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Political Science

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  • University/Institute Name University of Essex
  • Attendance Type On Campus (Full Time)
  • Position Duration1 year
  • Application deadlineJul 2026
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Position Details (Master's)

The Political Science course offered by the University of Essex gives a general overview of such topics, and as our most flexible postgraduate course offers you a very wide choice of optional modules. You explore the main theoretical approaches to the study of politics and look at what the basic theoretical framework required to conduct research in political science is.

How do political scientists explain political outcomes? How does normative theory inform the way researchers approach their work? How do political science approaches differ from historical accounts of political phenomenon? How can political science be used to analyse the real world?

Your future

All Essex politics graduates have the distinction of a qualification from one of the world's leading politics departments.

Graduates from this Political Science course offered by the University of Essex can expect to find jobs in market research, the media and central or local government. It also provides a foundation for further research in political science. You will gain key employability skills such as analytical reasoning, research design, and report writing.

Courses included:

  • The Analysis of Conflict and Peace
  • Democracy, Violence, and Inequality in Latin America
  • International Security Studies
  • Politics of South Asia
  • Israeli Politics

  • Gender and Armed Conflict

Research Areas & Fields of Study involved in the position

Position Start Date

Oct 2026