Course overview

Global power structures and developmental politics are in a state of flux after much political and economic disarray. In this course, you’ll acquire a wider knowledge of the fundamental theories of international relations and international debates. You’ll also develop your capacity to apply critical evaluation and reasoning to policy-making in security and development.

This course will provide you with the ability to analyse thematic and institutional case studies of world order and global governance. It will arm you with new ways of analysing the practice of security and developmental politics from a global perspective. We’ll take a more problem-focused approach with an emphasis on key subfields of international relations. Together, we’ll analyse these subfields intensely, so that you can go on to practice application in professional scenarios.

What you’ll learn

Our MA International Relations: Security and Development online programme takes a dynamic, problem-based approach to teaching and assessment.

On this course, you will:

• develop an advanced understanding and knowledge of the significance of the theories and concerns of international relations, informed by global scholarship
• gain an in-depth and systematic understanding of the discourse and practice of security and development issues in International Relations
• build on your ability to apply analysis and critical evaluation to policy-making processes in global security and development
• grow your competence in using methodologies and techniques both for research and professional environments
• develop a capacity for both independent research and collaborative efforts.

Careers and opportunities

By participating in this programme, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in this growing area of professional activity.

With so much opportunity to practise critical analysis and thinking, research, and application of these skills to real life case studies, you’ll graduate equipped with a diverse portfolio of techniques that give you an intellectual edge.

On successful completion of the course, you’ll have developed the ethical and integrative attitudes necessary to be a professional within this field. You may even be inspired to embark on a PhD programme.

How you’ll be assessed

You’ll be assessed based on your process of researching, crafting, and documenting your work through a variety of methods, including presentation and individual work, as well as the framed discussion of practical work.

Assessment methods will be tailored specifically to each module and inclusivity will be catered for so that no students are disadvantaged.