
Overview
The International Relations course offered by the University of Essex offers excellent preparation for PhD research in this field, covering all aspects of international relations with additional training in research design and research methods. You learn how to develop theories, conduct research, and explore the empirical implications of theoretical models using the most appropriate empirical methods.
Your future
An MRes puts you in a particularly strong position to succeed in a research degree. We offer supervision for PhD and MPhil in the following fields: government; ideology and discourse analysis; international relations; political behaviour; and politics.
Our academic reputation is illustrated by the fact that many of our graduates have gone on to academic and research focused careers as post doctorates and staff in Universities around the UK and EU.
Other recent graduates have gone on to work for the following high-profile organisations:
- The Civil Service
- Local government
- The World Bank
- The United Nations
- NATO
- YouGov and YouGov America
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses included:
- Theories of International Relations
Theory and Explanation in Political Science
- The Analysis of Conflict and Peace
- Democracy, Violence, and Inequality in Latin America
- International Security Studies
- International Security Studies
- Gender and Armed Conflict
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Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
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General requirements
- A 2.2 degree in Political Science, International Relations, International Studies, American Studies, United States Politics, Economics, Finance or Statistics.
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- A 2.2 degree in any subject which includes study in two relevant modules. Relevant modules include, but are not limited to:
- Comparative Political Systems
- Constitutional Democracy
- Contemporary World Affairs
- Current Affairs
- Democratic Theory
- Econometrics
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19740 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 19740 GBP per year during 24 months. -
National
9200 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9200 GBP per year during 24 months.
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Funding
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