MSc Conflict Resolution

Postgraduate

In Colchester

£ 7,200 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    1 Year

About the course
We are world leaders in political science, asking difficult questions to find important answers

How do you put an end to armed conflict? What are the benefits and consequences of intervention? What role do national and international non-governmental organisations play in the prevention and resolution of conflict?
Our course helps you to understand the evolving field of conflict resolution, exploring the causes and effects of destructive conflict across the world, and scrutinising the theory and practice of how this can be managed peacefully

We provide you with a framework for understanding conflict resolution in inter- and intra-state issues, focusing on topics including:
Mediation, negotiation, and collaborative problem solving
Using conflict data sets and drawing geographical maps
International development and human rights
International relations and security studies
Global and comparative politics
You additionally might have the option of studying an extracurricular module on non-violent movements, offered in collaboration with Slobdan Djinovic and Srdja Popovic of the Centre for Nonviolent Action and Strategies in Belgrade

This exciting course, previously offered at many US universities including Colorado College, Harvard University and New York University, has never been offered anywhere else in Europe


Our dynamic, interdisciplinary approach combines traditional methods with contemporary theory and practices of non-violent movements, and we encourage you to experience the practical as well as the theoretical application of these topics through examining real case studies of international conflict

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Conflict
  • International
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Politics
  • Design
  • Economics
  • University
  • Human Rights
  • Global
  • International Relations
  • Political Science
  • Problem Solving

Course programme

Example structure
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. The combination of compulsory and optional modules means our courses help you develop extensive knowledge in your chosen discipline, whilst providing plenty of freedom to pursue your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are, in many instances, just a selection of those available. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current postgraduate students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
MA Dissertation
Conflict Resolution
Advanced Research Methods
International Security Studies (optional)
Political Parties in Britain and Europe (optional)
Contemporary Theories of Justice (optional)
Environmental Politics (optional)
Political Explanation (optional)
Theories of International Relations (optional)
Political Economy (optional)
Political Theory (optional)
Research Seminar in Political Theory and Methods (optional)
Research Design (optional)
Public Opinion and Political Behaviour (optional)
Comparative European Politics (optional)
Theory and Explanation in Political Science (optional)
Ideology and Political Discourse (optional)
Macroeconomics (Advanced)
Economics of the European Union
Economics of Transition
Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour
Environmental Economics
Psycho Analytic Theory
Psychoanalysis of Groups and Organisations (optional)
Thinking Psychoanalytically (optional)
Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (optional)
Digital Economy (optional)
Media Theory (optional)
Advertising: Commerce and Creativity (optional)
Interviewing and Qualitative Data Analysis (optional)
Texts and Documents (optional)
Ethnography (optional)
Dynamics of Home and Work (optional)
Formative Debates in Criminology (optional)
Organised Crime: Global and Local (optional)
Critical Perspectives on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism (optional)
Current Controversies in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy (optional)
Topics in Contemporary Social Theory (optional)
Sociological Research Design (optional)
Finance, Globalisation and the Crash of 2008 (optional)
Colonialism, Cultural Diversity and Human Rights (optional)
Panel Data Methods (optional)
Introduction to Survey Design and Management (optional)
Applied Sampling (optional)
Dealing with Survey Non-response (optional)
Survey Measurement and Question Design (optional)
Work-Based Project
Teaching
Courses are designed to provide you with an advanced understanding of either the politics of a geographical area or an aspect of the discipline
Courses include both compulsory and optional modules, so the course can be tailored to fit your interests and aspirations
Learn through discussion and problem-solving
Lab sessions allow you to improve your technical research skills
We encourage students to attend national conferences to meet researchers and discuss their work
Assessment
Your coursework comes in the form of essays, simulations, presentations and in-class tests
Dissertation
You are given guidance on how to prepare a Masters dissertation by our Graduate Director in the spring term
We link you with an appropriate supervisor at the earliest opportunity
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Additional information

Our Department of Government is one of the most prestigious in Europe, with an outstanding record of teaching, research and publication We are rated top in the UK for research (REF 2014), and have consistently been the highest-rated politics department in the country since national assessments began Our expert staff Some of the biggest names in the field work at Essex, giving you unparalleled access to some of the best minds in politics You benefit from staff expertise in both conflict studies and international relations, with conflict and cooperation forming a core part of our Department of Government Our key teaching staff for this course are Professor Han Dorussen, Professor Ismene Gizelis, and Professor Kristian Gleditsch Professor Dorussen is Associate Editor for the Journal of Peace Research, and specialises in the relationship between trade and conflict, the use of economic policies in international politics, the governance of post-conflict societies, and policy convergence in the European Union He has recently completed fieldwork examining the impact of the UN mission on the perception of security in Timor Leste Professor Gizelis specialises in conflict dynamics, peacekeeping, gender equality and post-conflict reconstruction, and communicable diseases In addition, Professor Gizelis is acting as Core Investigator on a new research project, ‘Armed Conflict and Maternal Health in Sub-Saharan Africa’ (2014-16), with the innovative aim of going beyond consideration of the direct effect of interventions to also consider relevant political, socioeconomic and cultural factors Professor Gleditsch’s research focuses on conflict and cooperation, democratisation, and spatial dimensions of social and political processes He is the director of a large EU-funded research project on non-violent actions He is also the director of the Michael Nicholson Centre of Conflict and Cooperation Specialist facilities The Michael Nicholson...

MSc Conflict Resolution

£ 7,200 + VAT