MA International Relations and Global Ethics
Course Overview
This course examines the ethical frameworks and contested norms shaping 21st-century global politics. You will explore the moral dimensions of critical issues like international conflict, sustainable development, and global security, evaluating both existing systems and proposed alternatives. The curriculum equips you with diverse theoretical perspectives to critically analyze how global order is conceived and what its future might hold.
Key Program Highlights
- Analyze ethical challenges in trade, migration, health, and security
- Evaluate alternative proposals for a more just global system
- Critique diverse theoretical perspectives on global politics
- Develop a specialized dissertation on a topic of your choice
- Present your research findings in a collaborative workshop
Course Overview
This course examines the ethical frameworks and contested norms shaping 21st-century global politics. You will explore the moral dimensions of critical issues like international conflict, sustainable development, and global security, evaluating both existing systems and proposed alternatives. The curriculum equips you with diverse theoretical perspectives to critically analyze how global order is conceived and what its future might hold.
Key Program Highlights
- Analyze ethical challenges in trade, migration, health, and security
- Evaluate alternative proposals for a more just global system
- Critique diverse theoretical perspectives on global politics
- Develop a specialized dissertation on a topic of your choice
- Present your research findings in a collaborative workshop
Express Offer
An Express Offer will provide you with a priority pass to the University of York. By meeting requirements, you'll get an Offer in Principle (OIP) in just 24 hours and a final offer letter in a few days.
This exclusive deal is available only for select courses.
Here are some more benefits from the Express Offer:
- Backlogs accepted
- Gap years accepted (with justification)
- English test waivers (may be considered for students who’ve completed previous education in English-speaking countries or institutions)
- All boards accepted for IELTS waiver (except high-risk regions)
- Visa refusal accepted on a case-by-case basis
- NIOS and distance education accepted on a case-by-case basis
Requirements
Modules
- Themes and Theories in International Relations
- Ethics and World Politics
- Challenges to Policy-making in Democratising Countries
- Comparative Institutions and Public Policy
- Conflict & Development
- Theories and Issues in International Political Economy
- Theories of the Policy Process
- Africa and International Politics
- Global Governance
- Critical Theories of International Political Economy
- New Security Challenges
- Politics of Migration
- Principles of Policy Advice
- Public Management and Delivery
- Theories & Policies of Development Governance
- Governing for the Environment
- Gendering Politics: An Intersectional Approach
- Applying Human Rights
- Global Development Politics
- The Political Economy of Global China
- dissertation
