Master of International Relations

Overview

The degree is intended to provide opportunities for graduates of diverse disciplinary backgrounds to develop their academic understanding and professional skills in the field of international relations, broadly defined.  The program is expected to be especially useful to students with relevant, professional experience or ambitions, including diplomats, other government officials, people in business, journalists, specialists in public affairs, government relations, and non-government organisations.

The degree program focuses on international politics, the history of diplomacy and diplomatic practice, international law and international political economy. Students may choose further specialisation within the program and they may undertake supervised research topics.

The Faculty of Arts provides students in the Master of International Relations with a resources room containing internet access, relevant reading matter and computing facilities.

Entry Requirements

Students normally have a Bachelor’s degree with a major or minor sequence in politics, history, law, economics or a related social science discipline.

Course Requirements

Students must complete 48 credit points from the following list of subjects (or such greater number as may be required in individual cases).

Students are normally required to complete the four core subjects in order to graduate in the program. Please note that not all the elective subjects are available in any one year.

* Core subjects in the Master of Social Change and Development (CAPSTRANS) can be taken as electives with prior approval of the course co-ordinator.