Distance Learning
Obtain your Master's degree with a Russell Group university through online study, and fit your learning around your lifestyle.
We offer distance learning on two of our flagship courses, International Relations Online MA and International Public Policy Online MSc.
Distance learning is ideal if you do not, or cannot, live in London for the duration of your degree. It's also useful if you have a demanding job and are not able to regularly take time off to attend classes.
Modules are taught in an online learning environment specifically designed for distance learning. Students primarily communicate with and are supervised by lecturers via electronic media, through, for example, scheduled online seminars. Students also enjoy full access to the electronic library resources of Queen Mary and the University of London.
The intellectual content of our distance learning programmes are the same as the campus-based versions. Additionally, we hold the same expectations of your work and scholarship as we do for our campus-based students, which means that your degree will be just as valuable.
While the mode of instruction is distance learning, the structure of our programmes is such that you can enjoy as much live classroom instruction and face-time as our on-campus students receive. Furthermore, your final degree certificate is not labelled as 'distance learning' specifically, as module content, instruction, and assessment mirror our on-campus equivalents.
The distance learning format appealed to my work/life balance. It was very beneficial being able to continue to work and place what I was learning into the international media context within which I work. The ability to be able to study during the hours that suit me made this work.
Keith Parsons, MA International Relations
Our Distance Learning programmes in International Relations and International Public Policy are offered on a part-time basis only (six semesters in two years). We also offer shorter versions of the programme that will give you a Postgraduate Diploma (four semesters) or a Postgraduate Certificate (two semesters).