M.A. Peace Studies

The American University of Rome

Master

In Rome (Italy)

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Rome (Italy)

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The AUR’s M.A. program in Peace Studies: Religions in Times of Conflict addresses the critical societal need of promoting the resolution of conflicts, intercultural, and inter-religious dialogue. The mission of the program is to educate future professionals, scholars, and activists who will be able to contribute to peace-building initiatives and conflict management.

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Rome (Italy)
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About this course

Upon completing the Master’s program in Peace Studies, students will be able to:

Analyze how religions and religious institutions contribute to modern societies and to the attempts to overcome contemporary challenges such as religious fundamentalism, ecological/economic/humanitarian crises, immigration, and intolerance
Discuss the historical and contemporary involvements of religion in various forms of political culture
Demonstrate high-level knowledge and understanding of religious traditions relevant to Rome, Italy and the Mediterranean, and to analyze the cultures and social and political systems under their influence
Demonstrate high-level skills in inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue, negotiation, diplomacy, conflict resolution and crisis management.

AUR’s MA in Peace Studies: Religions in Times of Conflict is designed to offer students a wide range of possible career paths. Potential careers may include:

Prospective PhD students and independent researchers in the field of Peace and Religious Studies.
Conflict resolution and intercultural dialogue professionals
Program coordinators of religious organizations and other NGOs with focuses on religion and society
Journalists/reporters on religion, religious and political conflicts
Professionals engaged in the prevention of religious fundamentalism and religion-based social conflicts
Work in international organizations
Professionals and scholars in the field of international affairs
Public policy makers and other public offices that require knowledge of religious issues
A diplomatic career in the countries where religion and religious institutions play an important role in politics and society

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Subjects

  • Conflict
  • Religions
  • Emphasize
  • Prominence
  • Contemporary
  • Central
  • International
  • Mediterranean
  • Centers
  • Institutions
  • Catholicism

Course programme

Why Peace Studies in Rome?

One cannot emphasize enough the strength that our location gives to this program. Rome and the Mediterranean, with their historical significance and prominence in contemporary international affairs and conflicts, are central to the program. The proximity of other centers and areas relevant to contemporary global affairs in peace and conflict – the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe – is an additional advantage to our location.

Furthermore, Rome is home to a diverse range of multinational political, humanitarian, religious and research institutions. The city is not only the center of Roman Catholicism: it has a vibrant religious landscape, with historically important Jewish, Protestant and Islamic communities. As such, students have the opportunity to engage with the topics that this discipline exposes them to in the classroom in their daily life in Rome

In order to complete the MA degree in Peace Studies students are required to write an MA thesis. The thesis will expand students’ knowledge on a particular subject, and will prepare them for future professional work or further research. Upon completing the MA thesis students will be able to demonstrate:

  • The writing skills necessary for producing a high-quality academic paper
  • The ability to practically apply the research methods and knowledge they acquired during their course work
  • The ability to conduct a research project in Peace Studies: Religions in Times of Conflict, at the graduate level

Successful completion of the MA thesis contributes 6 credits to the overall degree.

Work on the MA thesis consists of preparations for the thesis, which includes intensive consultations with the thesis advisor, research work, and thesis writing, all of which draw upon the technical skills cultivated by a humanities Master’s degree. Upon successful submission of the MA thesis, students are required to defend the thesis in form of an oral examination. Students are examined by a committee of three professors, thesis advisor, and two other reviewers with an expertise in the field related to the thesis topic. If possible, the examination committee should have one external member.

The MA thesis may be related to the practical work, and based on experiences, knowledge and data collected by the student during their internship..

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