Program Overview

MA Political Science - Political Theory Pathway (Standard Route)

Overview

The MA Political Science - Political Theory Pathway (Standard Route) is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time postgraduate program offered by the University of Manchester. The program is designed to develop the skills relevant for a range of political careers.

Entry Requirements

• We require a UK bachelor's degree with a First or Upper Second classification or the overseas equivalent, in any discipline.
• When assessing your academic record, we consider your degree subject, grades you have achieved, and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.

Application and Selection

• Apply online
• Full entry requirements can be found on the University's website

Course Details

• Learn from academics in one of the UK’s largest political theory research groups, at one of the country’s top 5 universities for politics (Times Higher Education 2024).
• Apply logic and reasoning to pressing political problems.
• Tailor the course to fit your interests with an array of optional units.

Course Options

| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning
---|---|---|---|---
MA | Y | Y | N | N

Fees

• MA (full-time)
  • UK students (per annum): £15,500
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £28,000
• MA (part-time)
  • UK students (per annum): £7,750
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £14,000

Policy on Additional Costs

• All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme.
• Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application.

Scholarships/Sponsorships

• For information on available funding, please see fees and funding or search the University's postgraduate funding database.
• Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships Plan (CSFP) General Scholarship

Careers

• The program is designed to develop the skills relevant for a range of political careers.