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Postgraduate Politics and International Relations

Let's tackle international issues together

Now is an exciting time to be studying Politics and International Relations, and our postgraduate courses at the University of York place you at the heart of current political thinking, research and debate.

We are home to a prestigious, lively and international community of students and academics at the forefront of research in the main political areas of conflict and development, international politics, political theory and public policy.

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Our research degrees

We also offer the following research degrees:

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Why study Politics at York

11th in the UK
for Politics, according to the Times Good University Guide 2026.
Leading research
Ranked in the UK top ten for the quality of our research outputs and our research environment in the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021).
13th in the UK
for Politics, according to Complete University Guide (CUG) 2026.
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Masters Taster Day

Wednesday 18 March 2026, 10am to 4pm GMT

Find your future at York. Join us on campus to meet your academic department, speak to student services and hear postgraduate presentations.

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I have been able to examine the topics of history and politics that apply to the modern world. The relative independence I am given to complete reading and to come up with my own topics to research and discuss in essays gives me a chance to specialise in the topics I am most interested in.
Joanne, MA in Contemporary History and International Politics. Read Joanne's blog post.

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