MRes International Relations and Security in Liverpool United Kingdom | University of Liverpool

Gain a comprehensive understanding of international relations theories while applying customized theoretical and methodological frameworks suited to your specific research goals. With guidance from experienced supervisors, you'll create a significant independent study that advances knowledge in the field and serves as excellent preparation for doctoral studies. This MRes program offers a customized pathway into advanced research, helping you grow as an autonomous scholar while completing an original project with support from international relations and security specialists.

The course delivers rigorous training for PhD-level research and professional development. We'll walk you through each research stage while building valuable transferable skills like analytical reasoning, project coordination, effective communication, and solution-oriented thinking.

Your research methods training will be specifically adapted to international relations/security studies and your unique project requirements. You'll collaborate to create a personalized reading list and customized assessment tasks leading to a substantial research output.

Learn essential research techniques including proposal development, source evaluation, project planning, data analysis, and results presentation.
The program investigates foundational international relations theories - from philosophical origins to modern discussions - and their relevance to today's global security issues.
You'll work with leading academics from our Politics Department, where MRes supervisors actively contribute to political research across specialties like international affairs, security studies, political science, media politics, populism, and religion.