GRADUATE STUDIES
King's College London Students evacuated to Bristol, England, 1940
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The MA in the History of International Relations
The School of History offers an MA programme focused on the history of war and international relations in the twentieth century, both full-time and part-time. Our one year taught MA emphasizes research and skills acquisition, but also offers courses such as ‘Crisis and Conflict in Modern European History’, ‘Cultural History of Interwar Europe 1918-39’, ‘Culture and Propaganda under Lenin and Stalin’, ‘Terrorism in Twentieth-Century Europe’, and ‘ The American War: the US in Vietnam’.
Anyone interested in this course should contact Dr. William Mulligan (william.mulligan@ucd.ie)
The Vietnam War 1962 - 1975
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The MA/MSc in International Relations
The School of Politics and International Relations (Spire) offers an MA / MSc Programme in International Relations. As an academic discipline, international relations deals with the
causes and consequences of international phenomena such as war, trade,
regional integration, migration and terrorism. While rooted in
political science, teaching and research on international relations at
SPIRe brings together different methodologies and theoretical
perspectives. Particular strengths in the School include international
political economy, international security, cultural and
social-psychological approaches to international politics, regional
integration, international institutions, development and human rights.
Geographical expertise centres on Europe, Africa, North America and the
Middle East.
Anyone interested in this course should contact Dr. Thomas Sattler (thomas.sattler@ucd.ie) at the UCD School of Politics and International Relations.
The Bosnia Civil War: British Forces with the United Nations Protection force in Bosnia and Croatia, 1992-1995
Image BOS 33 by permission of the Imperial War MuseumThe MA/MSc in Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
The School of Politics and International Relations (Spire) offers an MA / MSc Programme in Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict. This programme uses comparative political science models and methods to analyse patterns of conflict and settlement, with a focus on internal violent conflicts, past and present. Internal conflicts are among the most important factors destabilising entire regions and affecting wider international relations. Equally international and global developments – from global economic trends, to climate change, to the rise and fall of empires and states – affect the likelihood of internal conflict.
The wide range of expertise in SPIRe feeds into the programme, with its specialist resources in the study of theories of ethnicity, identity, conflict; comparative ethnic conflict; Northern Ireland, Western Europe and relevant cognate specialisms in civic republicanism, justice and human rights, international security, European politics, and development studies.
Anyone interested in this course should contact Prof Jennifer Todd (jennifer.todd@ucd.ie) at the UCD School of Politics and International Relations.