MSc in Conflict Studies
Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of four full units.
| Paper | Course number and title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comparative Conflict Analysis (H) | |
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 | Qualitative Research methods (H) or MY451 Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (H) | |
| 2 | Courses to the value of one unit from the following: | |
| 
 | Nationalist Conflict, Political Violence and Terrorism (H) | |
| The Politics of Civil Wars (H) | ||
| Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Totalitarianism (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
| Local Power in an Era of Democratisation and Decentralisation (H) | ||
| Democratisation, Conflict and Statebuilding (H) | ||
| Conflict and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (H) | ||
| 3 | Courses to the value of one unit from Paper 2 if not already taken or from the following: | |
| 
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| Democracy in South and East Asia (H) | ||
| Government and Politics in China (H) | ||
| Government and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe (H) | ||
| Nationalism | ||
| The Second Europe (H) | ||
| Warfare and National Identity (H) | ||
| Democratization and its Discontents in Southeast Asia (H) | ||
| Comparative Democratisation (H) | ||
| Popular Politics in The Middle East (H) | ||
| African Politics, Wars, and Violence (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
| The History and Politics of the Modern Middle East (H) | ||
| Subnational Politics in Comparative Perspective (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
| Human Security (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
| South-East Europe: Government, Economy and Foreign Policy (H) | ||
| Ethnic Diversity and International Society (H) | ||
| Identity, Community and the 'Problem of Minorities' (H) | ||
| Gender and Militarisation (H) | ||
| Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa | ||
| Conflict and Peace Studies (n/a 14/15) | ||
| Conflict and Peacebuilding (H) | ||
| Islam in International Relations: From Al-Andalus to Afghanistan | ||
| Genocide (H) | ||
| Human Rights Law: The European Convention on Human Rights (H) | ||
| Terrorism and the Rule of Law (H) | ||
| International Law and the Use of Force (H) | ||
| A half-unit course from the Government Department or another department (with the consent of the programme director and the teacher of the course). | ||
| 4 | Dissertation | |

