THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

Draft Edition - Due to be published Thursday 10th April 2025

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.

Students will have an opportunity to apply for a Placement-Based Dissertation in Semester 2. For more information please see here: http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/current/dpt/cxpgsp11546.htm (the PBD option should be chosen if following the European Practitioner pathway).

Compulsory courses

Dissertation (MSc/Dip International & European Politics)

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

International and European Politics: Theory and Practice

Course options

These courses are recommended by the Programme Director.

Citizenship in Europe

The Politics of Post-Soviet Russia

International Security

International Political Economy

European Social Policy

Foreign Policy Analysis

Nationalism, Populism and Democracy

Russia in Global Politics

Corporate Power, Lobbying and Public Policy in the European Union

AND

These courses offer a broader range of electives.

Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy

Energy Policy and Politics (20 credits)

International Relations Theory

Political Issues in Public Policy

The Middle East in International Relations

Global Environment: Key Issues

Theorising Nationalism

Comparing Nationalisms

Gender, Feminist Foreign Policy and Diplomacy

Globalization

AND

Courses in this collection can only be taken with permission from the Programme Director and the Course Organiser.

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