MScGlobal and Comparative Politics
| Study location | United Kingdom, Colchester Campus |
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| Type | Master courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 1 year |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MSc |
| Tuition fee | £15,500 per year |
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| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) A degree with an overall grade of 2.2. The entry qualification documents are accepted in any language |
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| Language requirements | English IELTS: 6.5 overall (with a minimum component score of 5.5) |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. Reference should be written on official letterhead, signed and dated. Please upload it in the Documents section. CV |
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Overview
This course allows you to focus on these and other questions of interest and apply them to politics in the developed and developing worlds.
Our course provides you with an overview of classic controversies and contemporary debates in comparative politics. You learn about the main theoretical approaches to the study of politics, as well as the major issues and topics in this subfield of political science. You also choose from a wide range of optional modules including:
- Global environmental issues
- Democracies in Europe
- International relations
- International security
- Conflict resolution
Our Department of Government is one of the most prestigious in Europe, with an outstanding record of teaching, research and publication. We are rated top in the UK for research (REF 2014), and have consistently been the highest-rated politics department in the country since national assessments began.
Programme structure
Year 1
Advanced Research Methods
Comparative European Politics
MA Dissertation
Theory and Explanation in Political Science
Conflict Resolution (optional)
Contemporary Theories of Justice (optional)
Ideology and Political Discourse (optional)
International Security Studies (optional)
Political Economy (optional)
Political Explanation (optional)
Political Parties in Britain and Europe (optional)
Political Theory (optional)
Public Opinion and Political Behaviour (optional)
Research Design (optional)
Research Seminar in Political Theory and Methods (optional)
Survey Measurement and Question Design (optional)
Theories of International Relations (optional)
Environmental Politics (optional)
Career opportunities
Our MSc Global and Comparative Politics will help you develop key employability skills which will make you attractive in both the public and private sector, including analytical reasoning, research, communication, and essay-writing.
Recent graduates have gone on to work for the following high-profile organisations:
The Civil Service
Local government
The World Bank
The United Nations
NATO
YouGov and YouGov America
We also offer supervision for PhD and MPhil in the following fields: government; ideology and discourse analysis; international relations; political behaviour; and politics.
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.
We are currently NOT ACCEPTING applications from NON-EU countries, except Georgia and Serbia.