ObjectivesTo offer knowledge and expertise in approaches to political theory and conceptual issues, as well as allied generic skills.
Entry requirementsEntry Requirements:
A minimum 2:1 degree classification or equivalent qualification. Suitable for graduates in Politics, Philosophy, History and allied disciplines that include a significant element of theory (e.g. English in which Critical Studies figured prominently).
Academic titlePolitical Theory (MSc Econ)
Course descriptionCourse Description:
This programme introduces students to the development of political theory as a discipline and to the different approaches that have arisen in analysing issues such as multiculturalism, human rights and distributive justice.
Assessment is by seminar presentations, book reviews, assessed essays and a dissertation of not more than 20,000 words.
Special Features:
* The skills learnt are both generic and transferable.
* The School of European Studies has become the home of the internationally renowned Collingwood and British Idealism Centre, which carries an international journal and hosts a biennial conference.
* A well-established tradition of political theory, covering contemporary and historical thinkers and concepts taught by an enthusiastic group of individuals working at the cutting edge of their respective interests.