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With 24 taughtMastersprogrammes tochoose from, wecan satisfy yourinterest invirtually any areaof politics andsocial sciences.

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Since its foundation in 1961, the Department of Politics andInternational Studies has earned an international reputationfor the excellence of its research and its teaching in a widevariety of areas of political science, international relationsand political philosophy.

The department’s reputation for research excellence wasreaffirmed in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise.Moreover, it was rated as ‘excellent’ in the most recent QualityAssurance Agency report, for its teaching provision and pastoralcare at both undergraduate and postgraduate MA levels. As onewould expect of a department of Hull’s standing, all ourestablished MA programmes have been validated by theEconomic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and are thereforeeligible for ESRC funding.

We strongly encourage every postgraduate student to become anactive member of Hull’s research community. The departmentdraws together people from all over the UK, Europe and the rest ofthe world. In this vibrant and diverse environment, you canpursue your own special area(s) of interest and attend our variousresearch seminars and colloquia.

Programme coordinators have some discretion to permitvariations in our normal attendance requirements for part-timestudents – so do not hesitate to get in touch, even if theinformation given in the brochure does not quite seem to fit yoursituation. We cannot promise to meet your needs, but we will doour best.

Of course, you are always welcome to visit the department and tomeet the members of staff whose interests are closest to your own.They will advise you not only on academic matters but also onpractical aspects of postgraduate life such as applying for grantsand getting accommodation in Hull. The University’s Codes ofPractice for the supervision of both research and taught studentscan be obtained from the department and will give you an idea ofthe more formal relationship that you will have with yourteachers, should you join the Postgraduate School.

The following pages introduce the department’s postgraduatetaught and research programmes, together with details of ourresearch centres and the academic interests of staff. If you do notfind the information that you require, please do not hesitate to getin touch with either the relevant programme coordinator or theDepartmental Director of Postgraduate Studies, Dr Colin Tyler, at

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MA in Civilisation, Terrorism and Dissent | 16

MA in European Union Governance | 17

MA in Global Communications and International Politics | 18

MA in Globalisation and Governance | 19

MA in Global Political Economy | 20

MA in International Law and Politics | 21

MA in International Politics | 22

MA in International Studies and Security Online | 23

MA in Legislative Studies Online | 24

MA in Strategy and International Security | 25

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Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, BA (Cardiff), MSc(Econ) (Aberystwyth), DPhil (Oxford)Research interestsSecurity studies; war studies; terrorism; Cold War history; woman and war.

Recent publications• (With N Rengger) ‘Apocalypse Now? Continuities or Disjunctions in World Politics

after 9/��’, International Affairs, Vol 8�, No � (�006)• (With R Vickers) ‘Blowback for Britain? Blair, Bush and the War in Iraq’, Review of

International Studies, Vol �� (�007)• The Origins of the Cold War (�007)• (With N Rengger) ‘The State of War’, International Affairs, Vol 84, No 5 (�008)

Lord Norton of Louth, BA (Sheffield), MA (Pennsylvania), PhD (Sheffield), FRSA,AcSSResearch interestsComparative legislatures; the British Parliament; the Constitution of the UK; theBritish Conservative Party.

Recent publications• (Ed) Parliaments and Citizens in Western Europe (�00�)• Parliament in British Politics (�005)• (With B Jones et al) Politics UK, 6th Edn (�006)• ‘The Conservative Party: The Politics of Panic’, in J Bartle and A King (eds), Britain

at the Polls 2005 (�006)• (Ed with D M Olson) Post-Communist and Post Soviet Legislatures: The Initial

Decade (�007)

Research ProfessorsJack Hayward, BSc(Econ), PhD (London), FBAResearch interestsComparative European politics, with a particular interest in France; policycoordination in European government.

Recent publications• (Ed with A Menon) Governing Europe (�00�)• Fragmented France: Two Centuries of Disputed Identity (�007)• (Ed) Leaderless Europe (�008)

Noel K O’Sullivan, BSc(Econ), PhD (London)Research interestsContemporary European and American political philosophy; history of politicalthought; sources of political extremism in modern European politics, especiallyfascism and terrorism; conservative doctrine in Western Europe and the USA;postmodern political theory.

Recent publications• ‘Philosophy, Politics and Conservatism in the Thought of Elie Kedourie (�9�6–

�99�)’, Middle Eastern Studies, No 4� (�005)• European Political Thought Since 1945 (�004; Chinese trans, �006)• ‘Liberalism, Nihilism and Modernity in the Political Thought of John Gray’, Critical

Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, Vol 9 (�006)• ‘British Conservative Thought’, in A C Grayling and A Pile (eds), Encyclopaedia of

British Philosophy (�006)• ‘Is de Jouvenel Still Worth Reading?’, European Journal of Political Theory, Vol 6,

No 4 (�007)• ‘Visions of European Unity since �945’ (the Elie Kedourie Memorial Lecture

delivered to the British Academy), Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol �54(�008)

• ‘The Concept of the Public Realm’, a special issue of the Critical Review ofInternational Political Philosophy (as guest editor), Vol 9, No � (�009)

Our staff excel inboth teaching andresearch. That’swhy The Timesranked us as oneof the six bestpoliticsdepartments inthe UK.

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Head of DepartmentJustin Morris, LLB (CNAA), MA (Hull)Research interestsInternational organisations, particularly the United Nations Security Council; GreatPower responsibility; the role of international law in international politics;international relations theory.

Recent publications• (Ed with R Burchill and N D White) International Conflict and Security Law (�005)• ‘Normative Innovation and the Great Powers’, in A Bellamy (ed), International

Society and Its Critics (�005)• ‘Law, Politics and the Use of Force’, in J Baylis et al (eds), Strategy in the

Contemporary World (�006)• (With N J Wheeler) ‘Justifying Iraq as a Humanitarian Intervention: The Cure is

Worse than the Disease’, in W P S Sidhu and R Thakur (eds), The Iraq Crisis andWorld Order: Structural and Normative Challenges (�006)

• (With N J Wheeler) ‘The Security Council’s Crisis of Legitimacy and the Use ofForce’, International Relations, Vol 44 (�007)

ProfessorsRaphael Cohen-Almagor, BA, MA (Tel Aviv), PhD (Oxford)Research interestsMedia ethics; medical ethics; political theory; political extremism; free speech; Israelipolitics; cultural studies; legal theory and jurisprudence.

Recent publications• ‘Hate in the Classroom: Free Expression, Holocaust Denial and Liberal Education’,

American Journal of Education, Vol ��4, No � (�008)• ‘The Limits of Objective Reporting’, Journal of Language and Politics, Vol 7, No �

(�008)• (With S Haleva-Amir) ‘The Israel–Hezbollah War and the Winograd Committee’,

Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law, Vol �, No � (�008)• ‘The Six-Day War: Interviews with Minister Ezer Weitzman and Abba Eban, MK –

Lessons and Insights’, Social Issues in Israel, Vol 6 (�008) (Hebrew)• ‘Dignity, Compassion, Care and Safety Valves at the End of Life’, Israel Law Review,

Vol 4�, Nos � & � (�008)• ‘Reply to Rejoinder: Teaching in Class versus Free Expression’, American Journal of

Education, Vol ��5 (�008)• (With S Haleva-Amir) ‘Bloody Wednesday in Dawson College: The Story of Kimveer

Gill, or Why Should We Monitor Certain Websites to Prevent Murder?’, Studies inEthics, Law and Technology, Vol �, Issue �, Article � (�008)

• ‘John Stuart Mill’, in C G Christians and J C Merrill (eds), Ethical Communication:Five Moral Stances in Human Dialogue (�009)

James Connelly, Bsc, PhD (Southampton)Research interestsEnvironmental politics and philosophy; philosophy of history; philosophy of R GCollingwood and British idealism; elections and electoral systems.

Recent publications• Metaphysics, Method and Politics: The Political Philosophy of R G Collingwood

(�00�)• (With G Smith) Politics and the Environment: From Theory to Practice, �nd Edition

(�00�)• (Ed with S Panagakou) Anglo-American Idealism: Thinkers and Ideas (�009)• (Ed with R K Wurzel) The EU as a Leader in Climate Change Policy (�009)• (Ed with P Robinson and D Carrick) Ethics Education for Irregular War (�009)• Sustainability and the Virtues of Environmental Citizenship (forthcoming)

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Thomas M Kane, BA (University of Maine in Farmington), MA (ClaremontGraduate School), PhD (Hull)Research interestsStrategic studies, international politics and the application of political thought.

Recent publications• Military Logistics and Strategic Performance (�00�)• Chinese Grand Strategy and Maritime Power (�00�)• ‘Dragon or Dinosaur: China’s Nuclear Weapons Programme in the ��st Century’,

Parameters, Vol �� (�00�)• ‘Building Thrones: Political Effect as an Emerging Principle of War’, Comparative

Strategy, Vol �4 (�005)• Theoretical Roots of US Foreign Policy (�006)• Ancient China on Postmodern War (�007)• ‘Closer Ties Help Beijing Achieve Global Goals’, Defense News, �7 September �007• ‘Hot Planet, Cold Wars: Climate Change and Ideological Conflict’, Energy and

Environment, Vol �8, No 5 (�007)• Emerging Conflicts of Principle: International Relations and the Clash between

Cosmopolitanism and Republicanism (�008)

Simon Lee, BA (Hull)Research interestsPolitical economy and comparative economic performance; the politics of NewLabour and the Third Way; the politics of Gordon Brown and the British Way; thepolitics of England and English identity; Canadian politics and public policy; thepolitics of globalisation and governance.

Recent publications• (Ed with M Beech) Ten Years of New Labour (�008)• Boom and Bust: The Politics and Legacy of Gordon Brown (�009)• (Ed with M Beech) The Conservatives under David Cameron: Built to Last? (�009)• ‘The Rock of Stability? The Political Economy of the Brown Government’, Policy

Studies, Vol �0, No � (�009)

Cristina Leston-Bandeira, Licenciatura (Lisbon), PhD (Hull)Research interestsComparative legislatures; parliament in new democracies, in particular thePortuguese Parliament; parliament and the internet; reform of parliament.

Recent publications• From Legislation to Legitimation (�004)• (Ed) Southern European Parliaments in Democracy (�004)• ‘The Impact of the Internet on Parliaments: A Legislative Studies Framework’,

Parliamentary Affairs, Vol 60 (�007)• ‘Are ICTs Changing Parliamentary Activity in the Portuguese Parliament?’, Journal

of Legislative Studies, Vol �� (�007)• ‘Dissent in a Party-Based Parliament: The Portuguese Case’, Party Politics

(forthcoming)

LecturersMatt Beech, Bsc(Econ), MSc (Aberystwyth), PhD (Southampton)Research interestsBritish politics – ideologies, parties and their history; political thought – New Labour,social democracy, communitarianism and conservatism; Christianity and politics.

Recent publications• (With K Hickson) Labour’s Thinkers: The Intellectual Roots of Labour from Tawney

to Gordon Brown (�007)• (Ed with S Lee) Ten Years of New Labour (�008)• (Ed with S Lee) The Brown Government: A Policy Evaluation (�009)• (Ed with S Lee) The Conservatives under David Cameron: Built to Last? (�009)

The 2008ResearchAssessmentExercise foundthat our work is atthe cutting edge ofpoliticalscholarship, withmuch of it ‘world-leading’ and even‘paradigm-defining’.


ReadersColin Tyler, BA (Reading), MA (York), MA (Hull), DPhil (York)Research interestsPublic reason under conditions of hermeneutic pluralism; British idealism; Hegel;democratic governance; modern political philosophy; theories of internationalrelations; critical political economy.

Recent publications• ‘“A Foundation of Chaff”? A Critique of Bentham’s Metaphysics’, British Journal for

the History of Philosophy, Vol �� (�004)• Idealist Political Philosophy: Pluralism and Conflict in the Absolute Idealist Tradition

(�006)• ‘Contesting the Common Good: T H Green and Contemporary Republicanism’, in M

Dimova-Cookson and W J Mander (eds), T H Green (�006)• ‘Human Welfare and the Future of the WTO’, in S Lee and S McBride (eds), Neo-

Liberalism, State Power and Global Governance (�007)• ‘A War on Terror? Insights from International Relations Theory’, in M Mullard et al,

Globalisation, Citizenship and the War on Terror (�007)

Rüdiger Wurzel, MA (Augsburg), MA (Hull), PhD (London)Research interestsEnvironmental policy and politics; European Union; German politics; West Europeanpolitics; comparative public policies and politics.

Recent publications• The Europeanisation of Air and Water Pollution Control (�006)• ‘European Union Environmental Policy and Natura �000’, in J Keulartz and G

Leistra (eds), Legitimacy in European Nature Conservation Policy: Case Studies inMultilevel Governance (�007)

• The Politics of Emissions Trading in Britain and Germany (�008)• ‘Environmental Policy: EU Actors, Leader and Laggard States’, in J Hayward (ed),

Leaderless Europe (�008)• ‘Germany’, in A Jordan and A Lenschow (eds), Innovation in Environmental Policy?

Integrating the Environment for Sustainability (�008)

Senior LecturersXiudian Dai, BA, MA (Nankai), PhD (Sussex)Research interestsPolitics of the internet; political economy of the new media; EU–China relations;Chinese and European technology policy with particular reference to the informationand communications technology sector; economic development in China andSoutheast Asia; European governance and integration in the information age.

Recent publications• The Digital Revolution and Governance (�000)• ‘Google’, New Political Economy, Vol �� (�007)• ‘The Digital Revolution and Development: The Impact of Chinese Policy and

Strategies’, Development (�007)• (Ed with P Norton) The Internet and Parliamentary Democracy in Europe (�008)• ‘Guiding the Digital Revolution: Is European Technology Policy Misguided?’, in

J Hayward (ed), Leaderless Europe (�008)


David J Lonsdale, MA (Aberdeen), MA, PhD (Hull)Research interestsStrategic theory; strategic history; contemporary strategic issues.

Recent publications• The Nature of War in the Information Age: Clausewitzian Future (�00�)• Alexander, Killer of Men: Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Art of War (�004)• Alexander the Great: Lessons in Strategy (�007)• (With D Jordan et al) Understanding Modern Warfare (�008)

Chris Martin, BA (Wolverhampton), MA (Staffordshire), PhD (Salford)Research interestsBritish maritime history; strategy, policy and development.

Recent publications• ‘The Naval War Plans �907 and the Second Hague Peace Conference: A Case of

Propaganda’, Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol �8 (�005)• ‘Admiral Sir John Fisher and the Entente Cordiale’, Revue Historique des Armées

(�005)• ‘The Royal Navy and the Limits of Eurocentricity, �904–�9��’, in J Keiger and P

Venier (eds), Refocusing on Europe? International Relations from the EntenteCordiale to the Outbreak of the First World War, 1904–1914 (�008)

• ‘Future Threats: Future Carriers’, Defence Management Journal, May �008• ‘The Declaration of London: A Matter of Operational Capability’, Historical Journal

(online �008, print �009) – paper awarded the �005 Julian Corbett Prize forResearch in Modern Naval History by the Institute of Historical Research

Elizabeth Monaghan, BA, MA (Sheffield), PhD (Nottingham)Research interestsCivil society in the European Union; democracy and legitimacy in the EuropeanUnion; comparative territorial politics.

Recent publications• ‘Communicating Europe: The Role of Organised Civil Society’, Journal of

Contemporary European Research, Vol 4, No � (�008)

Richard Woodward, BA, MA (Hull)Research interestsGlobal political economy; theories of globalisation and governance; globalisationand governance of financial markets; offshore financial centres; the City of London;the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; small states.

Recent publications• ‘Global Monitor: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’,

New Political Economy, Vol 9 (�004)• (Ed with A Baker and D Hudson) Governing Financial Globalization: IPE and Multi-

Level Governance (�005)• ‘Offshore Strategies in Global Political Economy: Small Islands and the Case of the

EU and OECD Harmful Tax Competition Initiatives’, Cambridge Review ofInternational Affairs, Vol �9 (�006)

• ‘Age Concern: The Future of the OECD’, The World Today, Vol 6� (�006)• The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (�009)

Individualmembers of thedepartment, suchas Jack Haywardand PhillipNorton, havereceived nationaland internationalhonours.


Cornelia Beyer, Dip Pol (Free University of Berlin)Research interestsSecurity studies; terrorism and counterterrorism; global governance; theories ofinternational relations.

Recent publications• Violent Globalisms: Conflict in Response to Empire (�008)• Effectively Countering Terrorism: The Challenges of Prevention, Preparedness and

Response (forthcoming)• Counterterrorism and International Power Relations: The EU, ASEAN and Hegemonic

Global Governance (forthcoming)

Bhumitra Chakma, BA (Dhaka), MA (International University of Japan), PhD(Queensland)Research interestsNuclear proliferation and non-proliferation; South Asian nuclear politics andsecurity; security and strategic studies; ethnicity and nationalism; internationalrelations theory.

Recent publications• ‘Road to Chagai: Pakistan’s Nuclear Programme, Its Sources and Motivations’,

Modern Asian Studies, Vol �6, No 4 (�00�)• (With I Ahmed and A Mohsin) ‘Administrative Reforms in the CHT: A Diagnostic

Study of the Ministry of CHT Affairs’, Identity, Culture and Politics: An Afro-AsianDialogue, Vol 4, No � (�00�)

• Strategic Dynamics and Nuclear Weapons Proliferation in South Asia (�004)• ‘The NPT, the CTBT and Pakistan: Explaining the Non-Adherence Posture of a de

facto Nuclear State’, Asian Security, Vol �, No � (�005)• ‘Toward Pokhran II: Explaining India’s Nuclearisation Process’, Modern Asian

Studies, Vol �9, No � (�005)• ‘Pakistan’s Nuclear Doctrine, and Command and Control System: Dilemmas of

Small Nuclear Forces in the Second Atomic Age’, Security Challenges, Vol �, No �(�006)

• ‘Pakistani Missiles: Explaining Procurement and Strategic Implications,’ BIISSJournal (Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies), Vol �8, No �(�007)

• ‘Assessing the �997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord’, Asian Profile, Vol �6, No �(�008)

• Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons (�009)• South Asia’s Nuclear Security (forthcoming)

Mahrukh Doctor, MA (SAIS, Johns Hopkins), DPhil (Oxford)Research interestsPolitical economy of development, with special interest in business–state relations;industrial, trade and infrastructure investment policies of developing countries;foreign direct investment and regional integration in Latin America. Area focus:Brazil and Latin America; India.

Recent publications• ‘Institutional Modernisation and the Legacy of Corporatism: The Case of Port

Reform in Brazil’, Journal of Latin American Studies, Vol �5 (�00�)• (With T Power) ‘Beyond the Century of Corporatism? Continuity and Change in

Brazil’, in H J Wiarda (ed), Authoritarianism and Corporatism in Latin America:Revisited (�004)

• (With S Rios) ‘Scenarios for Untying the Knots in Market Access for Goods’, in AValladão, P Messerlin and F Peña (eds), Concluding the EU–Mercosur Agreement:Feasible Scenarios (�004)

• ‘Boosting Investment and Growth: The Role of Social Pacts in the BrazilianAutomotive Industry’, Oxford Development Studies, Vol �5 (�007)

• ‘Why Bother with Inter-regionalism? Negotiations for a European Union–MercosurAssociation Agreement’, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol 45 (�007)

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Research and scholarshipAs befits our standing as one of the six best politics departments in the UK (The TimesGood University Guide �008), the department has been recognised as excellent in theUK Government’s most recent assessments of its teaching and research. The mostrecent Research Assessment Exercise found that our work is at the cutting edge ofcontemporary scholarship in politics and international studies – beingpredominantly of international standing, with much of it not merely ‘internationallyexcellent’ but also ‘world-leading’ and even ‘paradigm-defining’.

This latest impressive achievement confirms the department’s reputation for researchexcellence, which extends back over four decades. A number of independent studiesof research and teaching quality carried out since the �980s reflect this standing: in�990, an independent academic survey of European universities ranked the HullPolitics Department as one of the top six in Europe, a judgement echoed on severaloccasions since.

Our high standards of scholarship are also shown in many other ways. For example,in addition to the staff who have been awarded personal Chairs, individual membersof the department have received national and international honours – with ProfessorJack Hayward made Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in �996 for his contribution toFrench politics and Professor Phillip Norton made a peer in �998.

Distinctions have not been confined to members of staff. One of the department’smost eminent past postgraduates, Professor Raymond Plant, for example, wascreated Lord Plant of Highfield in �99� and became Master of St Catherine’s College atOxford University in �994.

Departmental interests include political economy, European Union politics, strategicstudies, international relations, political philosophy, British politics, Europeanpolitics, Latin American politics and a number of other specialisms, reflecting thebreadth of political science as a contemporary university discipline. There are alsoopportunities to pursue interdisciplinary research interests. Members of thedepartment collaborate with colleagues in Law, Economics and the Centre forComparative International Development, as well as with other departments in theFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

This brief portrait of the department would not be complete unless we mentioned twokinds of links fostered by its members. We also need to say something about thevarious research centres with which our staff and students are involved.

Links with professional associationsMembers of the department are very active in international research groups and anumber of professional associations, including the UK Political Studies Association(PSA), the British International Studies Association (BISA), the International PoliticalScience Association, the European Consortium for Political Research, the AmericanPolitical Science Association, the University Association for Contemporary EuropeanStudies and the Royal United Services Institute for Strategic Studies.

Members of the department with expertise in particular regions or individualcountries also participate in the appropriate organisations, including those in Iberianand Latin American studies.

There are opportunities for postgraduate students to participate in suchorganisations. Research students are encouraged to attend and present papers at theannual conferences of the PSA and BISA, as well as at the workshops of the annualjoint sessions or the biennial conferences of the European Consortium for PoliticalResearch.

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The University also has a number of exchange agreements with foreign universities.These include Leiden, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Free University of Brussels(French), Angers, Bordeaux I, Bordeaux III, Strasbourg, Braunschweig, Kiel,Osnabrück, Pavia, Bologna, Moscow, Vilnius and Novosibirsk.

Centres of research

Centre for British PoliticsDirector: Dr Matt Beech ([email protected])The CBP promotes the study of British politics, with a particular focus on researchinto British political parties, their ideology and their public policy. It was designed tounify the research interests of Matt Beech, Simon Lee, Philip Norton and RichardWoodward, and it strives to produce internationally renowned work in the form ofmonographs, edited volumes, and articles in peer-reviewed journals. In June �007 thecentre hosted its inaugural symposium, ‘Ten Years of New Labour’; in March �008 itheld a symposium evaluating the first year of the Brown government; and its nextproject is a study of the Cameronite Conservatives.

Centre for Democratic GovernanceDirector: Simon Lee ([email protected])The CDG undertakes research into the effects of globalisation on the distribution andexercise of collective power and authority, particularly the conceptual and normativeframeworks of global governance. It explores the democratic implications ofglobalisation, especially the increasing recourse to intergovernmental organisations(such as the UN, the WTO, the IMF, the OECD and the World Bank) and the growingsignificance of private actors in world affairs, including MNCs and NGOs. The CDGruns a seminar series, orientates its teaching around three MAs – Globalisation andGovernance, Global Political Economy, and Global Communications andInternational Politics – and, among other projects, collaborates with the Centre forGlobal Political Economy at Simon Fraser University, Canada.

Centre for European Union StudiesDirector: Dr Rüdiger K Wurzel ([email protected])CEUS promotes the study of and research on European Union governance andpolitics. In the UK it is one of the longest-established and most active research centresanalysing European and European Union issues. In recognition of its researchexpertise, CEUS has been designated as a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence by theEuropean Commission since �999, and it hosts a Jean Monnet Chair in EuropeanUnion Studies. The centre organises international conferences, a seminar series(which includes guest speakers, CEUS researchers and postgraduate students), anannual Jean Monnet Lecture and many other activities.

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Centre for Legislative StudiesDirector: Professor the Lord Norton of Louth ([email protected])The CLS was created to provide a catalyst for international research in thecomparative study of legislatures. It brings together legislative specialists in Hull witha wide range of scholars from other countries. It publishes the internationallyrecognised Journal of Legislative Studies and is responsible for major research projectsas well as organising seminars, international conferences and other publications. Thecentre has several PhD candidates and offers an online MA in Legislative Studies.Postgraduates are encouraged to participate in centre events, including presentingpapers to the Graduate Workshop of Legislative Studies.

Centre for Security StudiesDirector: Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe ([email protected])The CSS is an interdisciplinary centre, providing postgraduate training at MA, MPhiland PhD levels. Its particular strength is its research into the relationship betweenstrategic theory and strategic practice. It combines intellectual training with up-to-the-minute analysis of changing international security issues. The centre has a largecommunity of PhD candidates and offers popular MAs in International Politics, inStrategy and International Security and in International Law and Politics.

Centre for the Study of British IdealismDirectors: Dr Colin Tyler ([email protected]) and Professor James Connelly([email protected])The focus of the CSBI is the work and influence of the social and politicalphilosophers known as the British Idealists. The activities of the centre includeresearch both on the work of these philosophers and on those associated with themand influenced by them, both theoretically and in the realm of practical politics.Historically, the department has built up a considerable body of expertise in thesubject. Professor James Connelly and Dr Colin Tyler are both acknowledged asleading experts in the field. They are editors of Collingwood and British IdealismStudies (based at the Collingwood Centre, University of Wales at Cardiff). EmeritusProfessor Noel O’Sullivan has made an unrivalled contribution to the study of theBritish idealists since the �960s. He is the general editor of the monograph series onthe work of Michael Oakeshott published by Imprint Academic.

With its variousresearch centres,the departmentdraws togetherpeople from allover the UK andthe rest of theworld. This makesit a verystimulatingenvironment forpostgraduatestudy. Jeremy Bentham – pioneer of utilitarianism, painted by Henry William Pickersgill.

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Taught MA programmesThese normally comprise six modules and a dissertation. At least two modules arecompulsory. Most programmes can be completed in �� months of full-time study.Subject to availability, these are

• Civilisation, Terrorism and Dissent• European Union Governance• Global Communications and International Politics• Globalisation and Governance• Global Political Economy• International Law and Politics• International Politics• Strategy and International Security

The Department also runs two purely part-time online MA degrees:

• Legislative Studies• International Studies and Security

All our MA programmes are outlined on pages �6–�5, where we give the names andcontact details of their coordinators. More detailed descriptions can also be obtainedon request from www.hull.ac.uk/pas/postgraduate or from

Gemma BrunsdonAdmissions SecretaryDepartment of Politics and International StudiesUniversity of HullHull, HU6 7RX, UKT +44 (0)�48� 465758F +44 (0)�48� 466�[email protected]

‘Hull impressedme months beforeI even got there,with their level ofinterest in myapplication andthe support theygave. When I gotto Hull, the realitywas as good asthe promise. Theteaching wasexcellent, theenvironment wasfriendly andsupportive, andthe decisionturned out to beone of my best:rather thaninterrupt mycareer Iaccelerated it andhave grown inconfidence, abilityand satisfaction.’

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Research degreesFor MPhil and PhD degrees by thesis, we offer supervision across the wide range ofareas reflected in our various taught MA programmes. It thus covers a large part of thespectrum of political science, from British, European and American politics topolitical philosophy, strategic studies, international relations and political economy.

A full-time PhD should last no longer than three years, a full-time MPhil no longerthan two years, plus the automatic write-up period of three months, and anyextension of time has to be applied for. A part-time PhD should not last more than fiveyears, a part-time MPhil not more than three years, plus an automatic write-up periodof three months.

It is good practice to finish your research degree within the prescribed period, andyou may be subject to faculty penalties if you do not.

The department has invested heavily in new dedicated facilities for postgraduateresearch students. These offices, with computer access, are allocated to students inthe final stages of their normal doctoral registration (subject to availability and otherconditions).

Training programmeThe nature and extent of the formal training provided for PhD students depend onthe individual requirements of the student as decided in consultation with his or hersupervisor. But the University requires all doctoral students to complete at least 60credits from a wide choice of modules available on the training programme. Studentswho complete the basic 60 credits will be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate inResearch Training.

Students are normally expected to complete the 60 training units during their firstyear. However, all ESRC-funded students must acquire 7� credits from a trainingprogramme to be taken during the first year. (This figure corresponds to the ESRCrecommendation that up to 60% of the first year of research should be given over totraining.) An exemption of up to �0 credits from the research training programme ispossible for students who have completed the Hull Politics MA Training Programmeor equivalent training at another university. Other training modules are on offer(language training, for instance) to supplement the basic programme wherenecessary. In addition, there is a compulsory university-level skills module.

For research students not funded by the ESRC there are only two compulsory trainingcomponents: the research seminars and the short university-level skills module.

Attendance at research seminars makes a vital contribution to the corporateintellectual life of the department, being the principal means by which colleaguesand students get to know something about each other’s interests and currentconcerns. Obviously, we all find some meetings more relevant than others; but thewillingness of everyone to contribute regularly is a condition for a lively and fruitfulpostgraduate school.

Any queries about the training programme should initially be addressed to thedepartment’s Director of Postgraduate Studies, Dr Colin Tyler, who will be delightedto answer your questions.

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Duration | Full-time � year; part-time � years

Attendance | Full-time 6 hours a week of seminars; part-time �–4 hours a week of seminars

Entry requirements | BA equivalent to a British Honoursdegree of upper second class or higher, in most instances.Minimum IELTS score of 6.0 for non-native English-speakers

Fees | www.hull.ac.uk/money

Location | Hull Campus

Contact | Dr Rudiger Wurzel: [email protected]

Please note that the structure of this MA programme willchange from the start of the �0�0/�� session. For therevised structure, please see the relevant programmepage at www.hull.ac.uk/pas

About the programmeThis MA allows you to develop an advancedunderstanding of European Union (EU) governanceissues in a research-led teaching environment. Manyformer students now work for EU institutions (e.g. theCommission and the EP), non-governmentalorganisations, international businesses or the media.

Programme contentTwo core modules, four options and a �5,000-worddissertation on a relevant topic.

Topics covered in the two core modules include thehistory of European integration; theories of EU politicsand integration; a wide range of EU policies (e.g. foreignand security policy, environmental policy, commonagricultural policy and immigration policy); new modesof EU governance; and the Europeanisation of memberstates.

Core elements• The EU: Political Integration and Policy Analysis

(Semester �)• The EU: National and International Perspectives

(Semester �)

Optional modulesThese may include

• Discourses of Civilisation and Barbarism• Communications and International Politics• Political Economy of Global Communications• Frameworks of Global Governance: Freedom,

Democracy and the New Imperialisms• The International Politics of the Environment I:

Comparative Perspective• IR Theory: Classical and Post-Classical Approaches• Political Economy in Perspective• The Political Economy of Development• The Environment in Theory and Practice• Capitalism, Alienation and Power• China and the New World Order• Global Communications, Globalisation and

Development• Governing Global Finance• Globalisation and Governance in Practice• Germany in the European Union and the Wider Europe• IR Theory: Practical Applications and Case Studies• Research Methods in Political Science

Further module informationModules are delivered by seminar to small groups ofstudents. Full-time students take two optional modules(in addition to one core module) per semester. Part-timestudents take a total of four optional modules (in additionto two core modules) over the course of their studies.

AssessmentTwo essays per module and one �5,000-word dissertation.A candidate who fails the dissertation but obtains ��0credits with an overall weighted average of 40% will beawarded a Postgraduate Diploma. Candidates who obtainat least 60 credits may be awarded a PostgraduateCertificate.

Special featuresStudents are encouraged to participate in the activities ofthe Centre for European Union Studies (CEUS). CEUS hasbeen designated as a ‘Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence’in teaching and research since �999. It runs a seminarseries, organises conferences and hosts the annual JeanMonnet Lecture. It also publishes a research workingpaper series. For more details see www.hull.ac.uk/CEUS.

The course director for the MA in European UnionGovernance is holder of the Jean Monnet Chair inEuropean Union Studies.

Research areasRecent grant-funded research has focused on the EUPresidency, the Europeanisation of member states, newmodes of environmental governance, leaderless Europe,the use of the internet by the European Parliament, andEU foreign and security policy. For more details seewww.hull.ac.uk/CEUS/research.

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Contact | Dr Colin Tyler or Professor James Connelly:[email protected] or [email protected]


About the programmeThe aim of this new MA is to provoke intellectual work ofthe highest possible quality on the actions and ideologiesof leading international players such as the US and UKadministrations, the United Nations, the WTO (and otherfacets of the institutional architecture of the globaleconomy) and groups using overt violence such as Al-Qaeda and Hezbollah. One recurring question is: in whatways do assumptions about civilisation,progress/development and barbarism underpin theactions of and conflicts between such actors?


Topics covered in the two core modules includediscourses of civilisation and barbarism in history;contemporary political ideologies across the globe;different attitudes to rebellion and political conflict; andvarious justifications offered for terrorism, civildisobedience and dissent.

Core elements• Discourses of Civilisation and Barbarism (Semester �)• Terrorism, Civil Disobedience and Dissent (Semester �)

Optional modulesThese may include

• The Politics of New Labour• The British Idealists: Community, the State and Time• Communications and International Politics• Political Economy of Global Communications• Strategic Thinkers I: Precursors to the Information Age• Frameworks of Global Governance: Freedom,

Democracy and the New Imperialisms

• Strategic Studies and Security I• The International Politics of the Environment I:

Comparative Perspective• The EU: Political Integration and Policy Analysis• IR Theory: Classical and Post-Classical Approaches• Political Economy in Perspective• The Political Economy of Development• The Environment in Theory and Practice• Capitalism, Alienation and Power• China and the New World Order• Global Communications, Globalisation and

Development• Strategic Thinkers II: The Information Age• Governing Global Finance• Globalisation and Governance in Practice• Strategic Studies and Security II: Strategy Applied• The EU: National and International Perspectives• IR Theory: Practical Applications and Case Studies• Intelligence and Statecraft


Special featuresThis innovative MA enables students to explore in depthsome of the most pressing political phenomena of ourtime: terrorism, civil disobedience and the enforcement ofideas about ‘civilisation’.

Research areasPolitical theory/philosophy of terrorism; theories ofcivilisation and barbarism; British idealism andassociated movements; environmental philosophy;critical political economy; modern and contemporarypolitical philosophy.

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Contact | Dr Colin Tyler or Simon Lee: [email protected] [email protected]


About the programmeThis MA offers you a comprehensive, detailed and fullyup-to-date postgraduate education in the relationshipbetween politics and economics, the state and themarket, in the contemporary global economy. It is aimedat those with an interest in developing a deeperknowledge and understanding of the major ideas,institutions, policies, interests and governance structuresshaping the global economy. Particular attention is paidto the assumptions underlying and the values fostered bythe dynamics of global and international capitalism.

Graduates from the programme tend to pursue careers incommerce and the private sector, governmentalorganisations, higher education, and international andnon-governmental organisations.


The themes of the programme are the key contemporaryand historical debates and issues surrounding the natureand practice of globalisation and governance. You willstudy a wide range of ideas, institutions, policies andgovernance structures, on an individual-country and acomparative basis.

You will acquire and develop specialised knowledgewhich will help you to pursue a career with aninternational organisation or a campaigning ordevelopmental NGO, or to study for a higher degree.

Core elements• Frameworks of Global Governance: Freedom,

Democracy and the New Imperialisms (Semester �)• Globalisation and Governance in Practice (Semester �)

Optional modules• The Politics of New Labour• Discourses of Civilisation and Barbarism• The British Idealists: Community, the State and Time• Communications and International Politics• Political Economy of Global Communications• The International Politics of the Environment I:

Comparative Perspective• The EU: Political Integration and Policy Analysis• IR Theory: Classical and Post-Classical Approaches• Political Economy in Perspective• The Political Economy of Development• The Environment in Theory and Practice• Terrorism, Civil Disobedience and Dissent• Capitalism, Alienation and Power• China and the New World Order• Global Communications, Globalisation and

Development• Governing Global Finance• The EU: National and International Perspectives• IR Theory: Practical Applications and Case Studies

Further module informationModules are delivered by seminar to small groups ofstudents. Full-time students choose two optional modulesper semester. Part-time students choose a total of fouroptional modules over the course of their studies.


Special featuresThis MA is recognised by the Economic and SocialResearch Council.

Research areasPolitical economy; political theory; democraticgovernance and public policy; international relations;British politics; legislative studies; security studies;European Union politics; European politics.

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Contact | Dr Xiudian Dai: [email protected]


About the programmeThis MA gives you the opportunity to study the politicsand political economy of global communicationstechnologies, such as the internet, at an advanced level. Itis aimed at individuals with a good degree and an interestin issues related to global communications andinternational politics in the digital age.

Graduates from this programme are equipped for a widerange of careers in the public sector, the private sectorand non-governmental organisations.


The main focus of the programme is the politics andpolitical economy of new information andcommunications technologies, particularly the internet.You will study the reasons why the internet and othernew media technologies influence general political andeconomic processes at local, national, regional andglobal levels.

You will acquire knowledge and understanding intheories and analysis pertinent to the study of new mediatechnologies and the new economy. You will have theopportunity to study the political economy of globalcommunications; the relationship between globalcommunications and international politics; and theimplications of the global communications revolution foreconomic development.

Core elements• Communications and International Politics

(Semester �)• Political Economy of Global Communications

(Semester �)

Optional modules• Discourses of Civilisation and Barbarism• Strategic Thinkers I: Precursors to the Information Age• Frameworks of Global Governance: Freedom,


Comparative Perspective• The EU: Political Integration and Policy Analysis• IR Theory: Classical and Post-Classical Approaches• Political Economy in Perspective• The Political Economy of Development• Global Communications, Globalisation and

Development• Strategic Thinkers II: The Information Age• Globalisation and Governance in Practice• The EU: National and International Perspectives• IR Theory: Practical Applications and Case Studies• Research Methods in Political Science

Further module informationModules are delivered by seminar to small groups ofstudents. Full-time students choose one optional modulein the first semester and three in the second. Part-timestudents choose two optional modules in the secondsemester of Year � and one optional module during eachsemester of Year �.



Research areasNew media and communications studies; global politicaleconomy; international relations; British politics;legislative studies; security studies; political theory;European Union politics.

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Contact | Bhumitra Chakma: [email protected]


About the programmeThis MA offers you a comprehensive, detailed and fullyup-to-date postgraduate education in the relationshipbetween international politics and international law. It isaimed at those with an interest in developing a deeperknowledge and understanding of the major issues anddebates in contemporary international affairs. It involvesmodules which draw together legal, political, strategicand ethical issues in order to help you develop a fullerunderstanding of the world in which we live.

Graduates from the programme tend to pursue careers ingovernmental, international and non-governmentalorganisations, the legal profession and higher education.


The main theme of the programme is the relationshipbetween international politics and international law, butit also draws on areas such as strategic studies, politicaleconomy and ethics. You will learn how to identify andanalyse the factors that motivate and constrain states andother key actors on the international stage. You will havethe opportunity to study a wide range of topics andactors, including the balance of power, the role of militarymeans, international organisations such as the UN, andspecific state actors, ranging from the most to the leastpowerful.

Core elementsSemester 1• International Relations Theory: Classical and Post-

Classical Approaches• Public International Law

Semester 2• International Relations Theory: Practical Applications

and Case Studies

Optional modulesThe range of options currently includes

• Discourses of Civilisation and Barbarism• Nuclear Proliferation and Non-Proliferation• Communications and International Politics• Political Economy of Global Communications• Strategic Thinkers I & II• Strategic Studies and Security I & II• The International Politics of the Environment I• The EU: Political Integration and Policy Analysis• International Law and the Use of Force• Democratic Values and International Law• International Human Rights Protection• International Commercial Arbitration• The Political Economy of Development• The Environment in Theory and Practice• Terrorism, Civil Disobedience and Dissent• Capitalism, Alienation and Power• China and the New World Order• Governing Global Finance• Globalisation and Governance in Practice• The EU: National and International Perspectives• Research Methods in Political Science• British Defence Policy Since �945• Intelligence and Statecraft• Regional Trade Agreements: Theory and Practice• The Laws of War• Transnational Commercial Law• World Trade Organisations Dispute Settlement• Law of the Sea

Further module informationModules are delivered by seminar to small groups ofstudents. Full-time students choose one optional modulein Semester � and two optional modules in Semester �.Part-time students choose a total of three optionalmodules over the course of their studies.



Research areasInternational relations theory; public international law;human rights law; law and politics of the EuropeanCommunity; military strategy; international politicaleconomy; world trade law.

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Contact | Simon Lee: [email protected]


About the programmeThis MA offers you a comprehensive, detailed and fullyup-to-date postgraduate education in the relationshipbetween politics and economics, the state and themarket, in the contemporary global economy. It is aimedat those with an interest in developing a deeperknowledge and understanding of the major ideas,institutions, policies, interests and governance structuresshaping the global economy.

Graduates from the programme tend to pursue careers incommerce and the private sector, governmentalorganisations, higher education, and international andnon-governmental organisations.


The themes of the programme are the relationshipbetween politics and economics and their principalinstitutional forms – the state and the market. You willstudy a wide range of ideas, institutions, policies andgovernance structures, on an individual-country and acomparative basis, and you will acquire and developskills in the analysis of states and markets.

You will have the opportunity to study the politicaleconomy of the World Trade Organization, the WorldBank and the International Monetary Fund; the politicaleconomy of competitiveness; the political economy of thetransnational corporation; the governance of globalfinancial markets; and the political economy ofsustainable development and climate change.

Core elements• Political Economy in Perspective (Semester �)• Governing Global Finance (Semester �)

Optional modules• The Politics of New Labour• Discourses of Civilisation and Barbarism• Communications and International Politics• Political Economy of Global Communications• Frameworks of Global Governance: Freedom,


Comparative Perspective• The EU: Political Integration and Policy Analysis• IR Theory: Classical and Post-Classical Approaches• The Political Economy of Development• The Environment in Theory and Practice• Terrorism, Civil Disobedience and Dissent• Capitalism, Alienation and Power• China and the New World Order• Global Communications, Globalisation and

Development• Globalisation and Governance in Practice• Germany in the European Union and the Wider Europe• The EU: National and International Perspectives• IR Theory: Practical Applications and Case Studies

Further module informationModules are delivered by seminar to small groups ofstudents. Full-time students choose two optional modulesper semester. Part-time students choose a total of fouroptional modules over the course of their studies.



Research areasPolitical economy; democratic governance and publicpolicy; international relations; British politics; legislativestudies; security studies; political theory; EuropeanUnion politics; European politics.

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Attendance | Flexible – average 5 hours a week (onlineteaching)



Location | n/a (taught entirely online)

Contact | Dr Thomas Kane: [email protected]

About the programmeThe programme cultivates an advanced understanding ofinternational affairs, with an emphasis on securitymatters. It addresses the needs of those seeking todevelop careers in government, the armed forces, non-governmental organisations and international business(e.g. risk assessment). Grounding students in theoreticalstudy, it is also appropriate for those whose interest isprimarily scholarly. You may choose to exploreinternational studies and security at a general level or tospecialise in a variety of sub-fields.

Programme content and structureIn the first year of this two-year programme, you will takethree core modules:

• Introduction to Global Political Economy• Approaches to International Relations• Dimensions of Strategy

In the second year, you will take at least two of the threecore/optional modules:

• Approaches to Globalisation and Governance• Case Studies in International Relations• Applied Strategy

In Year � you may choose any one of the followingoptional modules as an alternative to any one of thecore/optional modules listed above:

• Parliaments in the Modern World• Comparative Legislatures• Parliament and Government• Parliament and Citizens

All students must also write a �5,000-word dissertation.

AssessmentTwo �,000-word essays for each taught module and a�5,000-word dissertation on a relevant topic.

Special featuresThis MA draws on a wide array of internationallyrecognised expertise within the department. Staff fromthe Centres for Security Studies, Democratic Governanceand Legislative Studies all contribute to teaching on theprogramme.

Online delivery offers exceptional flexibility of access andflexibility of study.

Research areasStrategic studies; international relations theory;international organisations; political economy;democratic governance and public policy; comparativelegislatures; the British Parliament; newly democraticparliaments.

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Contact | Dr Thomas Kane: [email protected] |T +44 (0)�48� 4665�0 | F +44 (0)�48� 466�08


About the programmeGlobalisation and recent wars dramatise the enduringimportance of world affairs to government, economicsand people’s lives. If you are interested in a careerfocusing on global politics in theory and practice, thisprogramme is for you. It is aimed at degree-holders withan interest in the theory and practice of world politics.

This MA equips graduates for careers in the media, non-governmental organisations, international business,research think-tanks and government foreign service.


The degree aims to impart a broad and balancedknowledge of international relations theory at anadvanced level. It provides core training in politicalanalysis and methodology of the social sciences;examines contemporary global problems and rivalapproaches to their solution; and offers specialisation inparticular areas such as foreign policy analysis, globalsociety, regional integration, global environmentalpolitics, and strategic and security studies.

You will learn up-to-date approaches to internationalrelations studies – through interactive seminars guidedby experts in the subject – along with more general skillsin writing, research, public speaking and logical analysis.

Core elements• International Relations Theory: Classical and Post-

Classical Approaches (Semester �)• International Relations Theory: Practical Applications

and Case Studies (Semester �)

Optional modules• Discourses of Civilisation and Barbarism• Nuclear Proliferation and Non-Proliferation• Communications and International Politics• Political Economy of Global Communications• Strategic Thinkers I: Precursors to the Information Age• Frameworks of Global Governance: Freedom,

Democracy and the New Imperialisms• Strategic Studies and Security I• The International Politics of the Environment I:

Comparative Perspective• The EU: Political Integration and Policy Analysis• Maritime Strategy• Political Economy in Perspective• The Political Economy of Development• The Environment in Theory and Practice• Terrorism, Civil Disobedience and Dissent• Capitalism, Alienation and Power• China and the New World Order• Global Communications, Globalisation and

Development• Strategic Thinkers II: The Information Age• Governing Global Finance• Globalisation and Governance in Practice• Strategic Studies and Security II: Strategy Applied• The EU: National and International Perspectives• Research Methods in Political Science• British Defence Policy Since �945• Intelligence and Statecraft

Further module informationFull-time students normally take two optional modulesper semester, which equates to four per year. Part-timestudents take half those numbers.


Special featuresStudents of international politics at Hull have theopportunity to attend numerous guest lectures byacademic experts and experienced practitioners.Students may also take part in interactive postgraduateworkshops and in our many academic conferences.

Research areasStrategic studies; international relations theory;international law; foreign policy; political theory;European integration; the critique of violence.

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Contact | Dr David Lonsdale: [email protected]


About the programmeWar remains, as Sun Tzu observed, a matter of life anddeath. And war is only one of the phenomena thatthreaten people’s lives and ways of life. This degree offersstudents a background in the theory and practice ofwaging war, and facing other security threats, from theperspective of a defence professional.

The programme equips graduates for careers in themedia, the military, non-governmental organisations,international business, research think-tanks andgovernment foreign service.


The programme covers the history and concepts of thestrategic studies discipline. You will study strategictheory, using historical and contemporary case studies toclarify what theoretical concepts mean in practice. Youwill learn up-to-date approaches to strategic studies,along with more general skills in writing, research, publicspeaking and logical analysis. And you will have theopportunity to explore the field of strategic studies ininteractive seminars guided by experts in the subject.

Core elements• Strategic Studies and Security I (Semester �)• Strategic Studies and Security II (Semester �)

Optional modules• Discourses of Civilisation and Barbarism• Nuclear Proliferation and Non-Proliferation• Strategic Thinkers I: Precursors to the Information Age• IR Theory: Classical and Post-Classical Approaches• Maritime Strategy• Terrorism, Civil Disobedience and Dissent• China and the New World Order• Strategic Thinkers II: The Information Age• IR Theory: Practical Applications and Case Studies• British Defence Policy Since �945• Intelligence and Statecraft

Further module informationFull-time students normally take two optional modulesper semester, which equates to four per year. Part-timestudents take half those numbers.

AssessmentTwo essays for each module and one �5,000-worddissertation.

A candidate who fails the dissertation but obtains ��0credits with an overall weighted average of 40% receivesa Postgraduate Diploma. Candidates who obtain at least60 credits may be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate.

Special featuresSenior military officers and civilian defence officials fromaround the world attend events at Hull’s Centre forSecurity Studies. Students have the opportunity to attendconferences, guest lectures and interactive workshops.

Research areasStrategic studies; international relations theory;international law; international organisations; foreignpolicy; political theory; European integration; thecritique of violence.

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Duration | Part-time � years

Attendance | Flexible – average 5 hours a week (onlineteaching)

Entry requirements | Typically a good Honours degree orequivalent in a relevant subject or appropriate experiencein a professional environment relating to a parliamentaryinstitution. IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent forinternational students


Location | n/a (programme delivered entirely online)

Contact | Dr Cristina Leston-Bandeira or SophieAppleton: [email protected] [email protected]

About the programmeThis MA provides a unique insight into the theory andpractice of parliamentary studies, with the added value ofintegrating a wide range of parliamentary experiencesthanks to its online delivery mode. It is aimed atprofessionals who work in or with a parliamentaryinstitution. Current students include officials ofinternational organisations such as the UNDP,parliamentary clerks, journalists and professionalsworking in pressure groups and local government.

The programme is taught entirely online through a highlypersonalised and interactive virtual learningenvironment. It follows a work-based-learning approach.

We also offer two intermediate qualifications: thePostgraduate Certificate in Legislative Studies Online andthe Postgraduate Diploma in Legislative Studies Online.These are taught within the same online platform, andstudents can progress through all three levels.

Programme contentThe programme focuses on the political science sub-discipline of legislative studies. It includes an in-depthinsight into comparative legislative theories, wherebystudents acquire an understanding of what parliamentsdo and how external factors influence them. It alsoincludes a detailed case study of the British parliamentand an overview of different parliaments across theworld, as well as encouraging students to developresearch on their own parliament, in particular through asecond-year module on research and the dissertation.You will be encouraged to develop your analytical,critical-thinking and primary-research skills.

Core elements• Comparative Legislatures I: Systems and Cultures• Parliament in the Contemporary Political System:

Parliament and Government• Parliaments in the Modern World• Comparative Legislatures II: Structures and Activity• Parliament in the Contemporary Political System:

Parliament and Citizen• Research Sources and Techniques in Legislative

Studies• Dissertation

Optional modulesNot applicable except in the Postgraduate Certificate inLegislative Studies Online – please contact us for moredetails.

Further module informationAll of the taught modules are delivered online, and thedissertation is supervised online. Teaching is done byway of instructional tasks, readings and onlinediscussion of set topics. Students take three modules ineach of the two years of study. Each module comprises �0seminars, and each seminar takes place online over aperiod of two weeks. Dissertations are concluded in thethird period of Year �.

AssessmentTwo �,000-word essays for each taught module, except forthe research module (�,�00-word proposal with 4,800-word report), plus a �5,000-word dissertation.

Special featuresThe expertise of the staff of the Centre for LegislativeStudies, where the Journal of Legislative Studies is edited,is internationally recognised. The MA is part of a widerprogramme of activities that specialises in the study ofparliaments at both undergraduate and postgraduatelevel.

Online delivery offers exceptional flexibility of access andflexibility of study.

This is the only politics MA taught entirely online withESRC recognition – a sign of its quality.

Research areasParliament and the internet; comparative legislatures;the British Parliament; newly democratic parliaments;southern European parliaments, in particular thePortuguese Parliament.

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MSc in Applied Social Research (Gender Studies) | 33

MSc in Applied Social Research (Social Policy) | 34

MSc in Applied Social Research (Social Work) | 35

MSc in Applied Social Research (Sociology and Anthropology) | 36

MA in Criminology | 38

MA in Criminology (Research Training Pathway) | 39

MA/LLM in Criminology and Human Rights | 40

MA in Development Studies | 41

MA in Diversity, Culture and Identity | 42

MA in Gender Studies | 43

MA in Gender and Development | 44

MA in Women’s and Gender Studies (GEMMA) | 45

MA in Social Work | 46

MA in Restorative Justice (online) | 47

MA in Spirituality Studies | 48

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With an emphasis on major contemporary issues, our teaching and research istheoretically informed, empirically grounded and critically engaged in policy andpractice, with strong links to academics, policy makers and practitioners at thelocal, national and international level.

Staff and postgraduate students are currently involved in research in every regionacross the globe, covering a broad range of cutting-edge issues:

• the body• community and crime prevention• comparative study of crime rates and criminal justice• conflict management• culture and identity• death, dying and bereavement• development and social change• disability policy and politics• education• environmental cultures• family structure and dynamics• funding of public services• gender and sexualities• globalisation and citizenship• history of crime and criminal justice• housing policy• human rights• imprisonment and criminal justice• migration and social exclusion• power, politics and society• ‘race’ and ethnicity• religion and spirituality• restorative justice• sexual health (including HIV/AIDS)• slavery and trafficking• social work practice and education• substance misuse• surveillance

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Drawing on the strengths of a large multidisciplinary setting,with over 40 members of staff, the Department of SocialSciences offers a distinctive profile of postgraduateopportunities in criminology, gender studies, social policy,social work, and sociology and anthropology.

Criminology at Hull boasts one of the longest-establishedpostgraduate programmes in the country, with a well-earnedinternational reputation for its research. The University of Hullhas also been a leader in the field of gender studies and is nowpart of a prestigious European-wide consortium of women’s andgender studies (GEMMA). Social Policy at Hull (ranked fourthnationally) has been in the vanguard of social justice initiatives,including research work and teaching programmes on slavery anddiversity. Social Work provides one of the best programmes in thecountry (consistently ranked in the top �0), and the University’sown social work agency, FASU (Family Assessment and SupportUnit), was awarded one of the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes forHigher and Further Education in �996 for its innovations inpractice learning for social work. Finally, Sociology andAnthropology is well known for the success of its PhD students,with a recent Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)report placing Hull among the UK’s top �0 universities in terms ofnumbers of anthropology PhDs awarded.

More than simply the sum of its disciplinary parts, what makesthe Department of Social Sciences at the University of Hull uniqueis the interdisciplinary context of both our teaching and ourresearch. The department is home to several of the University’sinterdisciplinary research centres, including the Centre for theStudy of Comparative Change and Development, the Centre forSocial Justice, the Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice, theCentre for the Social Study of Childhood and the InterdisciplinarySpirituality Group. Members of its staff are also actively involvedin the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery andEmancipation (WISE), the Centre for Gender Studies, the Centrefor Regional Business Studies and the Hull Theory Network.

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Research degrees: MPhil/PhDIf you have a passion for learning and would like to pursue advanced research, theDepartment of Social Sciences may be the place for you to study for an MPhil/PhD inanthropology, criminology, gender studies, social policy, social work or sociology.The department especially welcomes enquiries from excellent students in the fields ofstudy in which staff have specialist knowledge and expertise (see the list on page �9).

Research supervision and trainingThe department provides first-rate supervision and training for PhD students. Wehave an excellent track record of seeing our students through to successfulcompletion (with some 50 PhDs awarded in the last six years), and our students havegone on to rewarding careers both within and beyond academia. Presently there aresome 40 PhD students undertaking research on a range of topics.

We regard our research students as key participants in our scholarly community, andthey play an active role in fostering academic debate and developments in our fieldsof study. In addition to working alongside their supervisors, research students aregiven opportunities at each stage of the process to present and discuss their own andothers’ work in a supportive and collegial environment through the weeklypostgraduate workshop, the research luncheon and various senior research seminarsand workshops.

We provide a full range of research training opportunities within the department andthrough the University’s Postgraduate Training Scheme. Our research training anddegree programmes are recognised and eligible for funding (on a competitive basis)by the ESRC under the Anthropology, Social Policy, Socio-Legal, Social Work andSociology subject panels respectively. The department also offers a limited number ofpartial bursaries, and research students are able to apply for departmental funding toattend and host workshops and conferences. All of our research students have accessto desk space, computers and other facilities in the department and through theGraduate School.

The MPhil/PhD programmeResearch students admitted to the MPhil/PhD programme are normally registered foran MPhil, with upgrading to PhD on the basis of written work submitted after the first9–�� months. The full-time PhD requires three years of registration. The PhD is alsoavailable part-time to locally resident students over a four-year period.

The following is a rough guide to the PhD process for the majority of students inanthropology, criminology, social policy, social work and sociology.

Year 1The first year of the MPhil/PhD is divided between research training and preparationof upgrading papers. The University requires that all research students shouldcomplete at least 60 credits of research training modules. These modules are agreedbetween students and their supervisors. You will also meet regularly with yoursupervisors and undertake a specialised scheme of independent preparationappropriate to your thesis topic.

All research students (new and continuing) are strongly encouraged to attend boththe departmental research seminar series and the postgraduate research workshop inwhich the plans, problems and experiences of individual students are discussed in acritical but cooperative atmosphere under the guidance of a senior staff member.

At the end of the first year, research students submit a series of upgrading papers(approximately �5–�0,000 words) and undergo an upgrading viva voce. Satisfactorycompletion of the upgrade papers and viva voce will enable you to register as a PhDstudent and proceed to research.

‘I am lucky thatmy place on theMA is funded bymy employer,GoodwinDevelopmentTrust. They arekeen to invest inthe developmentof their staff inorder to create aworkforce that canrespond flexibly tothe needs of thecommunities theyserve, a vitalrequirement in thevoluntary andcommunity sector.The knowledgethat I gain fromthis degree willinform internalpolicy decisionsand provide abackdrop for thetrust’s educationalprogrammes.Personally, theMA has enabledme to exploreareas of particularinterest and haspresented me witha whole set offresh challenges.

Tracy DearingMA Diversity, Culture andIdentity (part-time)


In addition to the MPhil/PhD research degree that may be pursued in any of ourdisciplinary areas, the Department of Social Sciences currently offers 14 taughtMasters programmes.

Our taught Masters programmes are as follows. Further details of these may be foundon pages ��–47. Here we would simply note that the department holds ESRCrecognition in each of our major disciplinary areas: anthropology (�+�/CASE),criminology (�+�/CASE), social policy (�+�/CASE), social work (+�/CASE) andsociology, including gender studies (�+�/CASE). This means that our research andresearch training programmes have been approved for basic training as well as forsupervised postgraduate research in specialised fields. The MA in Social Work is fullyaccredited by the General Social Care Council, and the department is a member of theInternational Association of Schools of Social Work.

Professional training• MA in Social Work (� years)

Discipline- and subject-specific MAs• MA in Criminology• MA/LLM in Criminology and Human Rights• MA in Development Studies• MA in Diversity, Culture and Identity• MA in Gender and Development• MA in Gender Studies• MA in Women and Gender Studies (GEMMA) (� years)• MA in Restorative Justice (online)

Research training degrees• MSc/Diploma in Applied Social Research (Gender Studies)• MSc/Diploma in Applied Social Research (Social Policy)• MSc/Diploma in Applied Social Research (Social Work)• MSc/Diploma in Applied Social Research (Sociology and Anthropology)• MA in Criminology (Research Training Pathway)

The University also offers a taught MA in Spirituality Studies which may be of interestto social workers and others. See page 48 for details.

Other Masters programmes offered within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciencesinclude an MA in Slavery Studies and an MA in Embodiment and Subjectivity. See thepostgraduate Arts and Humanities brochure for details.

Please note that all programmes and their constituent modules are kept undercontinuous review and are therefore subject to change and development in keeping withstudent feedback and pedagogical innovations.

FundingThere are various funding sources for postgraduate studies in the Department ofSocial Sciences, including British Chevening Scholarships, the DfID SharedScholarship Scheme, the ESRC (we have had six fully funded ESRC research studentsin the last six years), GEMMA MA Bursaries, Overseas Research Studentships, andscholarships and bursaries offered by the University, the faculty or the department.All such scholarships and bursaries are awarded on a competitive basis, and not allscholarship and bursary schemes are available every year. For further details, pleaseconsult the department’s website at www.hull.ac.uk/socsci.

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About the programmeThis MSc is built around an integrated social sciencetraining programme. It is designed both to provide abroad-based training in social research and to developadvanced subject-specific expertise in gender. It isintended both as a terminal qualification and as first-yeartraining for those proceeding to PhD research at Hull orelsewhere. It is recognised by the Economic and SocialResearch Council as providing preparatory training forthe research degree under the Sociology panel.

Programme contentAs a whole, the programme aims to develop in students

• a general understanding of the research process in thesocial sciences

• an awareness of the diversity of research styles,approaches or strategies

• an ability to rigorously formulate informed questionsabout the structures, practices and processes relatingto gender issues in a broad range of socio-economic,political and cultural contexts and to develop a criticaland reflexive methodological approach to addressthose questions

• more specific and practice-based knowledge of anumber of quantitative and qualitative (feminist)research techniques, and an ability to evaluate theirappropriateness to particular research settings andobjectives

• an appreciation of the linkages between empiricalresearch and theoretical and substantive issues ingender studies, with particular reference to their mainfield of interest

• an ability to complete successful applied research andto effectively and critically use their data and analysisto contribute both to social science knowledge and toapplications of that knowledge within and outsideacademia

Core modules

Semester 1• Feminist Perspectives in Social Research• Philosophical Issues in Applied Social Research• The Research Interview or Ethnographic Practice• Survey Questionnaire Design

Semester 2• Central Issues in Applied Social Research• Quantitative Data Analysis• Computing with SPSS• Explorations of Qualitative Methods• Gendered Bodies, Gendered Selves

Summer period• Dissertation

Optional modules• Feminism, Politics and Power• Feminism, Poststructuralism and Psychoanalysis• Women, Literature and History in Interwar Britain• Independent Gender Research• Making a Seminar Presentation: Ideas into Practice• The Social Context of Women’s Health I• The Social Context of Women’s Reproductive Health II• Encountering Development: Why Gender Matters• Key Issues in Identity Politics and Policies

Further module informationThe core modules are organised in such a way that thereis a logical progression from Semester � to Semester �,from the more abstract to the more concrete and fromspecific research methodologies to their correspondinganalytical issues and techniques. Optional modules (two�0-credit modules) reflect staff’s specialist expertise ingender studies and may be subject to change. Allstudents undertake supervised empirical research andproduce a dissertation of �5,000–�0,000 words.

AssessmentAssessment is by means of essays, examinations andother written and oral presentations, as well as thedissertation.

Special featuresThis MSc is ideal for part-time students. As far aspossible, all core research training modules are taught onThursdays, enabling the part-timer to be seconded frompaid work in a compressed time. During the summerperiod of Year �, they commence their dissertationresearch. In Year �, they complete the optional modules(with lectures and seminars scheduled as far as possibleon one morning or afternoon a week) and, in the summerperiod, finalise their dissertation.

Research areasSee the list of departmental research interests on page �9.

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Year 2The second year of the PhD is normally spent in data collection. Supervisioncontinues throughout this period, though this will normally be done by regular emailor telephone contact if you are conducting research outside the UK.

Year 3The third year of the PhD is spent writing the thesis. Students may also choose toundertake additional advanced research training modules, and are encouraged toparticipate in both departmental and postgraduate research seminars and to presentpapers at national and international conferences.

Admissions procedures for MPhil/PhDThe first step in deciding whether the Department of Social Sciences at Hull is theright place for you to pursue your research degree is to review the current list ofresearch areas and topics that staff members are willing and able to supervise, asposted on the departmental website (www.hull.ac.uk/socsci).

If you think that your proposed research fits well with the research profile andsupervision interests indicated by a member of staff, you should in the first instancecontact that member of staff by email and provide them with a brief introduction ofyourself and your proposed research. If the member of staff is interested in yourresearch and is able and willing to consider you as a prospective research student,they will ask you to submit a formal application.

Upon receipt, your application form will be reviewed both by the Director ofPostgraduate Studies and by the member of staff that you have nominated as yourprospective supervisor. Together, they will review your educational background,academic references and research proposal and decide whether or not to make youan offer of a place to study.

It is important to note that the normal requirement for entry to a research degreeprogramme is a first or good upper second class (�.�) degree or a good result in aMasters degree in anthropology, criminology, gender studies, social policy, socialwork, sociology and/or a subject closely related to your proposed disciplinary field ofstudy. In addition, intending research students are expected to have some priorresearch training at postgraduate level or equivalent, and to be capable of writing atwo- or three-page proposal setting out their research questions, the kind of empiricalresearch that they envisage, the reasons why they wish to undertake the research anda general indication of the theoretical background and approach.

For applicants whose backgrounds do not qualify them for direct entry, we mayrecommend a ‘conversion course’ in the form of one of our Masters programmes.

Competence in the English language (IELTS 6.0 or equivalent) is required ofinternational students beginning any of our programmes.


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About the programmeThis MSc is built around an integrated social sciencetraining programme. It is designed to help meet theanticipated shortage of well-trained social researchersamong social work professionals. It is intended both as aterminal qualification and as first-year training for thoseproceeding to PhD research at Hull or elsewhere. It drawson a well-established core research training programmein the social sciences.




• an ability to rigorously formulate theoreticallyinformed questions and develop a critical and reflexivemethodological approach to address those questions

• more specific and practice-based knowledge of anumber of quantitative and qualitative (ethnographic)research techniques, and an ability to evaluate theirappropriateness to the particular settings andobjectives of social work research

• an appreciation of the linkages between empiricalresearch and theoretical and substantive issues insocial work, with particular reference to their mainfield(s) of interest

• an ability to complete successful applied research andto effectively and critically use their data and analysisto contribute both to social science knowledge and toapplications of that knowledge in professional practiceand policy development in social work and beyond

Core modules

Semester 1• Research in Social Work I• Philosophical Issues in Applied Social Research

plus two of the following:

• The Research Interview• Survey Questionnaire Design• Ethnographic Practice

Semester 2• Research in Social Work II• Quantitative Data Analysis• Computing with SPSS• Explorations of Qualitative Methods


Optional modules• Crime, Deviance and Social Control• Disability: Identity, Society and Media• Encountering Development: Why Gender Matters• Key Issues in Identity Politics and Policies• Gender Bodies, Gendered Selves• Other(ed) Bodies: Anthropology of Gender and Sexual

Diversity• NGOs, Governance and the Development Process• Perspectives on Childhood• The Policy Process• Youth in Society

Further module informationThe core modules (eight �0-credit modules) are organisedin such a way that there is a logical progression fromSemester � to Semester �, from the more abstract to themore concrete and from specific research methodologiesto their corresponding analytical issues and techniques.Optional modules (two �0-credit modules) reflect staff’sspecialist expertise across the department and may besubject to change. All students undertake supervisedempirical research and produce a dissertation of �5,000–�0,000 words.


Special featuresThis MSc is ideal for part-time students. As far as possibleall core research training modules are taught onThursdays, enabling the part-timer to be seconded frompaid work in a compressed time. During the summerperiod of Year �, they commence their dissertationresearch. In Year �, they complete the optional modules(with lectures and seminars scheduled as far as possibleon one morning or afternoon a week) and, in the summerperiod, finalise their dissertation.


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About the programmeThis MSc is built around an integrated social sciencetraining programme. It is designed to help meet theanticipated shortage of well-trained social researcherswith particular expertise in the field of social policy. It isintended both as a terminal qualification and as first-yeartraining for those proceeding to PhD research at Hull orelsewhere. It is recognised by the Economic and SocialResearch Council as providing preparatory training forthe research degree under the Social Policy panel.




• an ability to rigorously formulate social-policy-informed questions and develop a critical and reflexivemethodological approach to address those questions

• more specific and practice-based knowledge of anumber of quantitative and qualitative (ethnographic)research techniques, and an ability to evaluate theirappropriateness to particular research settings andobjectives

• an appreciation of the linkages between empiricalresearch and theoretical and substantive issues insocial policy and related disciplines such as sociology


Core modules

Semester 1• Philosophical Issues in Applied Social Research• The Research Interview• Survey Questionnaire Design• Comparative Social Policy

Semester 2• Central Issues in Applied Social Research• Quantitative Data Analysis• Computing with SPSS• Explorations of Qualitative Methods


Optional modules• Crime, Deviance and Social Control• Disability, Identity, Society and Media• Encountering Development: Why Gender Matters• Key Issues in Identity Politics and Policies• Youth in Society• Ethnographic Practice• ‘Community’ Conflict and Social Policy• The Policy Process

Further module informationThe core modules are organised in such a way that thereis a logical progression from Semester � to Semester �,from the more abstract to the more concrete and fromspecific research methodologies to their correspondinganalytical issues and techniques. Optional modulesreflect staff’s specialist expertise in social policy and inrelated disciplines such as sociology and anthropology,and they may be subject to change. All studentsundertake supervised empirical research and produce adissertation of �5,000–�0,000 words.




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About the programmeThis MSc is built around an integrated social sciencetraining programme. It is designed to help meet theanticipated shortage of well-trained social researcherswith particular expertise in anthropological andsociological work of a broadly applied kind. It is intendedboth as a terminal qualification and as first-year trainingfor those proceeding to PhD research at Hull or elsewhere.It is recognised by the Economic and Social ResearchCouncil as providing preparatory training for the researchdegree under both the Sociology and the Anthropologypanel.




• an ability to rigorously formulate sociologically andanthropologically informed questions and develop acritical and reflexive methodological approach toaddress those questions

• more specific and practice-based knowledge of anumber of quantitative and qualitative (ethnographic)research techniques, and an ability to evaluate theirappropriateness to particular research settings andobjectives

• an appreciation of the linkages between empiricalresearch and theoretical and substantive issues insociology and social anthropology, with particularreference to their main field of interest


Core modules

Semester 1• Philosophical Issues in Applied Social Research• The Research Interview• Survey Questionnaire Design• Ethnographic Practice

Semester 2• Central Issues in Applied Social Research• Quantitative Data Analysis• Computing with SPSS• Explorations of Qualitative Methods


Optional modules• Disability, Identity, Society and Media• Encountering Development: Why Gender Matters• Key Issues in Identity Politics and Policies• Gender Bodies, Gendered Selves• Other(ed) Bodies: Anthropology of Gender and Sexual

Diversity• NGOs, Governance and the Development Process• Perspectives on Childhood• Youth in Society

Further module informationThe core modules (eight �0-credit modules) are organisedin such a way that there is a logical progression fromSemester � to Semester �, from the more abstract to themore concrete and from specific research methodologiesto their corresponding analytical issues and techniques.Optional modules (two �0-credit modules) reflect staff’sspecialist expertise in sociology and anthropology andmay be subject to change. All students undertakesupervised empirical research and produce a dissertationof �5,000–�0,000 words.




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About the programmeThis MA provides a comprehensive overview of bothquantitative and qualitative research methods incriminology and the social sciences, including researchdesign, data analysis, SPSS, survey design, ethnographyand feminist research methods. The programme is aimedat students wishing to undertake a PhD or pursueresearch careers in the field of criminal justice, and it isrecognised by the Economic and Social Research Councilas providing preparatory training for the research degreeunder the Socio-legal Studies and Criminology panel.

Programme contentThe programme aims to develop in students


• an awareness of the diversity of research styles,approaches or strategies used in criminologicalresearch

• more specific and practice-based knowledge of a rangeof quantitative and qualitative research techniques andan ability to evaluate their appropriateness toparticular research settings and objectives

• an appreciation of the linkages between empiricalresearch and theoretical and substantive issues withincriminology

• the ability to complete successful criminologicalresearch within particular substantive fields

Core modules• Research Methods in Criminology• The Research Interview• Questionnaire Design and Survey Management• Quantitative Data Analysis• Computing with SPSS• Qualitative Data Analysis• Dissertation

Optional modules• Theorising about Crime• Crime, Deviance and Social Control I• Histories of Punishment• Contemporary Imprisonment• Policing• Ethnographic Practice• Philosophical Issues in Social Research• Criminal Justice• Crime, Deviance and Social Control II• Evil• Race and Crime• Surveillance and Social Control• Central Issues in Applied Social Research

Further module informationIn Semester �, you will be introduced to some of the keyresearch techniques likely to be utilised by researchstudents as well as some of the broader epistemologicaland philosophical issues involved. In Semester �, you willlearn some of the more specialist techniques and issuesof analysis used in both quantitative and qualitativemethodological procedures. These courses arecomplemented by the Research Methods in Criminologymodule (Semesters � and �), which introduces students tothe wide range of research methods used bycriminologists. At the same time, you will be encouragedto develop practical skills such as writing a researchproposal and analysing observational field notesprovided by the course lecturer. Finally, in thecompulsory Dissertation module you will be encouragedto focus on the application of social research methodsand skills in a criminological context.


Special featuresThis programme offers an effective marriage ofcriminological study and research methods. Its coremodules focus primarily on research training, while anumber of options in criminology and research methodsare also available. Within the criminology modules, afundamental concern with the limits and problems ofresearch evidence is ever present. You must take at leastone criminology option as well as Research Methods inCriminology. Apart from this restriction, you will be freeto choose from a range of postgraduate social researchand criminology modules.


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About the programmeThis MA provides a comprehensive overview of the majorcomponents of criminology studied in the UK, includingcriminological theory, the criminal justice system,research methods and social control. The structure of theprogramme makes it an attractive option both to thosecoming straight from higher education and to thosecoming from a vocational background. While the degreeis not a programme of professional training, it is oftenseen as a desirable qualification for those seeking to enteror get promoted in the criminal justice sector.


• an advanced critical understanding of key theoreticalperspectives used to understand crime and deviance

• an understanding of historical and theoreticalapproaches to the study of punishment and socialcontrol

• an advanced understanding of the principles of socialscience research as applicable to criminological topics,including an awareness of what can be achieved bydifferent methodologies; when a particularmethodology is most appropriately used; how theresults of research may be evaluated; and the ethicalprinciples governing criminological research

• an understanding of the dimensions of social divisionsand social diversity (e.g. age, class, ethnicity, gender)in relation to criminological topics

• an ability to evaluate controversies in criminal justiceand implementation of penal policy

Core modules• Theorising about Crime• Crime, Deviance and Social Control• Criminal Justice• Research Methods in Criminology• Dissertation

Optional modules• Race and Crime• Histories of Punishment• Evil• Policing• Contemporary Imprisonment• Surveillance and Social Control• The Research Interview• Questionnaire Design and Survey Management• Ethnographic Practice• Philosophical Issues in Social Research• Quantitative Data Analysis• Computing with SPSS• Qualitative Data Analysis• Central Issues in Applied Social Research

Further module informationIn Semester �, the core modules (‘Theorising about Crime’and ‘Crime, Deviance and Social Control’) arecomplemented by substantive topics relating to ‘crime’and ‘deviance’. Similarly, in Semester �, the core moduleentitled ‘Criminal Justice’ is taken alongside substantivetopics around ‘criminal justice’, ‘punishment’ and ‘socialcontrol’. The final requirement is the submission of a��,000–�5,000-word dissertation on a criminologicaltopic of your own choice written under the guidance of asupervisor.


Special featuresThis MA has been running for over �0 years. It was one ofthe very first postgraduate courses in criminology to beoffered in the UK and has seen many academics, policymakers and senior criminal justice managers passthrough its doors. This has contributed to the excellentrelations that the Centre for Criminology and CriminalJustice enjoys with local, national and internationalcriminologists and criminal justice agencies. Researchfunding, reach-out work and PhD students have, in part,stemmed from the MA programme. It is this history,combined with the programme’s academic andvocational appeal, that makes it so distinctive.


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About the programmeThis MA will be of interest both to those wishing to entera career in the field of development and to thosedevelopment practitioners wishing to enhance theirtheoretical and practical knowledge.

Programme contentThis interdisciplinary programme develops anunderstanding of problems and processes of change inthe developing world, with particular attention given tosocial, political and environmental aspects. There is astrong emphasis on gender and development in a globalcontext, on non-governmental organisations and on theimpact of globalisation. The programme aims to

• introduce the major practical and theoretical issues incontemporary development studies

• provide a broad range of specialist options relevant tothose wishing to work or undertake furtherstudy/research in the field of development

• provide specific and practice-based knowledge of anumber of quantitative and qualitative researchtechniques

• be of particular value to those wishing to becomedevelopment practitioners

Core modulesThe compulsory core module, Theorising Development,extends across the first two semesters.

Key optional modules• Encountering Development: Why Gender Matters• Current Perspectives on Gender and Development• Environment and Development in Africa• Democratisation, Nationalism and Ethnicity in Asia• NGDOs, Governance and the Development Process• Globalisation, Citizenship and Human Rights• Foundations of Human Rights

General optional modules• Key Issues in Identity Politics and Policies• Environmental Policy and Technology• Contemporary Research in Human Geography• International Trends in Public Management• Management in Education• Aquatic Resources Development and Planning• The Slave Trade: Abolition and Suppression• The Demography of Slavery• e-Learning: Context, Management and Implementation• World Trade Organisation Dispute Settlement• Curriculum Development and Managing Change• Language modules in French, German, Italian and

Spanish

Research training modules• Ethnographic Practice• Philosophical Issues in Applied Social Research• The Research Interview• Survey Methods and Questionnaire Design• Central Issues in Applied Social Research• Qualitative Data Analysis• Quantitative Data Analysis

DissertationAll students undertake supervised empirical research andproduce a dissertation of �5,000–�0,000 words.

Further module informationYou must complete the core module plus two key optionalmodules over the two semesters, together with generaloptional modules and at least one but no more than fourtraining modules.

AssessmentAssessment is by means of essays, individual and groupprojects, presentations, reports and the dissertation.

Special featuresThis MA draws on a range of interdisciplinary work in thesocial sciences and humanities, provides specialistresearch training and allows you the option of studying alanguage. Students participate in the research seminarsand workshops convened by the University’sinterdisciplinary Centre for the Study of ComparativeChange and Development (www.hull.ac.uk/cccd).


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About the programmeThis programme is run jointly by the Department ofSocial Sciences and the School of Law. It explores thechanging relationships between crime, criminal justiceand human rights, and it is designed for those wishing topursue careers in the public or the voluntary sector,especially in jobs with a strong focus on the protection ofhuman rights generally or in the justice system. Theprogramme will also be attractive to criminal justiceprofessionals who want to update and broaden theirknowledge in these areas for the purpose of careeradvancement. It is intended both as a terminalqualification and as preparation for those wishing topursue further studies at doctoral level.

Programme contentAs well as core modules in the theory and law of humanrights and in criminological theory, you will study optionsin international human rights law and criminology. Themodules give students the opportunity to explore andcritically analyse the conflicts between the need tomaintain ‘law and order’ and the desire to protect humanrights. There is a particular focus on controversial humanrights issues and problems, nationally andinternationally. This allows for comparative analysis andinternational understanding.

Core modules• Foundations of Human Rights (�0 credits)• Theorising about Crime (�0 credits)• Human Rights Violations (�0 credits)• Dissertation (60 credits)

Optional modules• Criminal Justice (�0 credits)• International Human Rights Protection (�0 credits)• Law of Self-Determination (�0 credits)• Policing (�0 credits)• Democratic Values and International Law (�0 credits)• International Labour Standards (�0 credits)• Peacemaking Criminology (�0 credits)• Surveillance and Social Control (�0 credits)• Evil (�0 credits)• Race and Crime (�0 credits)

Further module informationStudents take a maximum of �80 credits for the MA/LLMdegree. Full-time students take two core modules and oneoptional module (60 credits) in Semester � and one coremodule and two optional modules (60 credits) inSemester �. Part-time students take two core modules andone optional module (60 credits) during their first year ofstudy, and one core module and two optional modules(60 credits) during their second year. All studentsundertake a supervised written dissertation (60 credits)during the summer of their last year of study. (You maychoose a topic in law, in criminology or in both.)Completion of ��0 module credits, excluding thedissertation, leads to a Postgraduate Diploma. Studentsmay wish to terminate their study at this stage. Successfulcompletion of the dissertation leads to the award of theMA/LLM. Students who have willingly terminated theirstudies at the diploma stage may return at a later time tocomplete a dissertation for the award of the MA/LLM.

AssessmentAssessment is by means of essay, examinations and asupervised dissertation of �5,000–�0,000 words.

Special featuresThe degree can be taken as an MA or an LLM. This willdepend on module options taken. The programme isdesigned for both full-time and part-time students. As faras possible, allowance is made for part-time students toattend one day per week. Full-time students normallyattend two days per week.


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About the programmeAs we go forward in the ��st century an understanding ofgender relations has never been more crucial. The �0thcentury saw a fundamental transformation of genderrelations, which continues to have a profound impact oneconomies and social relations worldwide. In response,gender issues have become a major focus within bothacademic and political spheres. Not only have they had aprofound theoretical impact across the social sciences,philosophy and literature; they have also influencedpolicy making in Europe and North America, whereequal-opportunities policies have radically affectedemployment legislation. Globally, gender issues havebecome a focus and preoccupation for political activityand social movements of all kinds. The UN conferenceson women demonstrate the pervasive commitment of keydecision makers to gender-related issues, and thepromotion of gender equality and women’sempowerment forms a central tenet of the MillenniumDevelopment Goals launched by the United Nations in�000.

Within this context, the MA in Gender Studies is making amajor contribution to an established but still developingacademic and political agenda.

Programme contentStudents who complete the programme will be able to

• command an advanced and critical knowledge andunderstanding of contemporary gender theories

• critically apply an interdisciplinary approach to thestudy of gender

• demonstrate an advanced understanding of researchmethods relevant to their particular field of interest inwomen’s and gender studies

• analyse the social, ethical and political implications offeminist research

• analyse the value of feminist work and more generallygendered analyses within a range of contexts

• reflect critically on the findings of different kinds offeminist research (including empirical and textualresearch)

• critically apply a gendered perspective to a wide rangeof issues and tasks

Core modules• Feminism, Politics and Power (Semester �)• Gender Bodies, Gendered Selves (Semester �)• Dissertation (summer period)

Optional modules• Independent Gender Research• Other(ed) Bodies: Anthropology of Gender and Sexual

Diversity• Race, Ethnicity and Gender• Encountering Development: Why Gender Matters• Current Perspectives in Gender and Development• Feminist Historiography• Women’s Movements Worldwide• Feminist Perspectives in Social Research• Race, Ethnicity and Gender• Key Issues in Identity Politics and Policies I & II• Foundations of Human Rights• Family Matters• Sex and Gender

Further module informationThe MA programme comprises two semesters of taughtmodules with a third ‘semester’ (the summer vacation)devoted to completion of the dissertation. PostgraduateDiploma students complete ��0 credits of taught modulesbut are not required to complete the 60-creditdissertation.

Each semester, students combine core and optionalmodules. Options may be subject to availability andtimetabling constraints.


Special featuresGender Studies at Hull is one of the best-establishedinterdisciplinary programmes in the country, drawingfrom a range of academic work across the humanities andsocial sciences.


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About the programmeThis MA capitalises on the Department of Social Sciences’strengths in sociology, anthropology, social policy andgender studies and combines these disciplines in adistinctive way. The programme focuses on issues ofcultural difference (gender, sexuality, race,postcoloniality, disability), power, policy and socialjustice. While many of these are key themes in MAprogrammes in cultural or identity politics elsewhere,this MA is distinctive insofar as it brings theoreticalperspectives to bear directly on social policy issues. It willtherefore appeal both to students interested in vocationaltraining and to theoretically oriented students who wishto have an applied element in their studies.

Programme contentThe key themes addressed in the programme include

• the key theoretical debates surrounding issues ofcultural differences and inequalities in local and global(post-national) contexts

• the main political movements reflected in and fosteredby these debates

• the ways in which these debates relate to issues ofsocial policy and provision

• the ways in which social policy and provision shapescultural differences and inequalities

• how social research investigates the social world andmakes choices about different methods of research

• the main sources of data derived from social surveysand other systematic collections, and an in-depthcritical grasp of the methods used to collect andanalyse such data

• how critically to evaluate the outcomes of social policyinterventions

Core modules

Semester 1• Key Issues in Identity Politics and Policies �plus two of the following:• Philosophical Issues in Applied Social Research• The Research Interview• Survey Questionnaire Design• Ethnographic Practice

Semester 2• Key Issues in Identity Politics and Policies IIplus two of the following:• Central Issues in Applied Social Research• Quantitative Data Analysis• Computing with SPSS• Qualitative Data Analysis

Optional modules• Current Issues in Development• Current Trends in Social Theory• Family and Household in Cross-Cultural Perspective• Anthropology and the Environment• Crime, Deviance and Social Control• Disability Policy, Identity and Society• Encountering Development: Why Gender Matters• Gender Bodies, Gendered Selves• Other(ed) Bodies: Anthropology of Gender and Sexual

Diversity• The Slave Trade: Abolition and Suppression• The Demography of Slavery

Further module informationOptional modules may be subject to change. All studentsalso undertake supervised empirical research and, overthe summer period, produce a dissertation of�5,000–�0,000 words.


Special featuresThis MA is ideal for part-time students. As far as possible,all lectures and seminars are timetabled in such a waythat the part-timer can be seconded from paid work in acompressed time. During the summer period of Year �,they commence their dissertation research. In Year �, theycomplete the optional modules and, in the summerperiod, finalise their dissertation.

Interested students may be able to undertake a shortsummer internship working for a relevant organisation.


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About the programmeThe GEMMA programme is the first MA of its kind andfalls in line with the implementation of the BolognaProcess in European postgraduate provision. It carrieshigh prestige within the European Union. It involves aconsortium partnership between eight Europeanuniversities: Hull, Granada, Oviedo, Utrecht, Bologna,Lodz, Institutum Studiorum Humanitatis (Ljubljana) andCentral European University (Hungary). Successfulapplicants spend one year in their selected ‘home’institution and all or half of their second year at aselected partner university. Successful candidates areawarded a dual Masters from both universities.

Programme contentStudents who complete the programme will be able to

• command an advanced and critical knowledge andunderstanding of contemporary gender theories

• critically apply an interdisciplinary approach to thestudy of gender

• demonstrate an advanced understanding of researchmethods relevant to their particular field of interest inwomen’s and gender studies

• analyse the social, ethical and political implications offeminist research



• negotiate different European university environments

Core modules• Feminist Theory: Between Difference and Diversity• Feminist Methodology: Interdisciplinary Methods in

Women’s and Gender Studies• Feminist Historiography• Women’s Movements Worldwide• Dissertation

Optional modules• Gendered Bodies, Gendered Selves• Independent Gender Research• Other(ed) Bodies: Anthropology of Gender and Sexual

Diversity• Current Issues in Gender and Development• Key Issues in Identity Politics and Policies II: Cultures

and Practices of In/equalities• Encountering Development: Why Gender Matters• Hystorical Fictions: Gender and Sexuality in the Neo-

Victorian Novel• Human Rights Violations• Research Skills, Methods and Methodologies II• Gender and Monstrosity: �880 to the Present

Further module informationThe programme offers institutionally specific optionalmodules across partner institutions alongside fourcommon core modules. The programme totals �40 credits(��0 ECTS), of which �80 credits (90 ECTS) are taught and60 credits (�0 ECTS) are for the final dissertation.

Students spend their first year in the home institutioncompleting all taught core modules (60 credits) and theiroptional modules (60 credits), totalling ��0 credits (60ECTS). In Year � they spend one or two semesters in theirselected partner institution. They all take 60 credits (�0ECTS) of options in Semester � in the partner institution.They can then return to their home institution inSemester � to complete their final dissertation(60 credits / �0ECTS). Alternatively, they may remain atthe partner institution during Semester � and completethe dissertation there, under joint supervision.


Special featuresThis is a pioneering and highly prestigious dual Mastersdegree offering students the opportunity to study atvarious European universities in a choice of English,Spanish and Italian languages. It is an interdisciplinaryprogramme, providing gender modules across the socialsciences, the humanities and literary studies.

A number of full scholarships (living allowance plus fees)are available on a competitive basis for both EU and non-EU applicants. These are awarded by the EuropeanCommission (Erasmus Mundus). Applications are madethrough the GEMMA website at www.ugr.es/~gemma.


MA in Women’s and Gender Studies (GEMMA)


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About the programmeDrawing on ideas and examples from Africa, Asia, LatinAmerica and Europe, this MA explores both developmenttheories and substantive issues, paying special attentionto a gendered analysis of development. The core modulesequip students with conceptual and methodological toolswhich are then applied to a range of issues such asgender and globalisation, industrialisation, rural change,household-level analyses, children and development,and environmental discourses. The optional modulescome under three headings: gender, development, andresearch skills training.

Programme contentStudents who complete the MA will be able to

• command an advanced and critical knowledge andunderstanding of contemporary gender anddevelopment theories

• critically apply an interdisciplinary approach to thestudy of gender and development

• demonstrate an advanced understanding of researchmethods relevant to their particular field of interest ingender and development studies

• analyse the social, ethical and political implications ofgender and development research



Core modules• Encountering Development: Why Gender Matters

(Semester �)• Current Issues in Gender and Development

(Semester �)• Dissertation (summer period)

Examples of optional modules

Gender modules• Feminism, Politics and Power• Gendered Bodies, Gendered Selves• Race, Ethnicity and Gender• Feminist Historiography• Women’s Movements Worldwide• Key Issues in Identity Politics and Policies I & II• Family Matters• Language, Communication and Context• Sex and Gender

Development-related modules• Environmental Policy and Technology• Contemporary Research in Human Geography• Foundations of Human Rights• Human Rights Violations• Decolonisation: The Transition from British Rule in

Asia, Africa and the Middle East• The Slave Trade: Abolition and Suppression• The Environment in Theory and Practice• NGOs, Governance and the Development Process

Research training modules• Ethnographic Practice• The Research Interview• Survey Methods and Questionnaire Design• Philosophical Issues in Applied Social Research• Central Issues in Applied Social Research• Quantitative Data Analysis• Qualitative Data Analysis• Research Methods in the Humanities• Feminist Perspectives in Social Research

Further module informationThere are two semesters of taught modules, with thesummer period devoted to the dissertation. Studentscombine core modules with various options. Dependingon your prior knowledge of gender theory, you may beadvised to take Feminism, Politics and Power orGendered Bodies, Gendered Selves as an option.

AssessmentThis is by essays, examinations and other written andoral presentations, as well as the dissertation.

Special featuresThis MA draws on a range of interdisciplinary work in thesocial sciences and humanities and provides specialistresearch training. Students participate in the researchseminars and workshops convened by the University’sinterdisciplinary Centre for the Study of ComparativeChange and Development (www.hull.ac.uk/cccd).


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Attendance | Full-time up to 8 hours a week; part-time upto 4 hours a week (online lectures, activities anddiscussion)

Entry requirements | Normally a �.� degree or equivalentin a law, social sciences or cognate discipline, but thosewith other qualifications and relevant experience –particularly restorative justice experience – are carefullyconsidered. Competence in the English language is alsorequired

Fees | www.hull.ac.uk/marj

Location | n/a (distance learning)

Contact | Law School: [email protected] |0�48� 465857 | F 0�48� 466�88

About the programmeThe MA in Restorative Justice was developed and istaught by academics at the forefront of restorative justicescholarship. The programme provides a uniqueopportunity to study this fascinating and importantphenomenon. It is suitable for

• graduates looking to specialise after their first degree• those involved in the practice of restorative justice in a

professional or voluntary capacity• professionals and managers in criminal justice

agencies, educational institutions, the health sector,business and international conflict resolution who areinterested in finding out about the potential ofrestorative justice

• anybody with an interest in the future of criminaljustice and conflict resolution

The programme commences in September of each yearand runs for �� months (full-time) or �4 months (part-time). For further details go to www.hull.ac.uk/marj.

Programme contentThe MA imparts an understanding of

• the key ideas and values of restorative justice• the historical development of restorative justice and its

various contemporary applications• the relationship of restorative justice to traditional

conceptions of criminal justice• the nature of the key practices of restorative justice,

such as conferencing, victim–offender mediation andcircle processes

• the knowledge and skills required to evaluate criticallythe ideas and practices of restorative justice

• the aims and methods of research into restorativejustice

• what we know about the effects of restorative justice

Core modules• The Principles of Restorative Justice• International Restorative Processes• Crime, Justice and Punishment• Victims, Rights and Justice• Peacemaking Criminology• Research Skills for Restorative Justice

You must also undertake a dissertation over the summerperiod.

Further module informationModules are taught online, and students have theopportunity to read lectures that have been written bypublished authorities in the field. Lectures are supportedby books, DVDs and CD-ROMs which are included in thecourse fee. Online discussion between students andacademics at the University is built into the weeklysessions, and this is further supported by one-to-oneemail supervision. Students are given opportunities tovisit the University and to meet both staff and studentsworking and studying on the course. The dissertation isan independent study of ��,000–�5,000 words,supervised by an academic member of staff.

AssessmentAssessment is by essays which are submitted digitally tothe University for marking. There are no examinations onthis course, though there will be one or two introductoryweb- and computer-based tasks to help familiarise youwith the learning environment.

Special featuresThe MA in Restorative Justice is a distance-learningprogramme which can be studied off campus where andwhen it suits you best, whether full-time or part-time. Itcan be studied alongside full-time employment (werecommend the part-time programme in this case) andwithout visiting the UK. However, students have theopportunity to visit the UK and the University twiceduring the programme if they wish (accommodation andfood are provided, but we do not pay your travel costs).

Research areasThe Law School and the Department of Social Scienceshave strong reputations in the field of restorative justiceand related subject areas. A number of individuals fromboth departments are at the forefront of restorative justicescholarship. Further details may be found at

• www.hull.ac.uk/law/research• www.hull.ac.uk/socsci

MA in Restorative Justice (online)


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Duration | Full-time � years

Attendance | Year �: about �� hours a week; Year �:Practice Learning Opportunities (� x �00 days) anddissertation

Entry requirements | A first or second class Honoursdegree (in any subject) or, exceptionally, a relevantprofessional qualification, plus at least Key Skills Level �(normally equivalent to GCSE grade C) in English andMathematics. Experience of working in a ‘helpingcapacity’ is also desirable.

Fees/funding | Most UK students receive financialsupport from the General Social Care Council. Bursariescover all course fees and expenses, but self-financingstudents must meet all such costs themselves


Contact | Dave Marsland: [email protected] |T +44 (0)�48� 4666�6 | F +44 (0)�48� 465705

About the programmeThis innovative two-year taught MA constitutes theprofessional qualification for social work, and successfulcompletion will allow you to register with the GeneralSocial Care Council. It is run by the University inpartnership with the Social Services departments in Hull,East Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North EastLincolnshire as well as local users and carers and anumber of other partners from the voluntary andindependent sectors.

Year 1 modules

Core modules• Introduction to Social Work I & II• Mental Health Social Work• Social Work Research• Vulnerability, Risk and Protection• Therapeutic Communication

Specialist modulesYou will choose four of these modules:

• Social Work with Children, Young People and theirFamilies

• Social Work with Adults• Substance Misuse• Loss, Dying and Bereavement• Working with Young Offenders• Social Work with Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Year 2 modulesIn Year � you will complete two practice modules andyour dissertation. Practice learning opportunities arebuilding blocks towards professional qualification. Mostare taken in the voluntary and independent sectors.

Practice Learning 1This �00-day placement involves the planned and focusedlearning of skills assisted by practice teaching and isdesigned to ensure that specified learning objectives aremet. Here you rehearse in detail your ability to performthe basic tasks of day-to-day social work. By the end ofthe placement you must have demonstrated yourcompetence to do simple things well.

Practice Learning 2 (completed after the dissertation)Where possible this �00-day practice learningopportunity is relevant to your chosen specialist module.By the end of it, your performance must be at a levelappropriate to a qualified social worker.

Dissertation moduleYou will receive a handbook to help you with thepreparation and writing. Workshops are also held toassist you, and you will receive individual supervisionfrom a member of staff with expertise in your chosen areaof study. The dissertation is �5,000–�0,000 words long.

AssessmentModes of assessment include case studies, presentations,multi-choice questionnaires and traditional essays. Eachmethod is that which most effectively assesses theknowledge and skills taught, and we aim to achieve abalanced assessment.

Special featuresStrong relationships with local service users and carersand with a range of local agencies as well as theUniversity’s own social work agency, FASU (FamilyAssessment and Support Unit), allow us to provide high-quality placements which offer excellent learningopportunities. FASU, which supports children andfamilies, has been nationally recognised for itsinnovations in practice learning for social work. You mayspend your first placement in FASU, following a schemedesigned to enhance your professional skills and toensure consonance between the practical and theoreticalparts of the programme.


ApplicationsApplication is normally made a year in advance throughUCAS. New applications can be made from earlySeptember for admission in the following academic year.The normal closing date is �5 January, but we willconsider applications after this date. We offer places toapplicants whose qualifications, experience, referencesand quality of application (including the personalstatement) persuade us of their excellence. Individualinterviews are held for all applicants.

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Entry requirements | BA equivalent to a British Honoursdegree of second class or higher. Minimum IELTS score of6.0 for non-native English-speakers



Contact | Paul Dearey: [email protected] |+44 (0)�48� 46584�

About the programmeSpirituality studies is a rapidly growing field. TheUniversity has established a distinctive identity in thisfield through its Centre for Spirituality Studies, focusingon the interdisciplinary complexity of spirituality and thedevelopment of corresponding generic methodologiesand theories.

The programme is designed to meet the needs of anyonewith an interest in the study of contemporary spirituality,including professionals in health, education and socialwork as well as religious professionals. Students benefitfrom the opportunity to share their different perspectivesand contexts.

The degree can be studied either full-time over one yearor part-time over two. The part-time route enablesstudents to combine their studies with their normalemployment.

Students can obtain a 60-credit Advanced Certificate, a��0-credit Advanced Diploma or a �80-credit MA inSpirituality Studies.

Programme contentStudents learn the concepts and methodologiesnecessary to study different spiritualities. The multi-faceted nature of spirituality means that it must bestudied from a range of perspectives, including sociology,psychology, anthropology, philosophy, hermeneutics andtheology.

You will study research literature, policy documentationand guidelines on spirituality most relevant to your ownspecialist area. You will be introduced to contemporarydebates concerning spirituality and the emergingresearch agendas in educational studies, nursing andsocial work. Meanwhile you will also develop researchand presentational skills.

Students wishing to obtain a Masters degree mustcomplete, under supervision, a �5,000-word dissertationworth 60 credits.

Core modules• Theorising Spirituality• Researching Spirituality• Research Seminar in Spirituality• Dissertation

Optional modules• Spirituality in Health Care• Spiritual Assessment in Health Care Practice• Spirituality in Social Work• Spirituality in Education• Indian Philosophy• Buddhist Ethics• Loss, Bereavement and Palliative Care• Interpreting Religious Practice• Research Methods• Empirical Studies in Educational Research• Developing Professional and Interpersonal Skills• Christian Leadership in Education• School Chaplaincy in Action• Applied Christian Ethics• Introduction to Research Methods and Project Planning• Advanced Health and Social Research• The Nature of School Chaplaincy

AssessmentCandidates are assessed by means of courseworkassignments, seminar presentations and a dissertation.Coursework is assessed during the semester in which themodule is delivered.

Special features• Learn about spirituality in an interdisciplinary context.• Learn about spirituality within the Every Child Matters

framework, and about holistic frameworks such asSEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning).

• Apply the concepts of spirituality to the core themes,issues, values and skills pertaining to social work.

• In the areas of nursing and health care, learn about theethics and practices of undertaking spiritualassessments of patients’ and clients’ needs.

Research areasThe programme is staffed by experts in social work,educational studies, nursing, theology and philosophy ofreligion.

MA in Spirituality Studies

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