The School of Politics and International Relations and Kent Law School provide between them ten taught Master’s degrees. Teaching, through a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops is delivered by a combination of full-time academic staff and practitioners who bring real-world issues to the classroom.
We are a truly international School and our students are drawn from over 50 countries worldwide. The strong international composition of our staff and student body contributes significantly both to the academic and social experience at BSIS.
Aims
This programme aims to:
- provide you with a research-active teaching environment which ensures a good grounding in the study of social science in general, in public policy and its formulation, and in European public policy in particular
- offer a critical perspective of the interplay between international relations, European politics, and European integration, as they relate to the inputs, processes, systems and policy outcomes at the European level
- ensure that you acquire a solid understanding of methodologies for the study of social science in general, and in the application of those understandings to the study of European public policy in particular