This MSc adopts a hemispheric approach to studying the Americas. It encourages students to develop critical thinking skills to understand and assess the issues currently facing governments, societies and policymakers across the region. Students will also gain a systematic understanding of the international relations of the Americas, understood both as the relationships between the countries and societies of the Americas and the relations of governments and societies in the Americas with the rest of the world. You will study a broad range of issues, including political and historical dynamics, geopolitics, human rights, climate change and environmental issues, tackling financial inequalities, and societal challenges such as the war on drugs and criminal cartels.
This course is suitable for students who wish to develop their understanding of International Relations in the Americas for further research or a career in this field.
Graduates will have acquired transferable skills attractive to employers in a wide range of businesses and sectors:
You will also learn to solve problems and issues and to build positive working relationships.
Graduates* have gone on to work for organisations such as: