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The University of Edinburgh: International Relations

Institution The University of Edinburgh View institution profile
Department School of Social and Political Science
Web https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying
Study type Taught

Summary

This programme focuses on international relations and the pressing problems humanity faces in the international realm. 

International Relations involves studying the complex interactions between sovereign states and a wide range of other organisations and institutions, including:

  • multinational corporations

  • security alliances

  • international financial/trade organisations

  • international legal bodies

  • aid/development institutions

The programme enables you to examine global empirical issues and developments, and to adopt a range of theoretical approaches, allowing you to analyse and interpret the world with different conceptual lenses.

This programme explores topics such as:

  • war

  • terrorism

  • power

  • diplomacy

  • climate change

  • trade, poverty

  • migration

  • international cooperation

The programme focuses not only on the study of these topics, but also explores the ways to meet their associated challenges.

Our MSc International Relations programme offers intensive training in the theory and practice of international relations, preparing you for a diverse range of international careers or further research. 

Our approach combines innovative research with creative and inspirational teaching. Staff members approach research and teaching with an intricate knowledge of the major international institutions, complemented by a deep appreciation of historical change and key ideas in international thought.

MSc

Edinburgh University

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The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 34th in the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research …

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