Plymouth
MA International Relations: Security and Development (Online)
MA · Part time · 2 years · Online
Fee
£10,960
Fee for 2027/28 · whole course, over 2 years
The SLC master's loan covers the feeAffordability
Likely affordableBased on example figuresSLC master's loan, plus paying the university directly
Outcomes
£42,300 at 3 years£48,700 at 5 yearsEstimate for this universityEstimate for this uni · University employment rate: not available
Based on your details: £400 left a month · £3,000 towards fees.
Ways to pay
SLC loan
£13,206Paid to you in three parts (estimate).
Pay uni directly
Likely affordableYour money stays above £0 every month of the first year.
StepEx loan
—Not offered on this course.
The SLC loan is paid to you, not to the university; you pay the university yourself. Payment months are estimates. SLC eligibilityResults are estimates from the figures you entered, not advice and not a decision. How we work it out
| Month | SLC loan | Left from income | Fee | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | £2,179 | −£1,808 | £3,371 | |
| 1 | £400 | £3,771 | ||
| 2 | £400 | £4,171 | ||
| 3 | £400 | £4,571 | ||
| 4 | £2,179 | £400 | −£1,808 | £5,342 |
| 5 | £400 | £5,742 | ||
| 6 | £400 | £6,142 | ||
| 7 | £2,245 | £400 | −£1,863 | £6,924 |
| 8 | £400 | £7,324 | ||
| 9 | £400 | £7,724 | ||
| 10 | £400 | £8,124 | ||
| 11 | £400 | £8,524 |
Starts from your savings and contributions.
Graduate outcomes
Median pay
Estimate for this university
All politics master’s
All master’s, every subject (£44,900 at 5 years)
Estimate: the politics master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between Plymouth’s politics undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£30,400) and all universities in England (£37,300) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).
Range of pay
£30,000 to £48,600 after 1 year
£36,100 to £73,600 after 5 years
In work or study
81.8% after 5 years, all universities
No published figure for this university.
Typical jobssample
Range of pay and 5-year work rate: Politics, all UK master’s graduates, Department for Education (LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels). Not a prediction of what you will earn. Compare all politics and international relations courses
Before you apply
- Course type
- MA · Master’s degree
- Study
- Part time, 2 years, online
- Application fee
- Check with the university
- Start dates, entry requirements, deadlines
- On the university’s page
- Fee: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/ma-international-relations-security-and-development-online, checked 7 November 2026
- SLC loan: https://www.gov.uk/masters-loan/what-youll-get, checked 5 November 2026
- Graduate pay: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/graduate-labour-market-outcomes-leo