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University of Essex International College
If students hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, but don’t meet the entry requirements for a master’s, a Pre-Master’s can help them gain a place on a postgraduate degree. For progression to the 1st year of a postgraduate degree at the University of Essex. Course length is determined mainly by students English language level (UKVI IELTS score).
Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. If their course is longer than 2 terms, students will take additional modules designed to improve one or more of their English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects.
Master of Arts - Global and Comparative Politics This University of Essex course allows students to focus on questions of interest and apply them to politics in the developed and developing worlds.
Essex's course provides students with an overview of classic controversies and contemporary debates in comparative politics. Students learn about the main theoretical approaches to the study of politics, as well as the major issues and topics in this subfield of political science. Students also choose from a wide range of optional modules including: global environmental issues, democracies in Europe, international relations, international security, and conflict resolution.
Essex's Department of Government is one of the most prestigious in Europe, with an outstanding record of teaching, research and publication. They are rated top in the UK for research, and have consistently been the highest-rated politics department in the country since national assessments began.
All Essex politics graduates have the distinction of a qualification from one of the world’s leading politics departments.
Essex's MA Global and Comparative Politics will help students develop key employability skills which will make them attractive in both the public and private sector, including analytical reasoning, research, communication, and essay-writing.
Recent graduates have gone on to work for the following high-profile organizations: the Civil Service, local government, the World Bank, the United Nations, NATO and YouGov and YouGov America.
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