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Global Affairs MSc

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The MSc Global Affairs examines the politics, society, economics and history of the world’s non-western, regional and rising powers and their role within a changing world order.

Key benefits

  • The MSc Global Affairs is a unique programme that looks at the world from the perspective of non-western regions, and critically examines the connections between the local and the global.
  • You will develop an in-depth and multi-disciplinary understanding of the politics, society, economics and history of at least two of the following countries and/or world regions: Brazil, China, India, Russia, Africa and the Middle East.
  • You will gain hands-on experience of designing and executing an independent research project on a global subject – either a dissertation with research methods training, or capstone project alongside specialised policy-oriented micro-modules.
  • With a flexible curriculum, the programme allows you to develop the kinds of specialist regional knowledge (including the possibility of learning a language), research skills and awareness of yourself as a global citizen that are valued by employers, policymakers and scholars in a fast-changing world.

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Employability

MSc Global Affairs graduates will have a wide range of career options including in further academic research, consultancy, NGOs, government and international organisations, media and publishing, business, finance and investment.

Curious to find out more? Access on-demand content including taster lectures and talks, and meet our current staff and students on our subject hub page.

Our professional network

Where can a degree like this take you? Hear from 2023 graduate Ashwin Patel:

Role: Events & Communications Officer at King's College London 

My role includes organising events for the various institutes and departments in the School of Global Affairs. I write and create features, news content, videos and podcasts. The diversity of the school opportunities offered by studying at King's gave me the space to try new things. Communications is a fascinating and diverse field. It offers a great opportunity to reach new and different audiences. 

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Employability

MSc Global Affairs graduates will have a wide range of career options including in further academic research, consultancy, NGOs, government and international organisations, media and publishing, business, finance and investment.

Curious to find out more? Access on-demand content including taster lectures and talks, and meet our current staff and students on our subject hub page.

Our professional network

Where can a degree like this take you? Hear from 2023 graduate Ashwin Patel:

Role: Events & Communications Officer at King's College London 

My role includes organising events for the various institutes and departments in the School of Global Affairs. I write and create features, news content, videos and podcasts. The diversity of the school opportunities offered by studying at King's gave me the space to try new things. Communications is a fascinating and diverse field. It offers a great opportunity to reach new and different audiences. 

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