International Relations and Politics MA

University of Portsmouth

If you're passionate about studying global conflict and co-operation at postgraduate level, but you can't commit to attending university every week, this MA International Relations and Politics offers a convenient way to study a Master's. Through intensive blocks of study, you'll graduate with the skills and knowledge for creative roles in security, development, social policy, governance, advocacy and communications, in local to global institutions.Fit each module into a week's intensive study, with a few weeks' rest between to focus on your life and career commitments.Explore the contours of contemporary insecurity, examine the key drivers of political and public policy decision making across the globe, and apply key analytical concepts to local and international political developments.Devise, research and deliver a major academic project.Challenge conventional explanations and participate in key debates about international conflict, global politics and public policy.Develop advanced analytic skills, and how to communicate your analysis in engaging reports, policy briefs and essays.Study with internationally-recognised academics, including members of the Centre for European and International Studies Research (CEISR) and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the Study of a Transnational Europe.

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences