Global Justice - MA

About the course

1 year full time/2 years part time

On this course you'll explore different issues around the topic of global justice including human rights, just war theory, global distributive justice, environmental justice, global health and poverty.

Entry requirements

You'll need at least a 2:1 honours degree in politics or a related social sciences or humanities subject with a significant political component.

English language requirements for overseas students

Our standard requirements for non-native English speakers are: IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6.5 in essay writing), or TOEFL internet-based test minimum of 90.

Entry requirements for international students 

Core modules

• Global Justice
• Global Justice Dissertation

Optional modules

• Theory and Practice of International Relations
• The Political Economy of Globalisation
• The Politics of International Law
• Contemporary Ethnic Conflict
• Europeanisation
• The Politics of Global Migration
• Contemporary Global Security
• The State and (In)Security
• Global Civil Society
• Theories of Ideology
• Democratisation
• Global Governance
• Human Rights
  Research Methods in Politics
• Advanced Political Analysis
• Political Thought and the Rights of War and Peace
• The Politics of Ethnic Conflict
• Governance and Public Policy
• United States Hegemony
• The Governance and Politics of the European Union
• The Global Politics of the Environment and Climate Change
• Theories and Issues in International Political Economy
• The Politics of Development
• Wars, New Wars and the Liberal State

Teaching

• Seminars
• Meetings with supervisors

To complete the MA successfully you must earn a total of 180 credits. Most core and optional modules count for 30 credits each. Your dissertation, produced over the summer after the taught element, counts for 60 credits.

Assessment

• Essays
• Dissertation

For the module assessments and the dissertation, you’ll need a mark of 50 per cent or above. If you don't complete the dissertation, 120 credits will get you a Graduate Diploma.

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

E: m.sleat@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 222 1692

Where your masters can take you

A postgraduate degree in politics is a strong foundation for a range of careers, from government and other public sector organisations to companies in the private sector, consultancies, non-governmental organisations and think-tanks. A postgraduate research degree is essential if you want an academic career.

Our department

The last Research Assessment Exercise rates us joint first in the UK for research. The Times Good University Guide 2010 places us among the UK's top three politics departments overall. Our reputation is international.

You'll be part of a close-knit community of 200 postgraduate students. To encourage your development we've brought everyone together, forming our politics graduate school in autumn 2008. Our team of 25 expert academic staff will help you develop your interests and skills.

A strong foundation for a career in the public or private sector.

Our resources

You'll have access to the university’s modern facilities, including the brand new Information Commons. In the department, get involved in student-led activities like the Politics Society and the Postgraduate Global Development Group.

Our cosmopolitan graduate community means you'll mix with people from all corners of the world.

Apply now

You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

Postgraduate Online Application Form