Course Overview

This course combines a sound basis of advanced knowledge and understanding in the broader and more disparate field of International Studies with the opportunity to choose optional specialist areas of study from among those offered in the School, and other schools such as Modern Languages and Cultures. The particular interests reflected in the choice of options may then be developed through the researching and writing of a dissertation. Throughout the course, you will gain advanced knowledge and understanding of: The extent to which the international community has developed and the driving forces shaping its development Factors determining humanitarian interventions The processes of globalization in the political, economic, cultural, and scientific fields The governance role of international organizations How the degree of integration of countries into the international political and economic system varies and the determinants of those variations Historical and/or contemporary issues and debates in the politics and political economy of specific states and/or areas and/or international institutions and organizations Regime analysis and the concept of soft power governance An appropriate topic in international politics of your choice

General Eligibility

UK 2.1 Bachelor degree, or equivalent.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• IELTS: 6.5 (no component under 6.0)_x000D_ _x000D_ TOEFL iBT (internet-based test) and TOEFL iBT Home Edition: 92 (no component under 23)