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Stellenbosch University

Master of Arts in International Studies

The Master of Arts in International Studies in International Relations is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Master of Arts in International Studies offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

This MA programme is offered full-time and consists of taught modules and a thesis. Students undertake an advanced study of a number of focus areas in international studies. The following coursework modules are offered:

• Foreign policy analysis
• Conflict in Africa
• Political risk analysis
• Thesis

The programme is aimed at decision-makers in the public and private sectors who are confronted by and must develop strategies in a world which is subject to the dynamics of political, economic and technological globalisation.

Programme Structure

The programme focuses on the dynamics of interdependence, the actors and the structures of the contemporary global political economy. It is aimed at decision makers in the public and private sectors who are confronted by and must develop strategies in a world which is subject to the dynamics of political, economic and technological globalisation. The outcomes of the programme are available on the Department's website and in our postgraduate brochures.

Programme Content

Compulsory Modules

Selected Themes (International Studies) (60)

Thesis (International Studies) (120)

 

Assessment and Examination

The assessment of module 871 is done by means of examinations (50% of final mark), assignments and presentations (50% of final mark).