入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： Have a good honours degree (2i) or its equivalent from a recognised university.
英语要求：The IELTS test is preferred with a score of 7.0 or TOEFL PBT is also accepted with an overall score of 600 (TWE 5.0) or TOEFL IBT with an overall score of 100.
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £11,970
课程特征 Course Features：
This programme combines a sound basis of advanced knowledge and understanding in the broader and more disparate field of International Studies. It also gives flexibility to choose optional modules from among those offered in the School and other schools such as Modern Languages and Cultures.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Core Modules
The International System
Research Methods and Dissertation Production
Dissertation (15,000 words)
Optional Modules
Five of the modules from the following options:
- The East Asian Strategic Quadrangle
- Nationalism, Revolution and Reform in Contemporary China
- Political Economy and Development of Chinese Business
- Region, Nation and Citizen in Southeast Asia
- America and the World: The Making of US Foreign Policy
- European Institutions and the Policy Process
- European Security
- German Foreign Policy
- The European Union as a Global Actor
- Collective Memory and Identity in Postwar Europe
- International Relations and Security in the Middle East
- Politics, Government and Civil Society in the Middle East
- The Political Economy of the Development in the Middle East
- Islamic Political Economy
- Islamic Law and Financial Transactions
- Islamic Banking and Finance
- Islam and Politics: Issues in Contemporary Muslim Thought
- Issues in the Politics of Military Occupation
- America and the World: The Making of US Foreign Policy
- Human Rights
- Just War in Political Theory and Practice
Language modules in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish (40 credits) may be taken from those offered by the School of Modern Languages and Culture. In these cases students will select three rather than five modules from those offered from the list above.
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
This MA is assessed by a combination of a dissertation mark (50%) and course work (50%)