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Arcadia University
MA in International Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Glenside, USA
MA
Full time, Part time
2 years
On-Campus
English
Arcadia’s International Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) Master of Arts program offers innovative, cohort-based curriculum and experiential learning opportunities. Establish your expertise as a conflict resolution practitioner and build critical, professional networks and collaborative spaces around the world.
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University of Sussex
MA in Conflict, Security and Development
- Brighton, United Kingdom
MA
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.
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Queen's University Belfast
MA Conflict Transformation and Social Justice
- Belfast, United Kingdom
MA
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.
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University of Kent
MA International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Canterbury, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
Gain the knowledge you need to pursue a career in international peace-keeping, crisis diplomacy, post-conflict reconstruction, and sustainable development. Focused case studies and interactive simulations will build your understanding of negotiation, mediation, diplomacy and third-party intervention.
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Royal Roads University
Master of Arts in Justice Studies
MA
Part time
2 years
Blended
English
In a changing and increasingly interdependent justice sector, expanding your knowledge is key to success in an evolving justice landscape. Founded on a Transdisciplinary approach to justice studies for solving complex social issues, our unique program is problem-focused, drawing from diverse disciplines to help you deal with ever-evolving problems in action-oriented, solution-focused and context-specific ways.
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University for Peace
M.A. Sustainable Peace in the Contemporary World
- Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica
- Online
MA
Full time, Part time
18 months
Distance Learning
English
The online Master of Arts program in Sustainable Peace in the Contemporary World engages competent professionals and researchers to resolve pressing and complex global problems that concern humanity. Every course in the program shares a commitment to ethics, fundamental human values, gender sensitivity, and multiculturalism. The content of the online M.A. moves from a study of the origins of conflict at the personal, local, internal, and international levels to the promotion and practice of peace.
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University of Limerick
Peace and Development Studies MA
- Limerick, Ireland
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
This programme introduces students to key debates about conflict resolution, peacebuilding and processes of economic and political development. As such, a prime objective of this programme is to provide students with awareness of the complexities of peacebuilding and development in diverse global case studies, thereby encouraging graduates who can contribute effectively in these areas at a professional level.
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University of London
MA In Human Rights
- London, United Kingdom
- Online
MA
Part time
2 years
Distance Learning
English
This MA is based on an established program developed in collaboration with leading human rights activists to provide training for future human rights professionals.
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King's College London - Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy
MA Peace, Security and International Law
- London, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
Study the only UK MA integrating international law & politics. Explore law, conflict, and security issues in a multidisciplinary curriculum. Ideal for careers in global organizations, government, risk analysis, finance, research, or legal studies. Gain expertise for today's international challenges.
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Leeds Beckett University
MA Peace and Development
- Leeds, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
12 months
On-Campus
English
Address the global challenges of poverty and violence by linking theory and practice and making a positive difference in people's lives worldwide. This is your opportunity for MA Peace and Development to develop your awareness of the relationships between peace, conflict resolution and development nationally and internationally.
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Graceland University
Master of Arts in Peace and Social Transformation
- Lamoni, USA
MA
Full time, Part time
2 years
Distance Learning
English
The Master of Arts in Peace and Social Transformation at Community of Christ Seminary aims to develop personal and moral integrity for students, which is essential in the public work of peace and justice. By pairing foundational theological and scriptural courses with formational, contextual, and practical academic studies, students can deepen their experience and understanding of peace, social change, and justice work. This degree focuses on the theologies and ministries of peace while exploring social change theories, social transformation methodologies, adaptive action models, conflict resolution, and restorative justice, all with the goal of empowering movement and transformation within communities, organizations, and churches.
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University of Bradford
MA Peace, Conflict and Development
- Bradford, United Kingdom
- Online
MA
Full time, Part time
12 months
On-Campus
English
The MA 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. You’ll gain the understanding and skills you need to pursue or develop a career in what is now a major area for international, national and local policy and practitioner communities.
University of Leicester
The Politics of Conflict and Violence MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning
- Online United Kingdom
MA
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.
Oxford Brookes University
MA in Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding
- Headington, United Kingdom
MA
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.
Saint Paul University
M.A. in Conflict Studies
- Ottawa, Canada
MA
Full time, Part time
2 years
On-Campus
English, French
The focus of the program is on the ethnic and religious identity distinctions that characterize many deep-rooted conflicts. The program explores the meaning of and generates processes for reconciliation, healing, and structural change. It combines a social science orientation common to Conflict Studies programs with a philosophical, ethical, and theological orientation. The field of specialization is ethnic and religious dimensions of conflict in Canada.
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Part time MA Programs in Social Sciences Political Science Peace and Conflict Studies
Even though conflict has always been a part of history, peace and conflict studies aim to reduce conflict in the future by studying ways to avoid it. This is done by studying causes of violent conflict, then explaining to others how conflict begins and how to manage or avoid it.
An MA is a master’s degree awarded to students that have completed a program studying humanities or fine arts subjects such as history, communications, philosophy, theology or English. A Master of Arts degree typically requires coursework, research and written examinations.
Part time learning allows one to obtain part-time degrees even if one cannot attend school on a full-time basis. One can learn at his or own pace, gradually accumulating credits which count towards final qualification.