MSc Digital Politics & Sustainable Development

Explore the increasingly urgent phenomena of social activism, fake news, cybercrime, AI, and sustainability within a rewarding and professionally salient masters degree. Drawing on politics, philosophy, and computer science, this compelling interdisciplinary degree addresses new global frontiers facing political and business leaders.

Courses

The courses that run in each academic year are subject to change in line with faculty availability and student demand so there is no guarantee every course will be delivered. For further information, please see here and speak to your admissions contact.

Semester 1

Core courses

  • Global Politics in the Digital Age
  • Political Theory in the Anthropocene

Choose two of the following

  • Technology and Human Values
  • AI and Data Ethics
  • Political and Ethical Ideas Across History

Semester 2

Core Courses

  • Sustainable Development in Theory and Practice
  • Human Security: Cyber, Environmental and Beyond
  • Research Methods for Political Science

Choose two of the following:

  •  Minds and Machines (15 credits)
  • Responsible AI
  • Advanced Topics in Ethics and Political Theory
  • Values and Society

Semester 3

Extended Dissertation (60 credits)

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