This video shows Oxford Brookes’ postgraduate International Relations and International Security students on an annual study trip to Brussels and The Hague. The MA/PGDip/PGCert in International Relations covers the central foundations of the contemporary discipline of International Relations, which has grown beyond the traditional concern with inter-state relations. There is a strong emphasis throughout this graduate degree on gaining critical perspectives on contemporary theory and practice in international relations. The course also provides a sound grounding in relevant research methods. As a postgraduate programme, the integration between research and teaching is a crucial part of the quality of the experience.

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The video covers the Brussels part of the trip including a visit to the European Parliament. Students find that the four-day study trip gives them first-hand experience of how important international institutions – such as the EU and International Criminal Court – work. The cost of travel and accommodation for the trip is included in the course fees.

The modules available include International Relations in Theory and Practice, Global Political Economy, Advanced Research in International Relations, Advanced Research in International Relations, International Development, Global Politics and the Environment, Production, Finance and Global Governance, Global Civil Society, International Energy Security, Violence and Peacebuilding, Dilemmas of International Ethics, Critical Approaches to Terrorism, Postcolonial Perspectives: Security, Violence and Resistance, and The Refugee Experience.

Students with a postgraduate award in International Relations have made successful careers in a variety of professions, including parliamentary researchers, non-governmental organisations, charity organisations, social work, management, teaching, lecturing, publishing, journalism, financial sector, advertising, government, civil service, local government, international organisations, law and the trade unions.

The MA course in International Security covers both the traditional focus on the security of states and more contemporary debates centred on ‘human security’ in a variety of contexts. You will be encouraged to think beyond ‘bullets and bombs’ to consider a range of practices that contribute to our understandings of security and insecurity. It also provides a sound grounding in relevant research methods. As a postgraduate programme, the integration between research and teaching is a crucial part of the quality of the experience.

Students with a postgraduate degree in International Security will be well-suited to careers in a variety of professions including government, non-governmental organisations, charity organisations, civil service, international organisations, law and the trade unions.
You can study both courses either as full-time or part-time.

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