International Relations, MA
Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
The world is facing profound challenges, from conflict and climate change to new and unexpected global pressures. But alongside these difficulties, new ideas, collaborations, and opportunities for positive change are emerging. Understanding this fast‑moving landscape has never been more important.
Our MA International Relations helps you make sense of this complex global picture. You will explore the forces shaping international politics today, examine how global institutions respond to change, and consider how a more just and sustainable world might be built. Across one, two, or three years of study, you will gain the conceptual tools, detailed case studies, and advanced research skills needed to analyse international issues with confidence.
Whether you are looking to deepen your academic knowledge or prepare for a career in global policy, governance, or research, this programme is designed to equip you to engage thoughtfully and critically with the world around you.
Key highlights
- Explores the forces shaping international politics today
- Examines how global institutions respond to change
- Considers how a more just and sustainable world might be built
- Develops conceptual tools, detailed case studies and advanced research skills
- Prepares students for careers in global policy, governance or research
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — 2.2
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries
First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.
Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)
The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.
Careers this course leads to
- Policy Analyst
- Government Research Officer
- International Development Officer
- Diplomatic Service Officer
- Political Risk Analyst
- NGO Programme Officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £10,200 per year | International: £21,250 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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