Optional modules

In POLSIS, we are proud of the extensive range of modules that are available to our students allowing you to tailor your course and study topics that interest you the most.

All modules are 20 credits and are available as options on postgraduate taught POLSIS programmes where the module is not compulsory.

• China and the World
• Conflict, Statehood and Sovereignty in World Politics
• Contemporary Perspectives on Conflict
• Contemporary Security Challenges
• Dilemmas in International Relations
• Diplomacy and Statecraft
• Doing Political Research
• Fear, Cooperation and Trust in World Politics
• Genderand Development
• Gender, Peace & (In)security
• Global Cooperation on Global Problems
• Global Environmental Governance
• Globalisation and Governance
• Grand Strategy
• International Political Economy
• International Relations Theory
• Nuclear Weapons in International Relations
• Security Studies
• Varieties of Politics: The Comparative Politics of Parties, Institutions and Regimes
• United States Foreign and Defence Policy