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International Relations of the Americas MSc
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This degree embraces modules on both North and Latin America, with compulsory study of both regions. The programme focuses on inter-American and on Latin/North American global relations, and combines breadth with (especially in relation to the 15,000 word dissertation) the depth appropriate for this level of study. The programme provides a detailed and systematic understanding of the International Relations of the Americas both with regard to inter-American relations and relations with the world beyond the Americas. It offers contemporary and historical perspectives on the International Relations of the Americas and situates this empirical knowledge within general theories of international relations and foreign policy analysis. The programme introduces students to skills essential for the analytic study of the International Relations of the Americas and assessment of the hemispheric and global issues currently facing foreign policy-makers in the nationstates of the Americas.
Availability
Full-time 1 year; Part-time 2 years
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.
To ensure study of the North and South of the Americas, students take one compulsory module, International Politics of Latin America (15 credits), and at least one from either Post-Cold War US Foreign Policy (15 credits) or Canada and the Americas (15 credits). They additionally choose one module from two specified research-skills options, and 45 credits of further substantive-subject options from a broader range of modules. The final element of the programme is the research dissertation of 15,000 words.
There are three core elements. Depending on the focus of study, students may chose between a Latin American and Caribbean OR USA focused research course, and between a USA OR Canadian focused foreign relations course.
ONE course from:
- AMERG001: Researching the Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
- AMERG002: Researching the Americas: The USA
All students take:
ONE course from:
- AMERG011: Post-Cold War US Foreign Policy
- AMERGTBC: In Uncle Sam's Shadow: Canada and the Americas since 1898
[Students may take both US and Canadian courses if desired - one as a core course and one as an option]
- AMERG003: Case Study in Foreign Policy
- AMERG007 From Silver to Cocaine: The History of Commodities in Latin America
- AMERG009: Politics of US Foreign Policy
- AMERG011: Post-Cold War US Foreign Policy
- AMERG013 The Caribbean from the Haitian Revolution to the Cuban Revolution
- AMERG014 The Politics of Human Rights in Latin America:Challenges to Democratisation
- AMERG015 The Politics of Human Rights in Latin America: Transitional Justice
- AMERG016: The Rise of the Sunbelt since 1945
- AMERG017: US Economic Policy: From the New Deal to Obama
- AMERG018: US Presidents and the Presidency
- AMERG033: African Americans and the Struggle for Civil Rights
- AMERG034: The Making of Modern Latin America: History, Politics, and Society
- AMERG037: Environmental Issues, Movements and Policies in the Americas
- AMERGTBC: In Uncle Sam's Shadow: Canada and the Americas since 1898
- AMERGTBC: International Politics of Latin America
- HISTG082: The Origins of the American Civil War (not available 2013-14)
- HISTG086: The United States and the World, 1776-1900
- ARCLG158 Maya Art, Architecture and Anthropology (15 credits)
- ARCLG201 Aztec Archaeology: Codices and Ethnohistory (15 credits)
- BENVGES1 The Political Ecology of Environmental Change (30 credits)
- BENVGES4 Urban Agriculture (30 credits)
- BENVGES5 Adapting Cities to Climate Change in the Global South (15 credits)
- BENVGPU4 Gender in Policy and Planning (30 credits)
- BENVGSD2 Social Diversity Inequality and Poverty (30 credits)
- PUBLG014 The Theoretical Foundations of Human Rights (15 credits)
- PUBLG052 The Theoretical Foundations of Human Rights (15 credits)
- PUBLG063 International Human Rights Standards and Institutions (15 credits)
- SPANG009B The Works of Jorge Luis Borges (30 credits)
- SPANG019 Advanced Translation from and into Spanish (30 credits)
- SPANG021 The Conquest of Mexico (15 credits)
- The Americas in Comparative Perspective I: Historical Roots - Queen Mary, University of London
- The Americas in Comparative Perspective II: Contemporary Politics and Society - Queen Mary, University of London
- Imagining the Modern Caribbean Queen Mary, University of London
- Indian and Peasant Politics in Latin America Goldsmiths, University of London
- Social Anthropology of the Caribbean - Goldsmiths, University of London
- Popular Music in Context – King’s College
- Brazilian Populism, Culture and the State – King’s College
Please note:
Some options may not be available every year.
Dissertation
All students write a dissertation of 15,000 words on a topic relating to the International Relations of the Americas.
Teaching and Learning
The programme is delivered through a combination of seminars, lectures,
presentations,
independent reading and research. Assessment is through written
assignments including essays and primary source analysis, and a
dissertation.
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