Politics

Why study Politics and International Relations at Dundee?

Politics at Dundee takes pride in looking beyond the University itself. We regularly host speakers from the 'real world' of Scottish, British and international politics. Additionally, where possible, we encourage and assist students who wish to take up internships with the Scottish Parliament and Government and other bodies.

We believe strongly in integrating our groundbreaking research with our teaching, and in areas such as Scottish politics, Russian politics, EU politics or international security you will benefit from being taught by a leading expert and author in that field.

Two internationally recognised scholarly journals are edited by our politics staff: 'The Journal of Transatlantic Studies' and 'Perspectives on European Politics and Society'.

While politics at Dundee is big enough to have a real international presence, it is still small and intimate enough to offer a friendly and responsive home for students from all backgrounds. This is more than a mere claim - independent surveys consistently rate politics at Dundee as among the best-received programmes in the country.

Chantelle Coleman is a 2nd year studying Politics and International Relations. She says "I chose to study at Dundee University because it's a friendly environment. As I come from Dundee anyway I found settling in quite easy, but I did learn about a whole new 'student' side to the city that I wasn't even aware of. The best thing about my course is the tutorials. They're such a good laugh and you don’t even realise you're learning! I made all my best friends in my tutorials."
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Study abroad

Our students also have the opportunity to take part in the Erasmus exchange programme with institutions in Denmark or Poland, or our Transatlantic Student Exchange to Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and USA.

Connor McIlwaine spent the 2010-2011 academic year studying Politics and History in the USA. Read his blog to learn more about his experiences.

• MA Politics
• MA Politics and American Studies
• MA Politics and Business Economics with Marketing
• MA Politics and Economics
• MA Politics and English
• MA Politics with French
• MA Politics and Geography
• MA Politics with German
• MA Politics and History
• MA Politics and Philosophy
• MA Politics and Psychology
• MA Politics with Spanish

• MA Geopolitics

• MA European Politics
• MA European Politics with French
• MA European Politics with German
• MA European Politics with Spanish

• MA International Relations and Politics
• MA International Relations and American Studies
• MA International Relations and Economics
• MA International Relations and European Studies
• MA International Relations and English
• MA International Relations and History
• MA International Relations and Philosophy

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