Peace and Conflict Studies

With peace processes collapsing into war in many places around the world, there has never been a more important time to study how and why peace processes succeed or fail. With the help of award-winning academics, our Peace and Conflict Studies master's course will build your understanding of that process.

You will learn about the challenges of resolving conflicts and preventing their recurrence, focussing particularly on contexts which have been affected by conflict since the end of the Cold War.

This course has a particular focus on the actors responsible for building peace, from grassroots agents to intergovernmental organisations like the United Nations. It will also empower you to critically evaluate the very notion of peace itself from postcolonial, gender and global justice perspectives.

Throughout the course you will develop skills in critical enquiry, conflict analysis, critical thinking, presenting research and team work.

At the point of completion, you will be well placed for a career in international and regional organisations, policy analysis, the NGO and international NGO sector, foreign ministries and development agencies.