University of Sussex

Geopolitics and International Affairs MA

University of SussexOn campus - in person, United Kingdom

Course overview

Analyse today’s shifting geopolitics. Learn about power, conflict and strategy in the return to Great Power politics through hands-on experience.

Key highlights

  • Analyses power, conflict and strategy in shifting global geopolitics
  • Examines the return to Great Power politics
  • Learning built around hands-on experience

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:1 — or above
  • Degree: 2:2 — to include a social sciences or humanities subject; alternatively, you should have relevant professional experience or engagement; or above; considered case by case

Scholarships

  • Cate Haste Scholarship in History

    £3,000 tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £3,000
  • Cate Haste Scholarship in Media and Film

    £3,000 tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £3,000
  • Chancellor's Masters Scholarship

    £3,000 for applicants assessed as 'Home' for fees or £5,000 for applicants assessed as 'Overseas' for fees.

  • Jan Metzger Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems MSc

    £12,550 fee waiver

    Up to £12,550
  • John Kinghorn Scholarship in Engineering

    £10,000 tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £10,000
  • MBA Impact Scholarship

    £2,500 - £5,000 towards tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £2,500
  • Sanctuary Scholarship (Masters)

  • Shan Vaswani Borgartz Scholarship in Media

    £5,000 tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £5,000
  • Stuart Hall Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee discount.

    Up to £5,000
  • Sussex Alumni Scholarship

    £3,000 tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £3,000
  • Sussex Progressive Futures Scholarships

    £10,000 tuition fee reduction.

    Up to £10,000
  • The University of Sussex Business School International Masters Award

    £2,000 will be awarded as a fee waiver to all overseas fee-paying students who start a full-time Masters course at the Business school.

    Up to £2,000
  • The University of Sussex Engineering and Informatics International Masters Award

    £2,000 will be awarded as a fee waiver to all overseas fee-paying students who start a full-time Masters course at the School of Engineering & Informatics.

    Up to £2,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Political risk analyst
  • Foreign policy analyst
  • Diplomat
  • Intelligence analyst
  • Policy researcher
  • International relations consultant

Cost of study

UK/Home: £11,250 per year for full-time students | International: £23,500 per year for full-time students

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 University of Sussex, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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