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Academic Structures

Programme Academic Structure for 2023 - 2024, MA in International Relations

This information is provisional & subject to change.

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Full-time Programme Structure

Year 1 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
LG5000	Dissertation	25	Autumn Semester	0	100	2
LG514	Int.Relations Theory	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
LG526	Principles of Public International Law	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
LG528	Research Methodology	5	Semester 1	0	100	1
LG589	International Political Economy	10	Semester 1	0	100	1

Year 1 Optional Modules -

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
LC583	Gender Sexuality and Migration	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5008	Environmental Change and World Politics	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5037	EU Foreign and Security Policy	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5051	Statehood and Recognition in World Politics	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5055	Race, Minorities & Indigenous in Int'l Law	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5064	The Governance of Migration in Europe	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5067	Gender, Masculinities and Colonialism	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5068	Gender and Politics	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG517	International Development Practice	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG523	European and International Human Rights Law	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG525	Irish Foreign Policy	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG534	Conflict, Security and Peacebuilding	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG542	Politics & Development in Sub-Saharan Africa	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG552	Politics of the UN	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG574	Politics of the Middle East and North Africa	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG599	War and Peace in South Asia	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP532	Religion, Human Values & Intl Relations	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
UM405	Uaneen Non-Contributing Module	5	Year long	0	100	1

Year 2 Optional Modules -

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
UM405A	Uaneen Non-Contributing Module	5	Year long	0	100	1

Part-time Programme Structure

Year 1 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
LG514	Int.Relations Theory	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
LG526	Principles of Public International Law	10	Semester 1	0	100	1

Year 1 Optional Modules,

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
LC583	Gender Sexuality and Migration	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5008	Environmental Change and World Politics	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5037	EU Foreign and Security Policy	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5051	Statehood and Recognition in World Politics	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5055	Race, Minorities & Indigenous in Int'l Law	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5064	The Governance of Migration in Europe	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5067	Gender, Masculinities and Colonialism	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5068	Gender and Politics	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG517	International Development Practice	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG523	European and International Human Rights Law	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG525	Irish Foreign Policy	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG534	Conflict, Security and Peacebuilding	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG542	Politics & Development in Sub-Saharan Africa	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG552	Politics of the UN	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG574	Politics of the Middle East and North Africa	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG599	War and Peace in South Asia	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP532	Religion, Human Values & Intl Relations	10	Semester 2	0	100	1

Year 2 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
LG5000A	Dissertation	25	Autumn Semester	0	100	2
LG528A	Research Methodology	5	Semester 1	0	100	1
LG589A	International Political Economy	10	Semester 1	0	100	1

Year 2 Optional Modules,

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
LC583A	Gender Sexuality and Migration	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5008A	Environmental Change and World Politics	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5037A	EU Foreign and Security Policy	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5051A	Statehood and Recognition in World Politics	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5055A	Race, Minorities & Indigenous in Int'l Law	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5064A	The Governance of Migration in Europe	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5067A	Gender, Masculinities and Colonialism	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG5068A	Gender and Politics	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG517A	International Development Practice	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG523A	European and International Human Rights Law	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG524A	Russia and the Former Soviet Space	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG525A	Irish Foreign Policy	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG534A	Conflict, Security and Peacebuilding	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG542A	Politics & Development in Sub-Saharan Africa	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG552A	Politics of the UN	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG574A	Politics of the Middle East and North Africa	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
LG599A	War and Peace in South Asia	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP532A	Religion, Human Values & Intl Relations	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
UM405A	Uaneen Non-Contributing Module	5	Year long	0	100	1

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