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International Relations MA, PGDip, PGCert

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International Relations MA, PGDip, PGCert

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Master

    • Duration:

      3 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 7580 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 13,650

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

    institution

    St Mary’s University

    St Mary’s University began in 1850 as a teacher’s training school with close ties to the Catholic Church. It soon outgrew its original campus at Brook Green in Hammersmith, and it moved to a larger facility at Strawberry Hill in 1925. This campus originally held around 250 students, but has been enlarged several times. In […]

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    Course Summary

    St Mary’s University offers an excellent full time or part time Master’s degree program in International Relations. Navigating the ongoing effects of climate change, social upheaval and displaced populations has become too complex a task for the non-specialist. International relations professionals are required to help global organisations make sense of complex geopolitical trends and changes.

    This degree program is often taken on a part time basis in order to allow for existing work, family or other time commitments. For example, students who are already working can gain the educational certifications they need to qualify for promotion to a more responsible role in their organisations, or to open up whole new career pathways without leaving the safety of your existing role. With the right training and certification, nearly anything is possible.

    It can be taken as a full MSc degree, or in an abbreviated fashion as a PgDip or PgCert as outlined below.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This program is typically delivered over a single year at full time. It can also be taken at part time over up to two years around work, family or other commitments.

    There are three levels of certification which can be awarded. Completing at least 60 credits worth of the modules listed below, will qualify you for a Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in International Relations. If you complete all of the 120 credits of modules listed but do not complete a dissertation, you’ll qualify for a Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip). Finally, if you complete a 15,000 word dissertation (or a similarly sized Professional Practice Report) as well as the 120 credits, you can exit with the full MSc degree.

    PgCert and PgDip Modules Include:

    • Political Economy of Human Trafficking and Unfree Labour
    • Organised Crime in Insecure Environments
    • Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking: Policing, Policy and Practice
    • Mediation and Negotiation
    • Mediating Trafficking Migration and Diaspora
    • Legal Responses to Transnational Crime and Terrorism
    • Issues in International Security
    • International Relations Theory
    • Human Rights and Migration in Europe
    • Gender, Identity and Society
    • Dissertation
    • Advanced Research Methods

    Learning & Teaching

    This program is typically delivered over a single year at full time. It can also be taken at part time over up to two years around work, family or other commitments.

     

    There are three levels of certification which can be awarded. Completing at least 60 credits worth of the modules listed below, will qualify you for a Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in International Relations. If you complete all of the 120 credits of modules listed but do not complete a dissertation, you’ll qualify for a Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip). Finally, if you complete a 15,000 word dissertation (or a similarly sized Professional Practice Report) as well as the 120 credits, you can exit with the full MSc degree.

     

    PgCert and PgDip Modules Include:

    • Political Economy of Human Trafficking and Unfree Labour
    • Organised Crime in Insecure Environments
    • Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking: Policing, Policy and Practice
    • Mediation and Negotiation
    • Mediating Trafficking Migration and Diaspora
    • Legal Responses to Transnational Crime and Terrorism
    • Issues in International Security
    • International Relations Theory
    • Human Rights and Migration in Europe
    • Gender, Identity and Society
    • Dissertation
    • Advanced Research Methods

    If you take this program at full time, you’ll attend classes in the evenings and / or late afternoon. These sessions will typically be delivered via an array of lectures, interactive seminars and skills workshops. Your progress will be assessed via policy briefings, media engagements, speeches and presentations which you will prepare or deliver. Of course, your final project or dissertation will represent a large portion of your marks.

    Career Possiblities

    St Mary’s MSc, PgDip or PgCert in International Relations is very well respected in business, industry and the public sector. It could qualify you for a post as a Minister of foreign Affairs, a Minister of Aid, a Minster of Trade or a wide range of non-governmental posts. The university’s Centre for Workplace Learning can be of great help boosting your employability during the program, and their Careers Service can help you plan your next steps.

    Entry Credit

    Successful completion will result in an MSc degree, a PgDip or a PgCert.

    Students must typically have achieved a 2:2 undergraduate degree in a relevant subject to apply. The full list of accepted qualifications can be found here.

    All classes are taught in English, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English by scoring well on an approved test. An IELTS score of 6.0 overall with no section scoring less than 5.5 would qualify, for example.

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