Politics MA

Program Description

Why you should study this course

  • The academic staff in the School of Humanities produce world class research and publications and maintain an outstanding network of professional contacts who engage with students as part of their studies.
  • Students are given the opportunity to apply learning to practice through attending practitioner workshops, field trips, student-led independent research and simulations2. Within the programme, students will enjoy flexibility to shape their own assessments and pursue their own specialist fields of interest.
  • Students receive extensive academic and pastoral support including a module dedicated to imparting the critical thinking skills and academic competencies needed to succeed at postgraduate level, notably the capacities to analyse, evaluate and construct coherent and convincing scholarly arguments.
  • Students also address principles of consultancy and the theories and practices found in leadership through embedded professional development.
  • Graduates from the MA Politics will have a wide range of career paths open to them, including the Civil Service, international organisations, the media, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), consultancy local government, private sector companies, the culture industry, and further and higher education teaching.

On successful completion of the course a student will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding, and a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights related to politics, much of which is at, or informed by research at, the forefront of its field of study.
  • Critically evaluate current research, advanced scholarship and methodology in the field of Politics.
  • Apply awareness of diverse and interconnected historical, social and cultural contexts to the analysis of political behaviour, discourses and institutions.
  • Communicate advanced concepts and analysis to a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences through a range of communication methods (oral, visual and written)
  • Manage conflicting or incomplete information and understand competing interests, making sound judgements under conditions of uncertainty.
  • Demonstrate independent learning ability and organisational skills that can be transferred and applied to a range of employment environments and learning contexts including the ability to manage time, set objectives and evaluate performance.

Admission Requirements

  • Applicants should normally hold a good undergraduate degree, in a social science or humanities related subject, or equivalent international grade/qualification, from a recognised university.
  • General Requirement :-
    • Indian Students-Students must achieve 60% in a 3 Year Undergraduate Degree or 55% in a 4 Year.Undergraduate Degree Students from the following Universities will be considered with 55% in a 3 Year Undergraduate Degree (unless applying for Health and Life Science courses): Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai (Madras), Anna, Amity, Andhra Pradesh, Aligarh Muslim, Pune, Bangalore and JNTU.
    • Arab Students-Students who hold a Bachelor’s Degree should have an average grade of 60% or above. Students who have an average grade of 70% or CGPA of 2.5 out of 4 for the Postgraduate Research programmes with a satisfactory research proposal.

IELTS Requirements

Listening Reading Writing Speaking Overall
5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.5

Remarks:

Indian Students IELTS Waiver:-65% in Standard XII English language from certain examination boards only (Central boards, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Uttarakhand)

Course Features
  • Country United Kingdom
  • City Coventry
  • State England
  • Course Duration 1 Year
  • Application fee 0 GBP
  • Tuition fees yearly 16,950 GBP
  • Cost of Living per year 10,000 GBP
  • Starting dates September & January
  • IELTS (Total) 6.5
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