The Department of Politics and International Relations is pleased to announce

that all our MA offerings in International Relations are available by distance learning (DL). We offer five DL programmes:

• MA American Foreign Policy
• MA Diplomatic Studies
• MA Human Rights and Global Ethics
• MA International Relations and World Order
• MA International Security

We look forward to welcoming you to our distance learning programme at Leicester and to the Department of Politics and International Relations.

Entry Requirements

The entry requirement for all postgraduate distance learning courses in the department will be either a first or a good second class honours degree from a British university or its equivalent, in Politics, International Relations, History, Law or other related subjects.

We also welcome applicants with relevant professional experience and qualifications.

Applicants whose first language is not English are required to have a qualification such as the British Council International English Language Testing System (score 6.5 or above) or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (score 90/575).

How to Apply

We currently have two intakes annually in September and March and we accept applications for these intakes throughout the year.

If wish to apply for the March 2012 intake, please contact IRDL@le.ac.uk to enquire if there are places available and the feasibility of processing your application in time to commence the course with this intake.  Any application that is not received and processed in time for the March 2012 intake will be considered for the next intake commencing in September 2012.

Please note that due to the online delivery of the courses through the use of the University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Blackboard, only online applications are accepted for the distance learning MA Politics and International Relations programmes.

Next Step

Request an Information Pack for the Distance Learning programmes or to apply online to study follow the relevant course link above.