入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in politics, international relations or a relevant discipline.
英语要求： IELTS 7.0 (with at least 6.5 in each section)
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £12,200
课程特征 Course Features：
The MSc in International Relations is designed to equip students with an advanced knowledge and understanding of contemporary international relations, including IR theories, international institutions and structures, and processes of conflict resolution and cooperation.
The programme enables students to analyse and evaluate alternative explanations of developments in contemporary international relations.
It aims to provide you with:
an advanced understanding of theoretical and methodological debates in the study of international relations;
high-quality skills in the synthesis of information and the analysis and presentation of argument, orally and in writing;
the knowledge and skills needed for progression to higher level academic study or to relevant professional work;
an opportunity to develop specialist expertise in particular areas of interest within international relations;
the ability to undertake independent research;
a programme of study informed by a rich and active research culture.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Core courses
International Relations Theories
and at least one of the following:
International Political Economy
International Security
Options
Africa and International Politics
American Foreign Policy
Comparative Perspectives in Nationalism Studies
European Environmental Policy
European Social Policy
Explanation and Understanding in Social and Political Research
Gender and Development
Human Rights, Global Politics & International Law (new course, going to Board for approval)
Gender And International Relations
Information Policy: International and Comparative Perspective
International Political Economy
International Security
Justice and Order in the New Europe
The Middle-East in International Politics
Political Theory and International Affairs
Political Theory of International Human Rights
The Politics of Borders
The Politics of Migration in Europe
Social Policy in Transition: Central and Eastern Europe
The European Union in International Affairs
Political Economy of European Integration
Nations and Nationalism
Theorizing European Integration
War and Morality
Politics and Theories of International Development
Climate Change, Justice and Responsibility
Globalization
The dissertation is an extended piece of scholarship of a maximum 15,000 words in which students have the opportunity to pursue a topic largely of their choosing. Academically it is the most advanced element of the degree. It is also the point where students progress from structured study in courses to independent study.