MSc Digital Politics & Sustainable Development
Northeastern University London
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 - 2 year
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 11,000 / per year **
Application deadline
01 Aug 2024*
Earliest start date
05 Sep 2024
* we accept applications on a rolling basis
** home full-time tuition | £5,500/year: home part-time tuition. £14,000: international full-time tuition | £7,000/year international part-time tuition
Introduction
MSc Digital Politics & Sustainable Development responds directly to processes afoot of power shifts and power diffusion in international relations (IR). These processes are fundamentally changing the organisational structure of IR. This programme responds to questions of agency, action and accountability of governance networks by deploying systems-based approaches.
Contemporary International Relations (IR) faces two main challenges: the first relates to ecological sustainability and the second to digital spaces. Both challenges pose new power shifts, influences and organisational structures in an increasingly interconnected world. These challenges are often regarded separately, however they are both uniquely complex and multifaceted.
The MSc in Digital Politics and Sustainable Development is an interdisciplinary programme, that looks at how these two challenges interact and the unique approaches to tackle them. Drawing on political science, political theory, philosophy, and computer science, you will explore the increasingly urgent phenomena of social activism, fake news, cybercrime, artificial intelligence, and sustainability within a unique and compelling programme.
Program Outcome
MSc Digital Politics & Sustainable Development aims to:
- to train in political science and international relations, including how to find sources, analyse and critique evidence, and evaluate the value of different sources
- to develop an awareness and understanding of the different approaches to, and theories of sustainability and development, security, digital transition, and global citizenship in contemporary global politics
- to give a thorough grounding in the discipline and practice of International Relations and to encourage critical evaluation of how the past is represented, constructed, debated, and contested in relation to the present and the future, in different settings, and at different unit levels of analysis
- to give students an appreciation of the complexity of research within Political Science and International Relations
Career Opportunities
MSc Digital Politics & Sustainable Development core modules and pathways will prepare graduates to step into decision-making and leadership roles in government, international and regional organisations, NGOs, think-tanks, consultancies and private sector companies that engage with issues such as sustainable development, cybersecurity, the digital economy, internet governance, policy analysis, risk analysis and risk management, forecasting and prediction.
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Curriculum
Structure
Teaching and learning strategies for MSc Digital Politics & Sustainable Development will include a minimum of 12 hours of full-cohort lectures, alongside a minimum of 5 hours of small group tutorials or seminars.
This programme will also include guest talks, workshops and study visits, as applicable.
Part-time Study
The Master's programme can be taken part-time for over two years. Part-time students attend the same classes as their full-time colleagues, taking 50% of the course load each academic year. The classes are not run separately in the evening for part-time students.
While we try to make part-time study as flexible as possible, our Master’s programmes are demanding and we advise students that, if they intend to work alongside the course, their work should be flexible.
Timetables
Timetables are usually made available to students during Freshers’ Week. Teaching can be scheduled to take place during any day of the week. However, when possible, Wednesday afternoons are usually reserved for sports and cultural activities.
Core courses
For the MSc Digital Politics & Sustainable Development, all students will complete the following compulsory courses.
Michaelmas Term
- Green Political Thought, 15 Credits
- Global Politics in the Digital Age, 15 Credits
Hilary Term
- Research Methods, 15 Credits
Trinity Term
- Extended Dissertation Project, 60 Credits
Optional Courses
- AI & Data Ethics, 15 Credits
- Minds & Machines (Level 7), 15 Credits
- Human Security, 15 Credits
- Technology & Human Values (Level 7), 15 Credits
- Sustainable Development, 15 Credits
Admissions
English Language Requirements
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