University of Exeter, MA, International Relations

The University of Exeter has one of the best all round Politics departments in the UK offering an exciting range of programmes at the Streatham Campus in Exeter and at our Cornwall Campus near Falmouth. The Politics department was ranked 6th in the 2008 RAE for world-leading research1 and Top 10 for Politics in The Times Good University Guide 2013. One of the members of the politics department, Professor Sir Steve Smith, is the University’s Vice-Chancellor. He is co-editor of The Globalisation of World Politics which has become the standard text in the field and is ‘the politics bestseller’ (The Independent).
The MA International Relations equips you with the tools to investigate the modern world and understand the forces which have shaped global politics.

At its core, the programme provides solid foundations in International Relations theory and will provide you with an understanding of how states, regions and multinational organisations have developed and interact. You will The course provides a foundation in international relations theory; a rigorous framework for the critical analysis and an understanding of key issues and movements in contemporary world politics; core curriculum explores key concepts and principal mainstream approaches to international relations including the realist, English School and neoliberalist accounts; examines the contested meanings of ‘power', ‘institutions' and ‘world politics' from a wide range of theoretical perspectives including Marxist, feminist, green, constructivist and poststructuralist.investigate the important questions relevant to world politics such as what are weak states, how do thThe course provides a foundation in international relations theory; a rigorous framework for the critical analysis and an understanding of key issues and movements in contemporary world politics; core curriculum explores key concepts and principal mainstream approaches to international relations including the realist, English School and neoliberalist accounts; examines the contested meanings of ‘power', ‘institutions' and ‘world politics' from a wide range of theoretical perspectives including Marxist, feminist, green, constructivist and poststructuralist.ey become this way, and why do states go to war?

The strength of our degree is the way in which we encourage you to get to the heart of how and why things happen. We use theory as a means to understand the big picture but also to investigate specific events such as the reemergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan; US intervention in Iraq; peacekeeping missions in KosovThe course provides a foundation in international relations theory; a rigorous framework for the critical analysis and an understanding of key issues and movements in contemporary world politics; core curriculum explores key concepts and principal mainstream approaches to international relations including the realist, English School and neoliberalist accounts; examines the contested meanings of ‘power', ‘institutions' and ‘world politics' from a wide range of theoretical perspectives including Marxist, feminist, green, constructivist and poststructuralist.o and Bosnia; and the inability of the UN to prevent genocide in Rwanda.
We will encourage you to put yourself in the position of the policy makers and politicians who shaped events like these and to ask yourself if, armed with the same information and choices, whether you would make the same decisions. You may also get the chance hear first-hand accounts from the politicians, military commanders, aid workers, journalists and activists involved.