Programme Overview:
- Duration:
- 2 Years
- Attendance:
- Part Time
- Next Intake:
- 2020/2021 September
- Contact Name:
- James Mahon
- Contact Number:
- +353 01 716 8182
- Fees:
- Fee Information
Graduates work with a wide variety of international private-sector employers, government agencies and Non-Governmental Organisations such as:
Recent graduates of UCD School of Politics & International Relations now work in:
Curricular information is subject to change
Part Time option suitable for:
Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No
This programme aims to provide a comprehensive and critical grounding in key issues in politics and international relations and to allow students critically engage with cutting edge issues in the discipline.
The MA Politics and International Relations is a 90-credit programme.
Part time students take a total of 90-credits over the two-year duration of the part-time programme. As the Research Design module is provided to support students writing their thesis, it must be taken in the second year of study. It is advisable for students to take any core modules in Year 1.
MA students have the option of pursuing an internship in lieu of a thesis.
MA Politics & International Relations (W292) Part Time
EU fee per year - € 5600
nonEU fee per year - € 9950
***Fees are subject to change
Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website. Please note that UCD offers a number of graduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD graduate degree programme. For further information please see International Scholarships.
SPIRe operates a Graduate Scholarship programme. To access details, see SPIRe Graduate Scholarship Scheme.
A primary degree with at least Second Class Honours Grade 1 (2H1) in a relevant subject such as political science, international relations, social science, sociology, history, geography, economics, global studies, public policy, development studies, EU studies, law. 2H1 is equivalent to 60 per cent, B minus or 3.08 GPA - in American system: B or 3.00 GPA.
The following entry routes are available:
* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised