Terrorism, migration, poverty, war, climate change, famine, disease pandemics, gender inequality, financial crises, transnational crime, underdevelopment: these are some of the issues that can only be fully understood through global politics.

Focusing on the big questions, our MA International Relations will equip you with the knowledge and skills to grapple with these challenges, helping you understand their causes and consequences within the international system.

We run an annual trip to Brussels for our MA students, during which we visit the EU and NATO, where there will be opportunities to speak to officials and military personnel about their work. And we meet graduates from UEA who are now working in or near Brussels. We hope to be able to resume the trip subject to government guidelines.

And you will be taught by leading authorities in the field. The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) rated 70% of UEA's research in Politics and International Studies as world leading or internationally excellent.

An MA is an excellent way to set yourself apart from other graduates when it comes to securing a good job. An understanding of international affairs is increasingly important in all kinds of careers, while our programme will provide you with vital employability skills and many networking opportunities.

Recent graduates from our School have taken jobs in business, teaching, research, journalism, and many international organisations, including the UN, EU and NATO.

We work closely with UEA Careers Service, which can provide advice on all aspects of graduate employment as well as helping you arrange internships and work placements.

CAREER DESTINATIONS

• Teaching

• Research

• Journalism

• The UN

• The EU

• NATO