• Students will gain a critical understanding of the theory and practice of international relations.
  • Students will explore the political, cultural, social, and economic crises facing the world today.
  • Students will learn how patterns of power, knowledge, and inequality are produced and reproduced globally.
  • They will develop practical expertise in non-violent communication and conflict resolution.
  • In this timely course, students explore contemporary perspectives, concepts, and events that challenge how knowledge about international relations (IR) is produced and how crises can be overcome.
  • Explore the problematic assumptions about race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and geography which IR can be based upon, and study contemporary topics including the resurgence of populist nationalism, international terrorism, regional and national cohesion and insecurity, war and conflict, and peace-making.
  • The course provides students the opportunity to apply their learning in several different ways. Students develop practical expertise such as non-violent communication, mediation, and conflict resolution skills. 

  • This course prepares students for a career in:

    • non-governmental organizations
    • international organizations
    • the voluntary sector
    • the civil service
    • parliamentary or political research
    • international development
    • political think tanks
    • teaching
    • a wide range of graduate schemes across many different professions with an international focus further academic study, such as Ph.D. research