Global Political Economy (MA)
About the programme
Global Political Economy, a specialisation of the master in International Relations, provides you with a rigorous understanding of the global political economy and the different approaches to its study.
Programme structure
Semester 1
Core Course (10 EC)
Humanities-Based International Relations (5 EC)
Thesis and Methods in International Relations Research (5 EC)
Electives (10 EC)
Semester 2
Regionalism in World Politics (5 EC)
Thesis (15 EC)
Electives (10 EC)
Thesis
When it comes to picking a topic for your thesis, you have great freedom in what you want to write about. We have many thesis supervisors who have different expertise.
MA Thesis preparatory course
The preparatory course introduces you to core conceptual, methodological and theoretical issues you meet when you initiate, research, and write your MA thesis. In addition, a series of seminars will enable you to discuss specific issues related to International Relations.
Internship
You have the opportunity to replace one elective with an internship or to pursue an internship as an extracurricular activity. Both options usually imply a study extension because you would delay graduation by one semester. Yet this possibility is valued and used by many of our students.
This experience is highly valued within international organisations. In the past years International Relations students have done internships at a huge variety of organisations, including:
- Security Policy Department (DVB) of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Dutch Ministry of Defense
- NGOs, for example Gender Concerns International or NGO’s focused on humanitarian aid
- Think tanks, such as the Netherlands Institute for International Relations ‘Clingendael’, the International Centre for Counterterrorism and the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies
- Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassies around the world
- European institutions - examples include Estonian presidency of the European Union, internships for members of the European Parliament
- Media outlets such as Een Vandaag in Hilversum
- Netherlands Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Electives
You may choose electives (20 EC total) from a wide range of specialist courses. For examples, please see below or check the online study guide.
Detailed programme
For a detailed programme, please check the Prospectus.
Please note that this guide applies to the current academic year, which means that the curriculum for next year may slightly differ.
Admission and Application
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