35 Master Programs in Peace and Conflict Studies in United Kingdom for 2024

Master Programs in Peace and Conflict Studies in United Kingdom for 2024Filter
    • Belfast, United Kingdom

    Full time, Part time

    1 year

    On-Campus

    English

    This is a unique and innovative interdisciplinary programme taught through subject areas that include law, anthropology, English, history, philosophy, politics, psychology, sociology and the creative arts. Module choice within the programme will permit you to build your own personalised portfolio of knowledge and learning within the area of conflict transformation and social justice. You will be taught by academics and practitioners whose expertise is both national and global and who offer research-led teaching in areas of conflict such as South/ Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Southern Europe, South America and Northern Ireland. Queens University offers the only global interdisciplinary MA programme on Conflict Transformation and Social Justice.

    • Brighton, United Kingdom

    Full time, Part time

    1 year

    On-Campus

    English

    We have an interdisciplinary perspective on questions of peace, vulnerability and insecurity. You’ll gain a grounding in concepts of conflict, security and development.

    • London, United Kingdom

    Full time, Part time

    1 year

    On-Campus

    English

    Strategic Communication is a term that has been used and abused in recent years. As an academic field, it is quite recent and has been explored mostly in the context of Marketing and Business. However, the concept is broader and represents an important tool for governments, agencies and institutions. In this programme, students will learn how states and their governments communicate in international politics and how they shape long-term strategies in a range of fields from military to diplomatic to aid and development.

    • London, United Kingdom

    Part time

    2 years

    Distance Learning

    English

    This MA has quickly become one of the largest programs on forced migration anywhere in the world. The programme provides a solid legal, practical, and theoretical understanding of refugee protection and forced migration. You will become more independent in managing and critiquing law, policy, and practice, and also in gathering, organizing, and deploying evidence to form balanced judgments and develop policy recommendations.

    • Leeds, United Kingdom

    Full time, Part time

    12 months

    On-Campus

    English

    Address the global challenges of poverty and violence by linking theory and practice and make a positive difference in the lives of people around the world. This is your opportunity to develop your awareness of the relationships between peace, conflict resolution and development both nationally and internationally.

    • Bradford, United Kingdom

    Full time

    15 months

    On-Campus

    English

    The MA in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies provides an advanced understanding of the inter-relationships between conflict, development, security, and governance in developing, fragile, transitional and/or conflict-affected regions and countries.

    • London, United Kingdom

    Full time, Part time

    1 year

    On-Campus

    English

    Applicants apply for the MSc Violence, Conflict and Development programme but can decide to follow the Palestine Pathway upon arrival by choosing the combination of modules required for this pathway. Students taking the Palestine Pathway will develop a specialist understanding of Development Studies in the context of Palestine.

    • Stirling, United Kingdom

    Full time, Part time

    12 months

    On-Campus

    English

    Our MSc International Conflict and Cooperation gives you the chance to address a variety of challenges facing states and international organisations today. Interact with policymakers and potential employers on a study trip to Geneva.

    • Swansea, United Kingdom

    Full time

    1 year

    On-Campus

    The MA in War and Society is a truly unique course exploring seismic events that sparked violent change throughout the course of human history.

    • Colchester, United Kingdom

    Full time, Part time

    On-Campus

    English

    We’re well-established in political science, asking difficult questions to find important answers. How do you put an end to armed conflict? What are the benefits and consequences of intervention? What role do non-governmental organisations play in the prevention and resolution of conflict? Is immigration linked to terrorism? Does climate change affect transnational migration patterns?

    • Cardiff, United Kingdom

    Full time

    1 year

    On-Campus

    English

    Floods, droughts, poor water quality, disparities in regional access to water – these are all great environmental challenges for societies and ecosystems, and they are being exacerbated and complicated by a changing climate.

    • Canterbury, United Kingdom

    Full time

    2 years

    On-Campus

    English

    The MA in Peace and Conflict Studies is an exciting international and interdisciplinary two-year Program focusing on violent conflict as well as its prevention and management. It is a unique Program that is jointly offered by the University of Kent and the Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany and is taught in English.

    • Online United Kingdom

    Full time, Part time

    1 year

    Distance Learning

    English

    This degree will provide you with the skills and resources necessary to ask critical questions about the politics of conflict and violence in the modern world. Combining theoretical and empirical approaches, you will explore the politics, sites, logic, technologies and ethics of conflict and violence.

    • Winchester, United Kingdom

    Full time, Part time

    1 year

    Distance Learning

    English

    This course builds a strong understanding of the study and practice of reconciliation and peacebuilding. Drawing on the work and experience of St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, the course delves into psychology and religious studies. You are encouraged to examine key ideas and theoretical frameworks in the study of reconciliation in a wide variety of contexts. You will be supported in identifying and understanding the root causes of conflict, and in critically assessing the methods and practices which have the potential to turn violent and destructive conflict into positive and sustainable outcomes. The course gives you the opportunity to reflect on the pivotal relationship between theory and practice and to consider what it is that makes effective peacebuilding and reconciliation.

    • Headington, United Kingdom

    Part time

    30 months

    Distance Learning

    English

    Our Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding MA is aimed at practitioners already working in these fields, but also those working in related areas.