Geopolitics

Description

UCAS Code: L246

At Dundee we have a particular focus on European and transatlantic politics and, more generally, on the politics of security. However, the modules we offer cross the entire range of politics as a field of study.

Politics at Dundee takes pride in looking beyond the University itself. We regularly host speakers from the 'real world' of Scottish, British and international politics. Additionally, where possible, we encourage and assist students who wish to take up internships with the Scottish Parliament and Government and other bodies.

The MA degrees we offer include Politics, International Relations, European Politics and Geopolitics, which can be tailored to suit your particular areas of interest.

The four-year MA (Honours) degree offers a range of subjects from business, the environment, humanities, and psychology. It has been designed to maximise flexibility in course choices both for the specialist and the generalist.

The MA possesses the flexibility of the traditional Scottish degree structure in which students take at least two main subjects in both Levels 1 and 2 (Level 2 only for the Advanced Entry Honours degrees) and do not have to finalise their choice of degree course until Level 3 when they are better able to appreciate both the nature of the subjects they are studying and the relationships between them.

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 2060 Year (EEA)
• EUR 10420 Year (Non-EEA)

Tuition fees are approximate and depedent upon currency exchange rates.

• English

Course Content

Level 1

A total of 6 modules, including:

- The Globalising World - provides a multidisciplinary study of some of the main themes of international relations from the end of the Second World War to today.

and 5 other modules including one each from politics and geography

Politics modules available are:

- Politics and Policy (compulsory) which looks at UK politics.

- Introduction to Political Theory - provides you with a systematic introduction to the most important political ideologies.

Level 2

A total of 6 modules, including:

- International Relations (compulsory) - introduces you to the structures and processes which underlie the relationships between states and other actors in the contemporary international system.

- Politics and Policy (compulsory) which looks at UK politics.

and 4 other modules which might include:

- Comparative Politics (compulsory) - provides an introduction to the study of comparative politics.

Level 3

A total of 4 modules, including:

- Geographical Methods (compulsory)

- 1 approved geography module

2 international relations modules chosen from:

- Collapse of the Soviet Union

- European Union Politics

- Governing the USA

- Politics of the United Nations

- Politics of Transatlantic Relations

Level 4

A total of 4 modules, including:

- Dissertation (compulsory on approved geopolitics topic)

- 1 or 2 approved geography modules

1 or 2 international relations modules chosen from:

- US Foreign Policy since 1945

- International Peacekeeping

- Environmental Politics

- International Political Economy

- International Politics or Crime and Terrorism

- Russia in Transition

Requirements

- Minimum Requirements:

SQA Higher: ABBB

GCE A-Level: BCC

ILC Higher: ABBB

IB Diploma: 30 points with 5, 5, 5 at HL

- Advanced Entry (to level 2):

SQA Advanced Higher: BB+BB (H) in different subjects

GCE A-Level: ABB

IB Diploma: 34 points with 6, 6, 5 at HL

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Dundee.