12 monthsProgramme duration
23,500 GBPTuition Fee/year
01 Aug, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
International Relations/Studies/Affairs
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The MA International Relations helps you to understand and critically reflect on the global challenges of our times. We live in a world of poly-crises, from war and conflict to climate change and sustainability. Human rights are challenged on multiple occasions.
In this MA, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge to help you negotiate some of these issues by:
- exploring the role of governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental agencies, private enterprises and international bodies in world politics
- gaining a deeper understanding of specific regions in the world and how they impact on world politics
- learning about the (in)securities of our time and the future of peace and human rights.
Sussex has one of only four dedicated International Relations departments in the UK. You’ll learn from leading International Relations scholars whose cutting-edge research informs their teaching. You’ll systematically study world politics through a critical theoretical foundation.
At the same time, we have your employability in mind. You’ll build a portfolio of skills that will enable you to pursue a career globally from local and national governments to international organisations, from NGOs to transnational corporations.
You can also access events at the Department of International Relations’ research centres:
- Centre for Advanced International Theory
- Sussex Centre for Conflict and Security Research
- Centre for Global Political Economy.
- Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative.
In addition, our faculty also contributes to and/or leads School- and University-wide centres such as the Centre for Global Health Policy, the Sussex Rights and Justice Research Centre, and the Centre for Colonial and Postcolonial Studies.
Programme overview
Main Subject
International Relations/Studies/Affairs
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The MA International Relations helps you to understand and critically reflect on the global challenges of our times. We live in a world of poly-crises, from war and conflict to climate change and sustainability. Human rights are challenged on multiple occasions.
In this MA, you’ll gain the skills and knowledge to help you negotiate some of these issues by:
- exploring the role of governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental agencies, private enterprises and international bodies in world politics
- gaining a deeper understanding of specific regions in the world and how they impact on world politics
- learning about the (in)securities of our time and the future of peace and human rights.
Sussex has one of only four dedicated International Relations departments in the UK. You’ll learn from leading International Relations scholars whose cutting-edge research informs their teaching. You’ll systematically study world politics through a critical theoretical foundation.
At the same time, we have your employability in mind. You’ll build a portfolio of skills that will enable you to pursue a career globally from local and national governments to international organisations, from NGOs to transnational corporations.
You can also access events at the Department of International Relations’ research centres:
- Centre for Advanced International Theory
- Sussex Centre for Conflict and Security Research
- Centre for Global Political Economy.
- Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative.
In addition, our faculty also contributes to and/or leads School- and University-wide centres such as the Centre for Global Health Policy, the Sussex Rights and Justice Research Centre, and the Centre for Colonial and Postcolonial Studies.
Admission Requirements
- Degree requirements: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Applicants with a lower second-class (2.2) degree classification will be considered on a case by case basis.
- Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification should preferably be in a social sciences or humanities subject; alternatively, you should have relevant professional experience or engagement.
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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