Postgraduate Programmes and Research Degrees
The Department of Politics and History offers both taught and research modes of postgraduate study.Taught postgraduate courses
Globalisation and Governance MA
This MA not only equips students to understand globalisation, but also to think in an informed manner about questions of its ‘governance’: that is, how globalisation might be steered or developed in a politically and ethically satisfactory manner.
Intelligence and Security Studies MA
The MA in Intelligence and Security Studies offers a unique opportunity for practical, policy-oriented graduate study of intelligence issues applicable across the private and public sectors around the world.
International Relations MA
The MA in International Relations aims to develop students’ knowledge of topics such as globalisation, security, international theory, human rights, the politics of the natural environment and the politics of specific geographical regions.
Modern Political Thought: Violence and Revolution MA
This MA provides students with the research skills, methodologies and historical understanding required for analysing and assessing key texts. The programme focuses in particular on the importance of historical context for understanding the transformation and reformulation of classic themes in modern political thought.
Modern World History MA
The MA in Modern World History is the only one of its kind in the UK to be endorsed and promoted by the internationally recognised World History Association. Courses are designed and taught by world renowned experts in politics, international relations, public policy and contemporary history.
Public Affairs and Lobbying MSc
The MSc offers a unique combination of advanced academic knowledge and practical experience that will provide graduates with the opportunity to develop a career in public affairs. The programme includes an integrated internship with a Public Affairs consultancy in either London or Brussels.
Politics MSc
The MSc in Politics is designed to deliver a set of core competencies or sub-disciplines within political studies, and to provide students with a balance between strong training in fundamental skills and a carefully selected range of choices on modules that will provide intensive training in the specialist branches of political studies.
War and Conflict in Modern World MA
The MA in War and Conflict in the Modern World combines the disciplines of History and International Relations to provide students with multi-disciplinary, advanced study from both humanities and social science perspectives.
PhD Degrees by Research
The Department of Politics and History welcomes graduate supervises graduate research degrees (PhD's and MPhils) for students from around the world, and from all walks of life and careeers. We work on a process of twinned supervision, where each graduate student has two supervisors from the faculty to ensure that they progress successfully. In post-graduate or higher research degrees, one's supervisors are the most important characters other than yourself when it comes to success – this is someone you will have to work with intimately over at least three years, so it makes sense that you'll need to have a good working relationship. So, if you wish to come to Brunel to undertake a PhD, try to get in touch with the member of staff that seems most aligned with your intended field of study. From there, and with their help, you can develop an appropriate research proposal to submit for consideration.The first year of study for full-time research students on our PhD Programmes is a research training year, in which the development of the thesis is combined with undertaking and completing a range of research relevant modules. The entire research study programme requires a minimum of three years full-time study or longer (4-8 years) for part-time study.
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