本国际关系理科硕士将帮助您回答这些问题。从构成当今世界的问题，行为者和过程以及我们用来理解它们的理论框架和方法学方面，它将为您提供国际政治分析的系统基础。该课程的独特之处在于将美利坚合众国和英国的实证主义和批判性研究方法相结合，并且涵盖了涉及国际法，欧盟，安全和性别等多种主题的专业课程。此外，国际关系理科硕士课程利用在定量和定性研究方法方面长期以来的专业知识，提供严格的方法学培训。我们将鼓励您评估这些方法并将其应用于国际政治角色和程序。该课程将大大提高您在研究管理，数据分析和批判性思维方面的就业能力。全职
This course will equip you with a grounding in the analysis of international politics, in terms of the issues, actors and processes that shape the world today and also the theoretical frameworks and methodological techniques by which we make sense of them.What role do powerful states, international organisations and social movements play in international and regional politics How should we respond to global crises and conflicts How does power operate in, across and between states In what ways do international political and economic processes shape the everyday lives of people across the globe And how can we explain and evaluate such processesThis MSc in International Relations will help you answer these questions. It will equip you with a systematic grounding in the analysis of international politics, in terms both of the issues, actors and processes that shape the world today and the theoretical frameworks and methodological techniques by which we make sense of them.The course is distinctive in combining American and British, positivist and critical, approaches to this field of study, as well as in its range of specialist classes on topics as diverse as international law, the EU, security and gender.What you’ll studyThe MSc in International Relations offers rigorous methodological training, drawing on long-established expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods. You'll be encouraged to evaluate these methods and to apply them to international political actors and processes. The course will significantly enhance your employability skills in terms of research management, data analysis and critical thinking.The course is organised into core and optional classes. The core classes provide an introduction to:theoretical frameworks in the fieldkey issues of interstate cooperation and conflictthe role of international organisationsprinciples of research designThere will also be a range of optional classes open to you, on specialised topics in international relations and on research methods. These will vary from year to year.You'll take two core classes and one optional class per semester. Classes average 20 contact hours with additional computer laboratory sessions for some methods classes. Both January and September starts will complete a dissertation over the summer, under the supervision of one of our International Relations scholars.CareersExamples of organisations our graduates work for:Audit ScotlandCentre for African Family StudiesCentre for Scottish Public PolicyConfederation of Passenger TransportGerman Red CrossHall Aitken AssociatesHealth and Social Care AllianceHMRCInvicta Public AffairsMinistry of Finance IcelandMorgan StanleyNational Centre for Social ResearchNHSOfgemSantander Bank UKScottish Council for Development and IndustryScottish Refugee CouncilSerco GroupThe Improvement ServiceThe Scottish ParliamentUnited Nations Development ProgrammeWest and Central Voluntary Network