Gender Politics & International Relations

UCD School of Politics & International Relations is the oldest and largest school of its kind in Ireland with over 150 years of experience in political studies and a world-renowned faculty drawn from many countries.



The MA in Gender, Politics and International Relations is an intensive course that prepares you for a career in research, policy, or advocacy in international organisations, governmental and non-governmental bodies, or academia.



Gender is a fundamental aspect of both the international and domestic political systems. This programme facilitates students to become specialists in understanding how gender shapes both individual and group interactions with politics on the national and global level.

The MA in Gender, Politics and International Relations is a 90-credit programme. Full-time students must take a total of 60 credits between core and optional taught modules. Students must also submit a thesis worth 30 credits that will be written during the summer trimester. MA students have the option of pursuing an internship in lieu of a thesis.



SPIRe part time programmes run for 2 years and students normally do 1 -2 modules per semester. The final 30-credit module is completed during the second year of the programme. PT students should complete the research design module in year 2.



Please note that our part-time programmes run during the day and are not timetabled in the evenings or at weekends.



Core and Option Modules for MA Gender, Politics and International Relations

These are the current modules for 2023/24 but are subject to change. Each of the following modules carries 10 credits unless otherwise specified.



Core Modules

POL42040 Gender & the Political System (Autumn)

POL42330 Research Design (Autumn)

POL41720 Gender, Peace, and Security (Spring)

Option Modules



Autumn

DEV40010 One Planet One Ocean (5 Credits)

ENVB30130 Ecology & its Application (5 Credits)

EQUL40310 Masculinities, Gender and Equality

GS40100 Gender, Conflict-related Harm & Transitional Justice

GS40110 Gender, Sexuality, and the Body; The Politics of Belonging

POL40050 Theories of International Relations

POL40140 Theories of Global Justice

POL40160 Comparative Public Policy

POL40540 Comparative European Politics

POL40950 Introduction to Statistics

POL41020 Politics of Human Rights

POL41510 Politics and Change in the Middle East and North Africa

POL41650 The Global Political Economy of Europe

POL41870 Political Economy of Institutions and Comparative Development

POL41980 Peace & Conflict Studies

POL42070 Politics of (mis-)information

POL42470 Gender Identity & Difference

POL42490 Politics of Ireland North & South

Important - DEV40010 & ENVB30130 must be taken together. You will also need to choose a 4th 10-credit module in the Autumn semester if you choose these 2 modules.



Spring

DEV40020 Gender and Development

GS40030 Gender, Inequality and Public Policy

GS40120 Gender: Global Concepts

POL40100 Politics of Development

POL40370 International Political Economy

POL40610 EU Foreign, Security, and Defence

POL40970 Politics of European Governance

POL41030 Theory of Human Rights

POL41640 Qualitative Research Methods for Political Science

POL41780 The Politics of Inequality

POL41860 Governance, Politics and Development

POL42050 Quantitative Text Analysis

POL42060 International Security

POL42340 Programming for Social Scientists

POL42440 Political Economy of Security

POL42480 Contemporary Election Campaigns: Democratic Norms and Empirical Research

POL42500 Politics of Authoritarianism



Summer Trimester Core Module

POL42300 SPIRe Internship (30 credits) or

POL42310 Thesis (30 credits)

A primary degree with at least Second Class Honours Grade 1 (2H1) in a relevant subject such as political science, international relations, social science, sociology, history, geography, economics, global studies, public policy, development studies, EU studies, law. 2H1 is equivalent to 60 per cent, B minus or 3.08 GPA - in American system: B or 3.00 GPA.



Your application will be considered on its individual merits and relevant professional experience will also be taken into account.



English language requirements: applicants whose first language is not English should have met TOEFL, IELTs, or computer-based TOEFL requirements (600, 6.5, or 250 respectively), or the Cambridge English Test (Certificate in Advanced English at a minimum of Grade B, or Certificate of Proficiency in English at Grade C). Applicants who obtained a previous degree from an English-speaking university may be exempted from this requirement.



Students meeting the programme’s academic entry requirements but not the English language requirements, may enter the programme upon successful completion of UCD’s Pre-Sessional or International Pre-Master’s Pathway programmes. Please see the following link for further information http://www.ucd.ie/alc/programmes/pathways/

The following entry routes are available:

MA Gender, Politics and International Relations FT (W458)

Duration: 1 year

Attend: Full-time

Deadline: Rolling*



MA Gender, Politics and International Relations PT (W459)

Duration: 2 Years

Attend: Part-time

Deadline: Rolling*



* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised.

W458 - Full-Time: 1 Year

W459 - Part Time: 2 Years



Mode of delivery: Face-to-Face

MA Gender, Politics and International Relations (W458) Full Time

EU fee per year - € 8525

nonEU fee per year - € 19900


MA Gender, Politics and International Relations (W459) Part Time

EU fee per year - € 5600

nonEU fee per year - € 9950


***Fees are subject to change


Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website. Please note that UCD offers a number of graduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD graduate degree programme. For further information please see International Scholarships.


SPIRe's MA Internship opportunities.

Next Intake: 2024/2025 September.

Recent graduates of UCD School of Politics & International Relations now work in:

United Nations, New York and Geneva

World Trade Organisation

Asia Development Bank

Saatchi & Saatchi

Credit Suisse First Boston