This master’s degree aims to help you understand and interpret issues and challenges facing our increasingly interconnected world. This fascinating course explores the emerging discipline of international relations, from a theoretical and historical perspective and in the context of issues and events in contemporary politics and society. Assessment employs a range of methods including: Individual coursework (essays, reports and reviews), seminar-based assessment, presentations, projects, written papers, exercises and individual and group presentations. The pass mark for modules is 40%. You must undertake and pass all seven mandatory modules, plus two optional modules to achieve the MA. Assessment is by a variety of types of written coursework including academic essays, comparative review essays, reports, research designs, reflective diaries and logs, as well as on some modules, reflective writing, group presentations and video podcasts. There are no exams on the course. On completion, you should be able to: locate and critically review a range of information sources, to gather and marshal relevant evidence successfully; apply knowledge of the dynamics of international relations in a wide range of situations and organisations; show awareness of, and sensitivity to, differing international environments and the impact these have on political, economic and social actors; and apply advanced research skills, identify appropriate sources and methods, take personal responsibility and demonstrate initiative in dealing with complex and unpredictable environments.