MSc International Relations at University of Bath

Programme overview

Deepen your understanding of the causes and consequences of some of the biggest global societal challenges. This course allows you to explore key challenges that span global borders and communities and how to develop sustainable solutions to them. You’ll examine the politics and policymaking of global powers, paying close attention to how their decisions and interactions impact the management and maintenance of political order.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | Department: Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Bath, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course lasts 1 year. It starts in September 2027 and ends in 2028. Year 1 compulsory units include Research methods in political science and international relations, Theoretical approaches of international politics and foreign policy.

Career pathways

Studying this course provides an excellent grounding for careers in politics and policymaking, consulting, policy-advocacy and foreign affairs, within international organisations, multinational corporations, public bodies, NGOs and think tanks. Danish EU Research Liaison Office in Brussels, Belgium Enel Green Power North America Inc, USA (Director of External Relations and Communications) Others have chosen to continue their careers in academia.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You should have a bachelor’s honours degree or international equivalent, typically a high 2:2 or above. To apply for this course you should have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate social sciences subject such as European Studies, International Relations, Modern Languages, Politics, History, Economics or Sociology. We will also consider graduates with an undergraduate degree in other subjects where you have substantial relevant professional experience. English language: IELTS: 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in all components.

Domestic applicants: GBP 13,900 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee for full-time taught - 2026/27 and 2027/28 entry (MSc International Relations). Source

International applicants: GBP 29,500 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee for full-time taught - 2026/27 and 2027/28 entry (MSc International Relations). Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://samis.bath.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=TDUPL-IR11&code2=0002

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