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PAIS Postgraduate Modules

Our postgraduate courses allow you to customise your degree depending on your interests and career goals. Please see a full list of typical topics that are covered on our postgraduate courses. Please note that module availability will vary depending upon staff availability.

Please note that the modules listed below are indicative and may vary slightly from year to year.

Theories and Issues in International Development
Justice and Equality
Fundamentals of Quantitative Research Methods
International Relations of the Asia-Pacific
Theories and Issues in International Relations
Advanced Quantitative Research
Theories and Issues international Political Economy
Concepts and Theories of International Security
Theories and Traditions in Public Policy
The CIA and Covert Action
United States Security Policy
United States Foreign Policy
United States Foreign Policy and National Security
Borders and Migration
Normative Analysis
Contemporary Challenges in Global Economic Governance
Critical Issues in the Politics of Global Finance
Democratisation and Development
East Asian Development: National and Regional Perspectives
East Asian Development Policies
Governing Islamic Economies
Issues and Cases in the Politics of International Trade
Issues and Actors in Global Economic Governance
New Issues in International Security
The Global Politics of Nuclear Weapons
Politics of the Rise of Global Finance
The Changing Nature of War
The Nuclear Question
The Politics of International Trade: National, Regional, and Global Perspectives
The Value of Democracy; What is Democracy For?
Transitional Justice and International Development
Diasporas and States in World Politics
Cybersecurity: Espionage, Crime and Protest on the Internet
Climate Justice and the Transition to a Sustainable World
Energy Security
PAIS PGT Dissertation
PAIS Double Masters Dissertation