MA PG Dip PG Cert Peace and Conflict Studies

All applications will be evaluated individually with admissions decisions made by CTPSR. Admission decisions are based on the entry criteria elaborated below and an evaluation of the required application documents. Ordinarily, the minimum entry criteria for each stage (PGCert, PGDip & MA) of the Peace and Conflict Studies programme are as follows:

Applicants should hold a 2:2 or above degree (or equivalent international grade/qualification), from a recognised University, preferably in a social science subject (e.g. Sociology, Psychology, Security Studies, International Relations, Politics, Peace and Conflict Studies, Development Studies, etc.).

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Funding opportunities including scholarships available

This course equips students who have an interest in peace and conflict with the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to work for a broad range of organisations such as:

• International non-government organisations
• Multi-national government organisations like the United Nations
• Regional communities such as the European Union or the Economic Community of West African States
• Faith groups
• Faith-based organisations
• Community organisations
• The private sector
• Think tanks and academia.

The MA in Peace and Conflict Studies is currently taught by experts in the broad field of peace and conflict studies and is informed by their research, practice and activism. The programme provides students with a deeper insight into theoretical and practical challenges in contemporary peacebuilding.

Year one

• Peace, Conflict and Security in the 21st Century – 20 credits
• Philosophies of Non-Violence and Reconciliation – 20 credits
• Peacebuilding: Theories into Practice – 20 credits
• Project Design and Planning (For all students) – 10 credits
• Religion, Peace and Conflict (For students on the Identity and Culture Pathway) – 20 credits
• Preventing Violent Conflicts (For students on the Peace and Development Pathway) – 20 credits

Year two

• Project Management in Practice (For all students) – 10 credits
• Gender, Violence and Justice (For students on the Identity and Culture Pathway) – 20 credits
• Environment, Conflict and Sustainability (For students on the Peace and Development Pathway) – 20 credits
• Research Design in CTPSR – 10 credits
• Dissertation in CTPSR- 50 credits