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Postgraduate Taught Degrees

Postgraduate Studentships and Bursaries

The School currently offers 7 taught postgraduate programmes:

MA Comparative Ethnic Conflict  
MA European Union Politics   
MA International Relations
MA Irish Politics
MA Legislative Studies and Practice
MA Politics  
MA Violence, Terrorism and Security 

Each MA programmes comprises a taught element (normally six 20 credit modules) and a dissertation of 15,000 words (60 credits). Full details are available from the webpage of the individual programmes.

Each programme, with the exception of the MA in Legislative Studies and Practice, may be studies in either full-time (one year) or part-time (two years) mode.

Most programmes may also be studied as a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip). The exceptions are the MA in Legislative Studies and Practice and the MRes in Politics. The Postgraduate Diploma involves completion of the taught element of the MA programme and can by undertake on either a full-time (one year) or part-time (two years) basis. Students accepted onto the Postgraduate Diploma may, subject to satisfactory progress, transfer onto an MA programme.

Students accepted onto the Postgraduate Diploma may, subject to satisfactory progress, transfer onto an MA programme.

Entry Criteria

The School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy requires applicants for MA programmes to have a 2:1 (or equivalent) honours degree at undergraduate level in, as appropriate, Politics, European Studies, International Studies, Philosophy or a cognate subject area.  Entry to the Postgraduate Diploma normally requries a high 2:2 (58%) honours degree at undergraduate level.  Diploma applicants who do not hold a high 2:2 at undergraduate level, may - at the discretion of the relevant Programme Convenor - be considered for admission on the basis of relevant post-graduation work experience and/or an assessed piece of written work.  Any such decisions must have the approval of the School Management Board.

In line with University Regulations there is a language requirement for applicants whose first language is not English (IELTS 6.5 or approved equivalent.)

Applications

To apply for any of our postgraduate courses, you should submit an online application.

MA Legislative Studies and Practice deadline: Friday 24th May 2013

All other programmes, initial deadline: 31st July 2013

To apply for any of our postgraduate courses, you should submit an online application.

Contacts

If you would like any further information on the content of any of our postgraduate taught programmes, please do not hesitate to contact the relevant programme convenor.

For all other enquiries on the application process, our postgraduate secretary, Caroline McNeill, will be happy to help.

Information regarding tuition fees

http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/finance/TuitionFees/