary
About: The MSc in Gender, Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin trains you for research, policy and advocacy in international organizations, government, NGOs and academia. It treats gender as central to domestic and global politics and combines specialist knowledge with advanced qualitative, quantitative and emerging methods. Ireland offers a progressive study environment and rich culture.
Career Outcomes: Recent graduates work at United Nations (New York and Geneva), World Trade Organisation, Asia Development Bank, Saatchi & Saatchi and Credit Suisse First Boston. Potential careers include policy analyst, researcher, advocacy officer, international civil servant, NGO specialist, diplomat, consultant and academic.
The MSc in Gender, Politics and International Relations is an intensive programme that prepares you for a career in research, policy, or advocacy in international organisations, governmental and non-governmental bodies, or academia.
Gender is a fundamental aspect of both the international and domestic political systems. This programme facilitates students to become specialists in understanding how gender shapes both individual and group interactions with politics on the national and global level.
The programme focuses on combining in-depth sub-disciplinary knowledge with advanced methodological skills, across both established and emerging methods.
Core Modules
- Introduction to Statistics
- Gender & the Political System
- Qualitative Research Methods for Political Science
- Gender, Peace, and Security
- Thesis
20 credits from the following:
- One Planet, One Ocean (5)
- Gender and Development (10)
- Ecology & its Application [online] (5)
- Masculinities, Gender, and Equality (10)
- Gender, Sexuality, and the Body; The Politics of Belonging (10)
- Theories of International Relations (10)
- Politics of European Governance (10)
- Politics of Human Rights (10)
- Politics and Change in the Middle East and North Africa (10)
- Peace & Conflict Studies (10)
- Politics of International Trade and Investment (10)
- Applied Data Wrangling and Visualization (5)
- Feminist Theory (10)
- Connected Politics 1 (5)
- Gender, Inequality, and Public Policy (10)
- Decoloniality and Intersectionality Thinking (10)
- Gender, Conflict-Related Harm, & Transitional Justice (10)
- Politics of Development (10)
- Theories of Global Justice (10)
- Comparative Public Policy (10)
- International Political Economy (10)
- Comparative European Politics (10)
- EU Foreign, Security, and Defence Policy (10)
- Theory of Human Rights (10)
- Political Violence (10)
- Quantitative Text Analysis (10)
- International Security (10)
- Programming for Social Scientists (10)
- IR Theory: Conflict and Identity (10)
- AI and Large Language Models (10)
World Top 100 in the QS Ranking 2024 in Politics; Oldest and Largest School of its Kind in Ireland
UCD School of Politics & International Relations is the oldest and largest school of its kind in Ireland, with over 150 years of experience in political studies and a world-renowned faculty drawn from many countries.
- To thoroughly familiarise students with cutting edge research in the broad area of gender, politics and international relations.
- Allow students to connect theoretical debates on gender with real-world political issues and policymaking.
- Facilitate students' professional development to work as gender experts.
- Develop and apply advanced research methods skills.
- Develop students’ independent research capabilities.
- Enhance students’ writing skills.
- Develop oral presentation skills.
- Enhance teamwork skills.
UCD offers a number of graduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students holding an offer of a place on a UCD graduate degree programme.
SPIRe operates a Graduate Scholarship programme, which normally opens in late Spring. Please note that not all programmes are eligible for this Scholarship.
- Recent graduates of UCD School of Politics & International Relations now work in:
- United Nations, New York and Geneva
- World Trade Organisation
- Asia Development Bank
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Credit Suisse First Boston
The applicants should have earned an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject such as political science, international relations, social science, sociology, history, geography, economics, global studies, public policy, development studies, EU studies, law/international law etc. with at least Upper Second Class Honours, or its equivalent (an overall GPA of 3.0 (B) or higher in the American system). Relevant professional experience will also be taken into account.