- Degree
- Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies
- Course location
- Marburg
- In cooperation with
- University of Kent/Canterbury (UK)
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- Courses are held in English. Students with German language skills can also take courses that are taught in German.
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- The programme starts in September at the University of Kent (UK). The students spend their second year at the University of Marburg (Germany).
- Application deadline
- Any time. Early applications are recommended.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- Yes
- Additional information on tuition fees
- The University of Kent charges a fee for all students for the first year. For more information please visit the website: https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/49/peace-and-conflict-studies (https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/49/peace-and-conflict-studies)
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- Yes
- Description/content
- The MA in Peace and Conflict Studies is an exciting international and interdisciplinary two-year programme focusing on violent conflict as well as its prevention and management. It is a unique programme that is jointly offered by the University of Kent, UK, and the Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, and it is taught in English.
You will gain advanced knowledge in peace and conflict research, designed to help you understand the causes of violent conflict and to explain its effects and dynamics. As befits the complexity of violent conflict, the programme is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing on insights from politics and international relations, sociology and psychology. It examines the major theories and leading practices of conflict and conflict resolution, supplementing theory with detailed case studies. Topics typically covered within the programme include risk analysis, negotiation, mediation, conference diplomacy, twin-track diplomacy, third-party intervention, peace-keeping, peace-making, and coercive diplomacy.
The programme draws on the large pool of expertise in the field of conflict analysis at Kent and Marburg, concentrated in the Center for Conflict Studies at Marburg (https://www.uni-marburg.de/konfliktforschung/startseite-englisch?language_sync=1) and the Conflict Analysis Research Centre at Kent (https://research.kent.ac.uk/conflict-analysis/), both leading research centres in the field.
You will develop your high-end analytical skills, along with more practical capabilities in areas such as mediation. Valuable skills will be gained from dedicated research exercises such as conflict simulations, while you will learn additional practical skills from an internship that is usually undertaken between the first and second years of study. Overall, the programme will provide you with an outstanding basis from which to pursue a variety of careers, including in government, international organisations, NGOs, media, business, and consultancy and research.