MA Geopolitics, Resources and Territory at King's College London

Our Geopolitics, Resources and Territory (GRT) MA is a unique multidisciplinary programme that has a dual focus on the territorial and resource-related components of inter-state relations, rooted in the social sciences but also engaging with important areas of international law. It delivers research-led teaching on critical and fundamental questions relating to international boundaries, sovereignty disputes and environmental geopolitics. This is supplemented with teaching and guidance from leading external practitioners (including savvy, experienced international lawyers) in the field of international dispute resolution and environmental management.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy  |  Department: School of Global Affairs  |  Duration: One year full-time, September to September, two years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This Geopolitics, Resources and Territory MA will teach you about how international boundaries on land and sea are created, maintained and questioned – a traditional focus, concentrating not only on how the social sciences have covered all this but also the legal, technical and practical factors that are involved here. You’ll gain insights into how border and territorial disputes are resolved, and how contemporary issues such as water conflict can be tackled – not just from internationally-renowned academic researchers but also leading practitioners with an everyday familiarity with and involvement in such issues You’ll explore how academic disciplines have evolved to cover territorial questions and specific analysis such as critical water scholarship, including cutting edge new research and emergent critical lenses. This will give you an appreciation of how to develop new approaches wit

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