Overview

This Global Political Economy programme from King's College London is an interdisciplinary online programme that explores the interactions of political, economic, and social forces in a global context, and how they are transforming our world. Such forces include individual states and international organisations like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. It also extends to transnational social movements, such as the global climate movement and mass mobilisations against authoritarian rulers.

You’ll consider and come to appreciate the extent to which the global political economy impacts and transforms our everyday world. Its consequences include, for example, economic, financial, and environmental crises, conflict poverty, inequality, and gender relations.

Career

On this MA, you will learn various academic and professional analytical, techniques to assess and evaluate different aspects of the global political economy, including but not limited to trade, finance, energy, natural resource availability and extraction, poverty, inequality, migration, and development.

Typical careers you can expect to pursue include economist, financial analyst, trade specialist, lobbyist, political scientist, policy analyst, business analyst, marketing specialist, researcher, charity advisor, and more.

Graduates of the on-campus version of this course enjoy highly successful careers across the public, private, and third sector. They can be found working in the UK and Europe, as well as in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Programme Structure

You’re required to take the following 6 modules:

Global Political Economy: Theory and Approaches

Issues in Global Political Economy

Research Design and Methods

Decolonising Global Political Economy

Political Economy of International Migration

Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-08 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Economics International Business Political Science View 34 other Masters in Economics in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

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General requirements

A minimum 2:1 honours degree (or above) in a social science or humanities subject.
Please note that if you have a lower degree classification, or a degree in an unrelated subject, your application may still be considered. You’ll need to demonstrate significant relevant work experience or offer a related graduate qualification (such as a master’s or PGDip).

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