| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conflict, Security and Development | POLIM1007 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1,TB-2 |
| Dissertation | POLIM1001 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
| Theories of Development | POLIM3018 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| International Political Economy | POLIM3015 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| Three units from the following: | ||||
| Conflict, Security and Development | POLIM1007 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1,TB-2 |
| Small Business Development | POLIM2030 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Gender and Development | POLIM2032 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Managing and Evaluating Development | POLIM2036 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Development Skills in Practice | POLIM2037 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Environmental Politics | POLIM2041 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Governing the Borderlands | POLIM2044 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| International Political Economy | POLIM3015 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| Gender, Masculinity/ies and International Relations | POLIM3016 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Foreign Policy Analysis | POLIM3017 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Militarisation, Militarism and War | POLIM3022 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Discourse Analysis: Research Methods for Politics and International Relations | POLIM3024 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| US Security Policy | POLIM3029 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Sino-US Relations in Global Politics | POLIM3033 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Japan and East Asia: Socio-Economic Development | SPAIM0005 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| East Asia, Europe and Global Integration | SPAIM0006 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| China's International Relations | SPAIM0020 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Nuclear (In)security | SPAIM0026 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Theories of Violence | SPAIM0036 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| European Security | SPAIM0040 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| The Politics of Insecurity | SPAIM0042 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Global Transitions: Power, Hegemony, and the Ordering of the Global Political Economy | SPAIM0044 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| The Politics of Humanitarian Aid | SPAIM0045 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Culture, Postmodernity and Religion | SOCIM2113 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Narrating the Self | SOCIM2127 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Understanding Intimacy | SOCIM2130 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Interpreting Gender | SOCIM3103 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Philosophy of Social Science | SOCIM3125 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Nations & Nationalism | SPAIM0009 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Care, Labour and Gender | SPAIM0010 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Social Class in Contemporary Society | SPAIM0018 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Understanding Risk | SPAIM0024 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Classics of Modern Cultural Theory | SPAIM0035 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Religion, Ethnicity and Value Change | SPAIM0046 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| MSc International Development | 180 | |||
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
