MSc in Conflict Studies
Programme Code: TMCS
Department: Government
For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of four full units.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
GV4G4 Comparative Conflict Analysis (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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and courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: A | |
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MY421L Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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MY421M Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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MY425 Case Studies and Comparative Methods for Qualitative Research (0.5) # | |
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MY451L Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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MY451M Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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MY452L Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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MY452M Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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EU4A2 Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (0.5) | |
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GV4A8 Political Violence and Terrorism (0.5) | |
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GV4B8 Civil Wars: Concepts and Cases (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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GV4D3 Local Power in an Era of Globalization, Democratization, and Decentralization (0.5) | |
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GV4E3 Conflict and State-Building in Eastern Europe and Eurasia (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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GV4E8 Power Sharing and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (0.5) | |
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GV4F2 Popular Politics in the Middle East (0.5) | |
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GV4K7 Conflict and Cooperation: Key Debates (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
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DV428 Managing Humanitarianism (0.5) | |
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DV434 Human Security (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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DV462 Forced Migration and Refugees (0.5) | |
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EU440 The Balkans in Europe: Transition, Democratisation, Integration (0.5) | |
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EU457 Culture and Security in Global Politics (0.5) | |
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EU458 Narrating Migration in a Global Europe (0.5) | |
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EU485 Post-Conflict Justice and Reconciliation in Europe and Beyond (0.5) | |
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GI413 Gender, Race and Militarisation (0.5) | |
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GI425 Introduction to Gender, Peace and Security (0.5) | |
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GV439 Government and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe (0.5) | |
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GV4B9 The Second Europe (0.5) | |
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GV4C9 Globalization and Democratization in Southeast Asia (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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GV4E1 Comparative Democratization in a Global Age (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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GV4F9 The Challenges of Governance in sub-Saharan Africa (0.5) | |
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GV4G1 Applied Quantitative Methods for Public Policy and Political Science (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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GV4J8 Middle East Politics in Transnational Perspective (0.5) | |
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GV4K7 Conflict and Cooperation: Key Debates (0.5) | |
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HY436 Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa (1.0) | |
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IR422 Conflict and Peacebuilding (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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IR461 Islam in World Politics (1.0) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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IR466 Genocide (0.5) | |
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LL468 European Human Rights Law (0.5) | |
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LL475 Terrorism and the Rule of Law (0.5) | |
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A half-unit MSc course from the Government Department or another department (with the consent of the programme director and the teacher of the course). | |
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or other courses from the Paper 2 options list below | |
Paper 4 |
GV499 Dissertation (1.0) | |
Paper 2 options list
EU4A2 Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (0.5) | |
GV4A8 Political Violence and Terrorism (0.5) | |
GV4B8 Civil Wars: Concepts and Cases (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
GV4D3 Local Power in an Era of Globalization, Democratization, and Decentralization (0.5) | |
GV4E3 Conflict and State-Building in Eastern Europe and Eurasia (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
GV4E8 Power Sharing and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (0.5) | |
GV4F2 Popular Politics in the Middle East (0.5) | |
GV4K7 Conflict and Cooperation: Key Debates (0.5) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Footnotes
A : MY421, MY452 and MY451 are half unit courses which run twice per year – once in MT and once in LT.
This programme has been discontinued. Last year of entry 2022/23.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.