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MA - Master of Arts
City Campus
Full Time
Jan 2027
1 Year
Address the global challenges of poverty and violence. You’ll link theory and practice and make a positive difference to the lives of people around the world. Global insight From security threats and terrorism to the arms trade and non-violent social movements, you’ll acquire an in-depth insight into contemporary global issues. We place a real emphasis on international debate and your teaching will be delivered in small groups involving students from around the world. This will give you access to a range of cultural perspectives to inform your learning. As part of this peace and development master’s course, you’ll: Develop your awareness of the relationships between peace, conflict resolution and development both nationally and internationally Gain knowledge of the origins, evolution and contemporary dynamics of peace and development within the international system and the challenges to it Consider issues such as gender, poverty, employment, human rights and the role of civil society and community participation in decision-making and governance Evaluate different interpretations of peace and development within complex international situations Study the political, economic, cultural, environmental and technological changes that influence development decisions Gain skills in project management Learn how to draw up funding applications, competencies essential for working in the field Teaching expertise You’ll benefit from being taught by our highly qualified team of academics who are renowned in their fields of research. Our research in peace and development keeps our curriculum fresh and cutting-edge.
Explore the key debates and policies in the protection of civilians. You will gain an overview of the actors involved in the prevention and reduction of violence towards civilians the field. You will focus on the ways in which civilians can protect civilians at the local level and in particular the way that unarmed civilians can use nonviolent approaches to reduce violence and protect communities.
Allows you to apply your learning to an in-depth investigation of a research question of your choice. This might be related to interests you develop during the course or to a topic related to your existing work or career aspirations. You will be supervised by an experienced member of staff who is also an active researcher, and produce a 12-15000 word thesis.
Engage in critical depth with a research-based project aligned to your personal interests and professional aspirations.
Explore the possibilities and challenges of taking gender seriously within both international relations and international political economy. You will study key theoretical, conceptual, empirical, and practice debates surrounding the role of gender in international politics and global political economy.
Develop a critical understanding of research as a practice and a product. The module will develop your critical understanding of the nature of knowledge offer general training on research approaches, including key theoretical, ethical and practical considerations.
This module interrogates the concept of insecurity and draws on a range of theories and understandings of security, and how this has evolved from a focus on the state to incorporate human security. You will explore the relationship between conflict, security and development, including the roles of key actors, agencies, policies and interventions, and key intersections of gender, ethnicity, poverty and exclusion. You will also examine responses to traditional and new security threats from a human rights perspective via a range of local and global case studies.
Analyse and critically evaluate the pivotal role of the global institution of marketing and the ways in which it amplifies the drivers of, and relaxes the constraints on, abundant spending.
Develop an understanding of key theories and concepts that are used to understand violence, conflict, and peace. You will gain an overview of various approaches that have been applied to manage or resolve various types of conflict and to build peace, with reference to case studies.
