Global Governance and Ethics

The economic, social and political benefits of good governance are high on the agenda of many world organisations. This MSc combines normative and empirical approaches to international justice, organisations and processes, and applies them to the analysis of global political institutions and policies.

Students of this MSc will benefit from research preparation and tailor-made interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary training of the highest quality at one of the world's best universities.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of four core modules (75 credits), optional modules (45 credits) and a research dissertation (60 credits).

Core modules

• Global Governance (30)
• Global Ethics (15)
• Introduction to Qualitative Methods B or Advanced Qualitative Methods (15)
• Introduction to Quantitative Methods B or Advanced Quantitative Methods (15)

Optional modules

• Choose one of the following 15-credit modules (the other two remain available as options):
• Global Public Policy (15)
• International Political Economy (15)
• Theories of International Relations (15)
• Choose further modules up to a value of 30 credits in total from a list available at:
• www.ucl.ac.uk/spp/teaching/masters
• The following are suggestions:
• Equality, Justice and Difference (15)
• The European Union, Globalisation and the State (15)
• The Political Economy of Development (15)
• Governing Divided Societies (15)
• Foreign Policy Analysis (15)
• Gendering the Study of Politics: Theory and Practice (15)
• Human Rights: Accountability and World Politics (15)
• Conflict Resolution and Post-War Development (15)
• Globalisation (15)

Dissertation/report

All MSc students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a 10,000-word dissertation.

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures and seminars, and is taught by scholars that have institution, policy or country-specific knowledge and have carried out theoretical and empirical research in the field. Assessment is through unseen examinations, long essays and the dissertation.

As a minimum, an upper second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university; a CGPA of 3.3; or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Relevant practical or work experience in a related field may also be taken into account.