MSc Global Politics

Gain an understanding and knowledge of the political, economic, cultural and moral debates about how – andto what extent – the effects of globalisation can be governed.

The MSc Global Politics aims to provide you with knowledge of the political, economic, cultural and moral debates about how and to what extent the effects of globalisation can be governed.

This course will provide the means for you to develop the analytical and conceptual skills necessary to understand and discuss:

1. The key international and transnational structures, organisations and institutions that have developed in the era following the Second World War
2. The range of the academic debates in the area of global governance
3. Policy developments and innovations in the fields of economics, security, and environment
4. The moral justification for different and sometimes competing regimes of global governance.

You will also benefit from the wide range of academic resources within the School of Government and International Affairs, the Law School, the Department of Geography, and Durham University Business School, making the MSc Global Politics a truly unique interdisciplinary course.

Core modules:

• Global Governance
• Global Political Theory
• Dissertation

Two SGIA options up to 60 credits from:

• Contemporary Political Philosophy
• Core Concepts in Political Science
• The Politics of the European Union
• Designing Political Inquiry
• Ideologies and Political Thought
• International Politics of the Middle East
• The Politics of East Asia
• International Organisations
• International Relations Theory.

A 20 credit language module is allowed to be taken with all the courses as long as it is agreed with the Programme Director.