📖Program Curriculum

You will study four compulsory 20-credit international relations modules, and a further two optional modules before taking a 60-credit dissertation project of your choosing in the second part of the course.

Modules include conceptual issues of social sciences, approaches to international relations and international security in the Asia Pacific.

MA 2 Year Full-time
Year 1 (Level 7T)
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
None found.

Optional Modules
Compulsory Modules
Choose Exactly 80 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must take the following four modules

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Applied Research Design September-January 20 PO-M32
Approaches to International Relations September-January 20 PO-M35
Critical Security Studies: Issues and Approaches in Contemporary Security January-June 20 PO-M60
Analysing Politics and International Relations January-June 20 PO-M93
AND
Optional modules
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select Two modules from below. One from each teaching block. You must have 60 credits in each teaching block overall

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Crisis and Global Change September-January 20 GEGM29
Rights-based Approaches to Development September-January 20 PO-M63
Violence, Conflict and Development September-January 20 PO-M64
The Policy Making Process September-January 20 PO-M67
The Global Governance of Drugs: Power, (Geo)Politics and Narco-Diplomacy September-January 20 PO-M69
Democracy and Constitutional Design September-January 20 PO-M85
Comparative Governance in Complex Systems September-January 20 PO-M87
War, Technology and Society September-January 20 WS-M94
Human rights, Humanitarian Intervention and Global Justice: Moral Problems International Politics. January-June 20 PO-M37
Southeast Asian Security January-June 20 PO-M40
War, Identity and Society January-June 20 WS-M95
Year 2 (Level 7D)
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters Dissertation
Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
None found.

Optional Modules
Compulsory Module Abroad
Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M (Semester of Study Abroad) June-September 60 PO-PX10
AND
Part- Two Dissertation
Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Dissertation September-June 60 PO-M25

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🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

209 RMB

Tuition fee:

17,500 GBP per year

17,500 GBP in total

Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied in English at high school or a degree
- Have passed IELTS level 6.5 or TOEFL 95 or above.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter
  • 2 Recommendation letters

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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