MA International Relations - The Program

Modules

The program is composed of four main fields:

1. Theories and Issues of Global Governance
This field focuses on basic theories and themes of international relations and governance including issues of international security and international political economy.

2. Changing Context of Global Governance
The second field highlights broader processes of political change which impact international and transnational cooperation including state transformation and the legalization of world politics.

3. Theorizing Social Order and Change
Covering classical as well as contemporary social theory, as well as normative theory of world politics, this component aims to provide a theoretical framework for understanding and evaluating issues of governance.

4. Methodology
In order to provide students with the techniques to conduct up-do-date research, the program offers courses on advanced qualitative and quantitative research methods as well as on research design and the logic of scientific research.

During the course of study students will take three courses from each field, amounting to a total of 12 courses for the M.A. program. Each course is worth 7.5 ECTS credit points, the MA thesis is worth 30 ECTS credit points. The annual maximum credits to be collected are 60 ECTS points. Upon completion of the M.A. program students may choose to continue on the PhD track in Bremen.


The Curriculum

  Theories and Issues of Global Governance
 Changing Context of Global Governance Theorizing Social Oder and Change
 Methodology
1st Semester
 War and Peace
 International History Modern Social Theory Research Design
2nd Semester International Political Economy Transformations of the State Social Theory and International Relations Advanced Quantitative Methods
3rd Semester Actors, Institutions and Global Governance Legalization and International Law Normative Theories of International Order Advanced Qualitative Methods
4th Semester M.A. Thesis or PhD Prospectus
M.A. Thesis Seminar