MA
Politics and International Relations (Political Theory)
Gain the knowledge and skills to analyse and review the complex relationships between government and society, regionally, nationally, and globally.
How to apply
Course details
Start date
Degree type
MA
Programme code
L2K407
Course length
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Tuition Fees
- Home (full-time): £15,000 per year
- International (full-time): £28,750 per year
- Home (part-time): £8,300 per year
- International (part-time): £15,900 per year
Overview
The MA in Politics and International Relations equips you with the skills to challenge conventional thinking, master complex political concepts, and analyse your own views about some of the most pressing global challenges.
Immersing yourself in debates about a wide range of issues, from human rights and the ethics of armed conflict to the history of political thought, you will develop the knowledge and skills to critically review the complex relationships between governments and societies. You will learn to evaluate concepts, theories, and paradigms, drawing lessons from real-world studies informed by quantitative and qualitative investigations.
Your learning will be informed by a wealth of ongoing research by experts working at the forefront of their field.
As a student in the School of Government and International Affairs, your learning will be informed by a wealth of ongoing research by experts working at the forefront of their field, with areas of expertise including political philosophy and the history of political thought, comparative political science, and international relations.
On completion, graduates are well placed to pursue careers in international organisations, politics, and the civil service. Others move into the wider fields of journalism, teaching, business, and research.
Course details
Start date
Degree type
MA
Programme code
L2K407
Course length
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Tuition Fees
- Home (full-time): £15,000 per year
- International (full-time): £28,750 per year
- Home (part-time): £8,300 per year
- International (part-time): £15,900 per year
What you'll study
Core modules in political ideologies and thought and international theory and organisation form the foundation of the course. The remaining modules can be tailored to suit your interests, with options spanning topics from Designing Political Inquiry to Global Governance.
The optional modules also give you an opportunity to analyse the politics and international relations of different regions of the world in greater depth, taking account of regional political and economic factors. These interests can be further developed through the researching and writing of the dissertation.
You will study two core taught modules, taking one module from each of the following pairs.
Pair One: Ideologies and Political Thought or Contemporary Political Philosophy
Pair Two: International Relations Theory or International Organisations
Core modules
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examines some of the major developments in the history of political thought since the Enlightenment through the study of ideologies and/or political ideas in Britain. Using primary and advanced secondary research, you will build a conceptual and historical appreciation of the significance of these developments. This module develops your awareness of the role that political thought has played in defining core aspects of political discourse.
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investigates the critical debates in contemporary political philosophy. You will focus on contemporary debates where political philosophy shapes and drives action in responding to pressing political issues. Potential topics include human rights, social injustice and individual duties, justice, liberty and equality, and the ethics of armed conflict. You will develop the conceptual and critical skills needed to assess the arguments on all sides of the debate.
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explores both mainstream and critical approaches to how we understand some of the most fundamental dynamics shaping world politics. It provides you with an advanced understanding of key concepts and theories in the field of international relations and how our theories and concepts interact with the processes and practices of an increasingly globalized world.
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familiarises you with the approaches used to analyse the role of international organisations in global politics. You will learn about the history of organisations, their functions, development, internal dynamics, and explore contemporary debates on their current role in international relations. The module aims to provide an understanding that extends beyond the core institutions of global governance, including less formalised institutions and those that lie beyond the West.
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is the third core module. It is a substantial piece of independent work in a related aspect of politics and international relations. The 10,000-word dissertation is the culmination of the MA, bringing together elements of learning from across the course.
Optional modules
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In recent years, optional modules have included:
- Contemporary Political Philosophy
- The Politics Global Europe
- Ideologies and Political Thought
- International Politics of the Middle East
- International Relations Theory
- International Organisations
- The Politics of East Asia
Learning
Teaching is centred around the School of Government and International Affairs, a vibrant learning community that is home to multiple research centres and institutes.
The MA is largely delivered via lectures and smaller, student-led seminar groups. Each taught module is built around 300 hours of learning, a large proportion of which is made up of independent reading, preparation, and written assignments. Each taught module includes a minimum of 25 hours of class contact, which gives you the opportunity to review course material in group discussions.
The dissertation is an important part of the course. To support you in this, you will be appointed a dissertation supervisor based on a broad match with your dissertation topic. As well as providing dissertation-specific guidance, you can also contact your supervisor for general academic support.
To keep your learning up-to-date and relevant, we place great importance on integrating new and innovative research into the curriculum. In addition, we deliver regular seminars and lectures, which are available for all postgraduate students. These events provide opportunities to engage with contemporary issues in political and international studies.
Assessment
Taught modules are principally assessed by essays. As the course progresses, we provide ongoing feedback through formative assessments to help you to recognise your strengths as well as identify any areas that may require improvement.
The course culminates in a 10,000-word dissertation, which is conducted and written up as an independent piece of work with support from your appointed supervisor. The dissertation is worth one-third of your final mark.
Entry requirements
To learn more about the qualifications we typically accept, please select your country from the drop-down menu below.
| Entry requirements | Entry requirementsWe typically require a 2:1 Bachelor (Honours) degree (or overseas equivalent). A degree in the field of Social Sciences is preferable, however, in assessing the application we also take into account other facilitating factors such as relevant experience in lieu of this requirement. A personal statement should include an outline of your interest and understanding of your chosen programme. |
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Postgraduate Taught
The Diplomë Universitare alone is not considered to be sufficient preparation for postgraduate study. We require either the Diplomë e Nivelittë Pare (Bachelor (First Level (University) Diploma/Bachelor's degree), the Master Shkencave (Master of Science), or the Kandidat i Shkencave (Candidate of Sciences) with an overall mark of ≥9.0/10.0 from an ASCAL accredited institution.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require both a Diplomë e Nivelittë Dytë (Second Level (University) Diploma) and a Bachelor's degree from ASCAL accredited institutions. The Bachelor's degree should have an overall mark of ≥9.0/10.0.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Licence
- Diplôme de [subject area]
- Diplôme d'études supérieures
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Bátxelor from the Universitat d’Andorra with a grade of ≥8.5/10.
Qualifications awarded from the private institutions Humanium International University, Universitat Carlemany, Universitas Europea IMF and University Oberta la Salle, the latter for the period 2010-2021 only, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bátxelor and a Máster, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Four year Grau de Licenciado/a (awarded upon completion of a Licenciatura) or
- A Grau de Mestre (awarded upon completion of a Mestrado)
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Título/Grado de Licenciado/a / Título de [subject area] with a GPA of 7.5 or better.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Bachelor’s degree (Diplom bakalari astichan) awarded after 2004, a Specialist Diploma (Diplom masnageti) or Master’s degree (Diplom magistrosi astichan) from an accredited University with an average GPA of at least 3.3/4, 4.5/5, or 80% depending on grading system.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelor’s Degree (minimum 3 years) or Bachelor Honours degree (4 years) with a Distinction (75-84%) from an Australian institution.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
We require a three-year Bachelor’s degree with a Grade of ≥2.4/5.0 from an accredited institution listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates should hold a four-year Austrian Bachelor's degree with grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Applicants require a Bachelor’s degree with ≥3.0/4.0 GPA or ≥80% from an approved Bahrain institution for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelor degree with a grade range from 60% - 70% or GPA 3.1 - 3.8 depending on the awarding institution on the International Office's list.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Specialist Diploma/Diploma of Higher Education or Master’s Diploma with a score of ≥8.5/10.0 or ≥4.25/5.0 and with a minimum of five years of study completed.
Only public higher education institutions on Ecctis are accepted, as there is not currently enough clarity around private higher education institutions.
Postgraduate Research
No Belarusian qualifications are considered by Ecctis to be equivalent to a UK Master’s degree. Alternative qualifications are therefore required for entry to Postgraduate Research programmes.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Licentiaat/Licencié or, from 2004 onwards, a Bachelor’s degree, with a final classification of Satisfaction, Op voldoende wijze or Geslaagd and an overall average mark of ≥70% or ≥14/20 from an accredited institution listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Diplôme d'Ingénieur
- Diplôme d'Études Approfondies
- Diplôme d'Études Supérieures
- Master
- Maîtrise
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Licenciatura after 4 or more years of study with a GPA of 75% or better.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A five-year bachelor’s degree from the University of Botswana
- A master’s degree from the University of Botswana
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Diploma Visokog Obrazovanja (Advanced Diploma of Higher Education) or a Diplomirani (Bachelor's degree) in an appropriate subject from a Public Higher Education Institution listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree with grades as Postgraduate Taught and a Magistar, Magistratura or Master’s Degree with both average and examination marks of ≥3.75/5 or ≥7.5/10.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bacharel or Licenciatura (4 years or more) with a GPA or 7.5 or better.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Masters’ degree from a recognised institution in Brunei will be considered for postgraduate entry with minimum grade of 70%, Excellent/Very Good or a numeric score of 3.5.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Бакалавър (Bachelor's degree) or Професионален бакалавър (Professional Bachelor's degree) with a grade of ≥5/6 or Mnogo Dobur (Very Good) from an accredited institution listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
A master's degree with a minimum of 5 or better (awarded after 2001) in addition to a bachelor's at the above grading scales.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Diplôme d’Études Supérieures Spécialisées
- Diplôme d’Études Approfondies
- Diplôme d’Etat de Docteur en Médecine
- Diplôme d'Ingénieur
- Maîtrise
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Diplôme d’Études Approfondies (master’s degree) or
- Diplôme d’Ingénieur from a university in Burundi
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Master's degree with scores of 80-84% / 3.50-3.99/ Very Good depending on the awarding institution.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Four-year bachelor’s degree or Licence
- Diplôme d'Études Supérieures de Commerce
- Diplôme d'Ingénieur
- Maîtrise (Master sans Thèse)
- Master 1 (M1)
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught Programmes
A Bachelors degree, with one of the following scores (or better): GPA 3.3 out of 4.0, GPA of 6.5 out of 9.0, 85% out of 100, 80% out of 90, or Grade B+.
Postgraduate Research Programmes
A Master of Arts / Master of Science (Research) with a minimum of 2 years study, or an MBA.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Grau de Licenciado/a (awarded on completion of a Licenciatura degree)
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Licenciatura after 4 or more years of study, with a GPA of 5 or better.
A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (after 4 or more years of study) with a GPA of 5.5 or better.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A standard full-time bachelor’s degree (4 years minimum), with a minimum average grade of between 75% - 85% from a recognised prestigious university.
Applicants from non-prestigious institution with a minimum grade of 90% or above will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Each programme may have a different requirement to the subject applicants are from, please see our programme pages for specific course requirements.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Licenciatura obtained after 4 or more years of study at a recognised university with a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or better.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Diplôme d'Ingénieur
- Diplôme d'études Approfondies (DEA)
- Diplôme d'études Supérieures Spécialisées (DESS)
- Maîtrise
- Master
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Diploma Visoko Obrazovanje (Advanced Diploma of Education) of at least four years duration or a Bacclaureus (Bachelor’s degree), both from a recognised Croatian higher education institution. The former qualification is pre-2005, the latter post-2005.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree with grades as Postgraduate Taught and a Master’s degree (Magistar/Magistra) with both an average and an examination/diploma mark that is ≥3.75/5.0.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Licenciatura after 4 or more years of study with a score of B, 80 or 4 (or better).
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Ptychio (Bachelor’s degree) with a minimum overall grade of 7.5/10 or GPA of 3.3/4.0 from an approved Cypriot University/Institution.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a first degree with grades as Postgraduate Taught and a Master’s degree with an overall mark of ≥7.5/10.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a post-2002 Bakalář (Bachelor’s degree) with a minimum grade of 1.5/B (Velmi Dobře) from an accredited institution listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bakalář and a Master's degree or post-2004 Integrated Magistr degree, both graded at Velmi Dobře or better.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Grade de Docteur en Médecine
- Diplôme d'Études Spéciales
- Diplôme d'Études Approfondies
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Bachelor's degree or three-year Candidatus Philosophiae or Diplomingeniør (Engineer) with a grade of ≥7/12 from an accredited institution listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree or three-year Candidatus Philosophiae or Diplomingeniør, grades as Postgraduate Taught, and a Master's degree/Candidatus/ Kandidatuddannelse with a grade of ≥7/12.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Bachelor’s degree from Egyptian universities only.
Note: Bachelor’s degrees from a Higher Institute will not be accepted.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A two-year master’s degree from Eritrean University
Note: A bachelor’s degree from Eritrea is not sufficient for entry to postgraduate programmes.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Bakalaurusekraad with a grade of ≥4 or 81% or B from an accredited institution listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bakalaurusekraad, grades as Postgraduate Taught, and a Magistrikraad with a grade of ≥4/5.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A master’s degree from the University of Eswatini.
Note: A bachelor’s degree from Eswatini is not sufficient for entry to postgraduate programmes.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A master’s degree from an Ethiopian university
Note: A bachelor’s degree from Ethiopia is not sufficient for entry to postgraduate programmes.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Kandidaatti/Kandidat with a minimum overall grade of 2/3 or 3/5 from an approved Finnish institution listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree with grades as Postgraduate Taught and a Maisteri/Magister degree with an overall mark of ≥2/3 or 3/5.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Licence (obtained since 2008), Maitrise, Diplôme d'Ingénieur, Diplôme d'Architecte, or Diplômé d'État with a minimum grade of 13/20 from an accredited French university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Licence and a Master’s degree or a Diplôme d'Ingénieur, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A master’s degree from The University of the Gambia only
Note: A bachelor’s degree from The University of the Gambia is not sufficient for entry to postgraduate programmes.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Bachelor’s degree (Bakalavris Khariskhi) /Specialist Diploma (Umaghlesi Ganatlebis Diplomi) when awarded after 4 years or more of study/ Master’s degree (Magistris Khariskhi) with an average GPA of at least 4.0/5 or 80%.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a First State Exam (Erstes Staatsexamen: Jura, Sekundarstufe II, or Sonderpädagogische Lehrämter) when awarded up to and including 2002; an Erste Staatsprüfung, Primarstufe, Sekundarstufe I, or Bachelor’s post-2002; or a Zeugnis über den Zweiten Abschnitt der Ärztlichen Prüfung; each with an overall grade of ≥2.4/4.0 or ≥2.59/5.0 from an accredited German university listed on Ecctis.
For Law, a separate grading scale is applied out of 18.
UK Honours | German Qualification out of 4.0 | German Qualification out of 5.0 | German Qualification out of 18 (Law) |
First Class 1:1 | 1.0/4.0 - 1.9/4.0 | 1.0/5.0 - 1.59/5.0 | 13+ (Gut) |
Upper Second Class 2:1 | 2.0/4.0 - 2.4/4.0 | 1.6/5.0 - 2.59/5.0 | 8 - 12 (Befriedigend/Volbefriedigend) |
Lower Second Class 2:2 | 2.5/4.0 - 3.4/4.0 | 2.6/5.0 - 3.4/5.0 | 5 -8 (Ausreichend) |
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master’s degree, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A four-year bachelor’s degree from Ghanian university.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Ptychio (Bachelor's degree) with a minimum overall grade of ≥7.5/10 from an approved Greek institution.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a first degree and a Master’s degree, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelor’s (Honours) degree with a 2:1 or a GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or equivalent depending on the grading system.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require an Alapfokozat or Egyetemi Oklevél with a GPA of ≥3.51/5.0 from an approved Hungarian university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require an Alapfokozat or Egyetemi Oklevél and a Mesterfokozat, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Baccalaurreatus, Bakkalárpróf or Candidatus with an average grade of ≥7.25/10 from an approved Icelandic university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a first degree and a Meistaraprof, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A 3, 4 or 5-year Bachelor's degree from an approved Indian university with a score of 55%-65% depending on the institution.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelor's degree or Diploma IV (D4) from a recognised institution with a GPA of 3.3 or above.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a four-year Bachelor's degree from an Iranian university listed on Ecctis.
UK Honours | Grade out of 20 |
First Class 1:1 | ≥17/20 |
Upper Second Class 2:1 | 14/20 - 16/20 |
Lower Second Class 2:2 | 12/20 - 13/20 |
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Master's degree from an Iranian university listed on Ecctis, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a four-year Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 80% awarded from 2010 onwards by an approved accredited institution.
Postgraduate Research
Applicants require a master’s degree with a minimum of 75% awarded from an approved accredited institution.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
As United Kingdom. All universities listed on Ecctis are accepted.
Postgraduate Research
As United Kingdom.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a bachelor’s degree with a minimum grade of 80% or A is required from an approved accredited institution.
Postgraduate Research
Applicants require a master’s degree with a minimum of 75% awarded from an approved accredited institution.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a three-year Laurea Bachelor’s degree, a Diploma Accademico di Primo Livello, Licenza di Accademia di Belle Arti or Diploma di Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche with an overall grade of ≥104/110 and ≥26/30 in core courses or ≥26/30 and ≥26/30 in core courses from an approved Italian university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research Programmes
Candidates require one of the above Bachelor's-level qualifications and a Master's degree (Corsi di Laurea Specialistica, Master Universitario di Primo Livello, or Diploma di Specializzazione di Primo Livello), grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelor’s degree (Gakushi, 4-6 years) with an overall grade of B or a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
A Bachelor’s degree (typically four years duration) from a university listed below with a minimum grade of 70% or 3.0/4.0 is required.
Public University | Private University | |||
UK Honours | Percentage | GPA | Percentage | GPA |
First Class 1:1 | 80% | 3.4/4.0 | 85% | 3.6/4.0 |
Upper Second Class 2:1 | 70% | 3.0/4.0 | 75% | 3.2/4.0 |
Lower Second Class 2:2 | 65% | 2.8/4.0 | 70% | 3.0/4.0 |
Degrees from Jordan's ten public universities are considered more prestigious than those from their twenty-two private universities. All the Universities listed below are accepted.
Jordanian Public Universities
The University of Jordan
German Jordanian University
Hashemite University
Al al-Bayt University
Al-Hussein Bin Talal University
Al-Balqa University
Tafila Technical University
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Yarmouk University
Mu’tah University
Jordanian Private Universities
Jordan Academy of Music
The American University of Madaba
Irbid National University
Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Petra University
Al Hussein Technical University (from 2017)
Zarqa University
Middle East University
Aqaba University of Technology
Applied Science Private University
The University of Banking and Financial Studies
Jadara University
Jerash University
Aljoun National Private University
Al-Ahliyya University
Amman Arab University
Philadelphia University
Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan
Jordan Applied University College of Hospitality and Tourism Education
UNRWA – University College of Educational Sciences
Luminus Technical University College (LTUC)
The Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts
Other
The Arab Open University
The World Islamic Sciences and Education University
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bakalavr from a recognised Kazakh institution with a minimum GPA of 3.4/4.0, 4.3/5.0 or 85%.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A four-year bachelor’s degree with a minimum of a 2:1 or 60% or higher from Kenyan university.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Baҫelor / Baccalaureus (Bachelor Degree) from an approved Kosovan institution, with a GPA score of at least B or 9/10 (Very Good).
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelors degree with a GPA of 2.75/4 or higher.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants are required to have completed a minimum of four years study commenced after 2000 and been awarded the the Bakalaurs degree with a final grade of ≥8/10; or have obtained a 1st Cycle Bakalaurs degree (180 ECTS credits) with a grade of ≥8/10, from an approved Latvian institution.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bakalaurs and a Master's degree (Magistr), grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelor's degree, Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures / Attestation d'Etudes Approfondies, or Maîtrise with at 16/20 or 80%/B average or a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- 5-year bachelor’s degree
- Bachelor (honours) degree
- Master’s degree
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A master’s degree from Liberian university
Note: A bachelor’s degree from Liberia is not sufficient for entry to postgraduate programmes.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A bachelor’s degree from Libyan university
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Bachelor's Degree or Dipl Ing (FH), Fachhochschule Diplom, Dipl Arch (FH) or Magister Philosophiae with a final grade of ≥5.0/6.0 from an accredited Liechtenstein university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree (Magistr), grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Bakalauro Diplomas (Bachelor's degree) or Profesinis Bakalauras (Professional Bachelor's degree) with a grade of 9/10, 84%, or Labai Gerai or better from one an accredited Lithuanian university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Brandos Atestatas and a Master's degree (Masterinė vidutinė), grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Bachelor's degree from the Université du Luxembourg with a grade of ≥16/20 (Trés Bien).
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited University in Macau with a GPA of 3.2 or above.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Maîtrise
- Diplôme de Magistère (Première Partie) or Master I
- Diplôme de Master or Master 2
- Diplôme d'Études Approfondies
- Diplôme d’Etat de Docteur en Chirurgie Dentaire
- Diplôme d’Etat de Docteur en Médicine
- Diplome d’Ingenieur
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A master’s degree from an institution in Malawi
Note: A bachelor’s degree from Malawi is not sufficient for entry to postgraduate programmes.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A bachelor’s degree from a recognised Malaysian University, with a CGPA of 3.2 or higher.
UK Honours | Qualification 1 (CGPA) |
First Class 1:1 | 3.67/4.0 |
Upper Second Class 2:1 | 3.0/4.0 |
Lower Second Class 2:2 | 2.5/4.0 |
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Bachelor's degree with Honours from the University of Malta with a grade of ≥70% (Upper Second Class).
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree from the University of Malta, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- 3-year Bachelor of Arts/Science degree with honours
- 4-year Bachelor of Technology
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Licenciatura obtained after 4 or more years of study at a recognised university with a promedio of 8 or better.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Diploma de Licenţă (Diploma of Licentiate) with a score of ≥9/10 from an approved Moldovan institution.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Diploma de Licenţă and a Diploma de Magistru from an approved Moldovan institution, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
For degrees conferred by French authorities, the French entry requirements apply. For degrees conferred by the International University of Monaco (IUM), applicats require a three-year Bachelor's degree with a GPA of ≥3.3/4.0.
UK Honours | Degree conferred by French authorities | International University of Monaco (IUM) Degree |
First Class 1:1 | See the French entry requirements | ≥3.7/4.0 GPA |
Upper Second Class 2:1 | See the French entry requirements | 3.3/4.0 GPA |
Lower Second Class 2:2 | See the French entry requirements | 3.0/4.0 GPA |
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master’s degree from the International University of Monaco (IUM), grades as Postgraduate Taught. For degrees conferred by French authorities, the French entry requirements apply.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Diploma o završenim osnovnim akademskim studijama (Diploma of Completed Academic Undergraduate Studies) or a Diploma primenjenih osnovnih studija (Diploma of Professional Undergraduate Studies) with a grade of ≥9/10 or ≥B from one of the accepted Montenegrin universities.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree from an accepted Montenegrin university, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Licence
- Maîtrise
- Diplôme d'Ingénieur d’État
- Diplôme d’Écoles Nationales de Commerce et de Gestion
- Diplôme du Cycle Normal
- Diplôme de Doctorate en Pharmacie
- Attestation d’Al Alimiya de l’Enseignement Traditionnel
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A four-year Grau de Licenciado/a (also called a Licenciatura) or
- A Grau de Mestre (also called a Mestrado)
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
- A Masters’ degree from a recognised institution in Myanmar would be considered for postgraduate entry with minimum grade of 75%, Excellent/Very Good or a numeric score of 5.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Bachelor Honours degree (awarded after 2008)
- Professional Bachelor degree (awarded after 2008)
- Master’s degree
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Bachelor's degree or Doctoraal with a grade of ≥7 from an accredited university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelors (Honours) degree with a B / 70-79% / 6 or better on the 9 point scale.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A four-year bachelor’s degree from a Nigerian university
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a four-to-six-year Baccalaureus, Baccalaurea or Bachelor’s Degree or a Magistar or Master’s degree, with a score of ≥9/10 from an accredited North Macedonian university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree from an accredited North Macedonian university listed on Ecctis, with a score of ≥9/10 in both, and a thesis score of ≥9/10.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Bachelorgrad from 2003 onwards, a Candidatus Magisterii (cand. Mag.), a Candidata Magisterii (also cand. Mag.), Sivilingeniør (siv.ing), or Siviløkonom (siv. øk.) with grade ≥B or ≥2.0 from an accepted Norwegian institution.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Applicants require a bachelor’s degree with a minimum grade of 3.2/4.0. is required from an approved accredited institution.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A 4-year undergraduate degree in a relevant subject from a recognised Pakistani university. Grade requirements will range from CGPA 2.7-3.5, depending on the institution. Students who have a 2 or 3-year Bachelors degree with a first division pass must also have a 2-year master's degree in a relevant subject with a first division pass (65%+) from an HEC recognised institution.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A bachelor’s degree with a minimum grade of 85% or 3.5/4.0 GPA or B+ is required from an approved accredited institution.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Grado Académico de Bachiller/Título de Licenciado/Título (Profesional) de [subject area] with a GPA of 14 or better (and 13 or better for certain universities).
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelor's degree from a Centre of Excellence (COE) or a bachelor's degree awarded from 2022 onwards from a Centre of Development (COD) recognised institutions.
UK Honours | Asian Institute of Management | Ateneo de Manila University | De La Salle University | University of the Philippines | University of Santo Tomas |
Upper Second Class 2:1 | 1.75/5.0 GPA or Grade B (>87%) | 1.7/5.0 GPA or >87% | 3.5/4.0 GPA or >90% | GPA 1.75/5.0 | 1.75/5.0 GPA or >90% |
Lower Second Class 2:2 | 2.0/5.0 GPA or Grade B (>83%) | 2/5.0 GPA or >83% | 3.3/4.0 GPA or >87% | GPA 2/5.0 | 2/5.0 GPA or >87% |
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Licencjat/Inżynier (Bachelor's degree) post-2005 with a GPA of ≥4.5/5, letter grade of ≥B or description of ≥Good from an approved Polish university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Licenciado or a Diploma de Estudos Superiores Especializados (DESE) from an approved Portuguese university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelors degree with a 2:1 or GPA of 3.2 or better.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Diploma de Licenta or Diploma de Inginer with a grade of ≥8/10 from an approved Romanian university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Diploma de Licenta or Diploma de Inginer and a Diploma de Master, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Bachelor Degree or Specialist Diploma with 4/5
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A 3-year ordinary bachelor’s degree or from Rwandan institutions
- A 4-year bachelor (honours) degree from Rwandan institutions
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A bachelor’s degree from a Saudi Arabian institution.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Maîtrise
- Master II
- Diplôme de Pharmacien
- Diplôme de Docteur en Chirurgie Dentaire
- Diplôme d'Etat de Docteur en Médicine
- Diplôme d'Etudes Superièures Specialisées
- Diplôme d'Ingenieur
- Diplôme d'Études Approfondies
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Diplomirani or Diploma o stecenom visokom obrazovanju with a grade of ≥9/10 from an accredited Serbian university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Diplomirani or Diploma stecenom visokom obrazovanju and a Master's degree from an accredited Serbian university listed on Ecctis, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A bachelor’s degree with honours or
- A master’s degree
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelors degree with a 2:1 and a GPA of 3.3/4.0 or 4.0/5.0.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Bakalár awarded since 2005 with a grade of ≥B, ≥1.5 or ≥86% from an accredited Slovakian university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bakalár awarded since 2005 and a Magister from an accredited Slovakian university listed on Ecctis, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Univerzitetni Diplomant (University Diploma) with a grade of ≥8.5/10 from an accredited Slovenian university listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Univerzitetni Diplomant and a Magister from an accredited Slovenian university listed on Ecctis, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Only the 6-year Lawriyada Daawada iyo Oallinka can be considered equivalent to a UK bachelor’s Degree
Please note that the Lawriyada/Shahaadada BA and BSc are not sufficient and may not be used for entry to a master’s degree
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A bachelor’s degree with honours from South African institutions.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelor’s degree (Haksa) from an accredited South Korean University with a minimum GPA of 3.3 out of 4.3 or 3.5 out of 4.5
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A five-year bachelor’s degree (honours) from South Sudan institutions.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
We require a Titulo Universitario Oficial de Graduado/Titulo Universitario Oficial de Ingerio/Titulo Universitario Oficial de Licenciado from an institution listed on Ecctis with Universidad/Universitat in the name.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree (Título Universitario Oficial de Máster), grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students with Bachelor's Special degree or Professional degree with grades of 70% (1st Class honours) from a recognised university will be considered for entry to taught Masters programmes at Durham University.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A bachelor’s degree from Sudan institutions.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
A Bachelor’s degree/Kandidatexamen with a minimum result of Väl Godkänd (VG) from an institution listed on Ecctis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
Diplôme/Diplom/Diploma/Diplôme d'État/Staatsdiplom/Diploma di Stato/Licence/Lizentiat/ Licenza from an institution listed on Ecctis, with an overall grade of 5 out of 6, or 8 out of 10, or 2 out of 5 (where 1 is the highest grade).
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited Taiwanese University with a minimum grade of 75% or a GPA of 3.0/4.0.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A bachelor’s degree from Tanzanian institutions
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelors degree with an overall score of 70% or higher or a GPA of 3.0 - 3.3 or higher depending on the awarding institution.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Maîtrise
- Diplôme d'Ingenieur
- Diplôme de Master
- Diplôme d'Études Approfondies
- Diplôme d'Etudes Superièures/ Specialisées
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- Licence
- Maîtrise
- Diplôme National d’Architecture
- Diplôme d'Etat de Docteur en Médicine
- Diplôme d'Etat de Docteur en Pharmacie
- Diplôme d'Etudes Superièures Specialisées
- Diplôme National d'Ingenieu
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
A Lisans Diplomasi with a GPA of 3.0+ depending on institution ranking, from an approved institution. Please note this GPA requirement will be lower or higher depending on the institution ranking; please contact us here to confirm our normal GPA requirement for your institution.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require both a Diplomë e Nivelittë Dytë (Second Level (University) Diploma) and a Bachelor's degree from an approved institution. The Bachelor's degree should have an overall mark of 9.0/10.0 or higher.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A bachelor’s degree from a Ugandan university
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Postgraduate Taught
A Bachelor's degree (Dyplom Bakalavra) with GPA 3.4/4 or 4.2/5 awarded after 2007 from an accredited Ukrainian university listed on Ecctis, except those in the annexed Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bachelor's degree (Dyplom Bakalavra) awarded after 2007 and a Master’s degree (Dyplom Magister) awarded after 2005, grades as Postgraduate Taught.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A 4-year Bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelors degree from an accredited university with a GPA of 3.3 or better out of 4.0.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A 4-year Bachelors degree (Bang tot nghiep dai hoc) awarded by a recognised institution with a GPA equal to or higher of 2.80/4.00 or 7.0/10.0.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
A Bachelor’s degree (minimum four years duration, or five years if a Science or Engineering degree) and a Majister/Master's degree (usually two years duration, excepting Engineering which is usually one year) with minimum grades of 88% are required from an accredited approved institution.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A master’s degree from Zambian institutions.
Note: A bachelor’s degree from Zambia is not sufficient for entry to postgraduate programmes.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Students holding the following qualification can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
- A bachelor’s degree from Zimbabwe institutions.
English language requirements
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
Not got the grades?
International students who do not meet direct entry requirements for this degree might have the option to complete an International Foundation Year.
Fees and funding
Choose which fees you want to see:
Home / Island students
£15,000 per year
International / EU students
£28,750 per year
Home / Island students
Part Time - £8,300 per year
International / EU students
Part Time - £15,900 per year
The tuition fees shown are for one complete academic year of study and are set according to the academic year of entry. Fees will be subject to an annual inflationary increase and are expected to rise throughout the programme of study. The fee listed above is for the first year of the course only.
More information is available here: Tuition fees - how much are they - Durham University
Additional course costs
There are no substantial compulsory costs for this course beyond the tuition fees and your living costs.
Scholarships and bursaries
What I enjoyed most about my course is that it gave me a chance to meet many new, incredible people. As an international student whose English is my second language, of course, what I feared most was the language barrier. However, the diversity of our classmates and the friendly, encouraging classroom atmosphere helped me step out of my fear zone.
Department information
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University of the Year
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026Top 5
in The Complete University Guide Subject Rankings 2026Top 10
in The Guardian University Guide Subject Rankings 2026Postgraduate politics and international relations provision at Durham explores political life across the globe. We apply our research expertise in the theory and practice of politics to discover more about the systems and processes that shape our world.
Read moreRead lessPart of the School of Government and International Affairs, politics and international relations at Durham is centred around the areas of political theory, comparative politics, international relations, political economy, and public policy. Our academic staff have a genuine passion for politics and are leading experts in the study of these areas, which span Europe, East Asia, the Middle East and the wider Muslim world, Africa, and the Americas.
We are a research-led School offering high-quality learning in essential quantitative and qualitative research methods alongside in-depth study of key areas of political and international theory. These include Comparative Institutions and Political Behaviour, Environmental Politics, Global Security and Peacebuilding, International Political Economy, International Relations, and Public Policy.
The learning and research community is vibrant and active and is one of the biggest groups at the University, comprising a postgraduate body of nearly 50 different nationalities. Our institutes and research centres support key research agendas by organising guest lectures, running regular paper presentations, and acting as focal points for networking.
We believe that in a democracy, active citizenship requires awareness, participation, and the ability to comprehend public debate. Our vision is to offer a study of politics that not only includes but goes beyond career preparation to consider how to be better human beings and good citizens.
Facilities
The School of Government and International Affairs is based in the modern Al Qasimi Building. The modern structure is set on its own grounds not far from the historic centre of Durham, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Study spaces
Facilities include spacious environments for both learning and socialising.
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Renowned Institutes
The building is also home to the renowned Global Policy Institute, the Institute of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, and the Durham Global Security Institute.
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Expert staff
You'll be taught by staff who are expert in their fields.
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Employability
Our courses focus on developing self-aware, thoughtful, and ambitious global citizens with the skills and knowledge to secure rewarding and stimulating careers inside and outside of politics.
This is underpinned by additional employability support from the University through its careers programme, employment-related events, and by maintaining the alumni network, which stretches across the globe.
Our postgraduates achieve successful careers in many fields, including local and national government, diplomacy, newspaper and broadcast journalism, the charity sector, business and finance, publishing, law, manufacturing, teaching and academia, and the armed forces.
Former postgraduate students have taken up roles with leading employers, including the House of Commons, Clifford Chance, Accenture, British Airways, Ernst and Young, British Telecom, Goldman Sachs, PwC, the Royal Navy, House of Fraser, Channel 4, HSBC, Teach First, Black Rock, and the Audit Commission.
More information
Find out more about career options and employability, the available support from our Careers and Enterprise team and enterprise opportunities through the Hazan Lab. Learn more about our inspiring global community of alumni.
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