MSc International Relations Theory

MSc International Relations Theory is an advanced, academic study of the subject from a theoretical perspective.

The programme offers a deeper exploration of the ways in which people think about international relations, how international relations are theorised and conceptualised, and why they act the way they do when conducting international relations as a field of practice. The compulsory course covers the main explanatory and normative approaches in international relations theory - realism, liberalism, the "English School", constructivism, normative theory, gender and feminist writings and postcolonial perspectives. It explores international relations as knowledge, as a social science and as a practical discipline. You will also submit a 10,000-word dissertation and can choose optional courses within the Department or elsewhere in the School.