Year one
Foundations of Peace and Conflict Studies
Year: 1

This module will provide an advanced introduction to key concepts, ideas and debates in this field of study of peace and conflict studies. The student will develop the analytical and theoretical skills to understand the origins of conflict and war, approaches to peace and the different theoretical traditions that underpin the field. The module will develop reflective skills so students can position their own thinking within the continuum of understandings of peace and conflict so are able to apply knowledge to understand contemporary conflicts and peace interventions.

Peacebuilding: Concepts and Approaches
Year: 1

The purpose of this module is to provide students with a thorough grounding of the academic field of peacebuilding and the different approaches and interventions employed within it. Drawing on a range of international examples, the student will gain an understanding of the various definitions and theoretical understandings of peacebuilding and will develop a broad understanding of the various structural, economic, social and psychological impacts which require attention following violent conflict.

Year two
Conflict Analysis
Year: 2

Students will be introduced to contemporary debates and approaches to conflict analysis and intervention. The module will be use both theoretical and applied methodologies to apply this knowledge to real-world cases, as well as in-depth analysis of case studies.

Foundations of Social Science Research
Year: 2

This module will introduce students to some of the key concepts, ideas and debates in social science research. The module will also introduce students to the main stages in the research process, the main approaches and methods and will give students a firm foundation in the basics of social research that will prepare them for other research methods modules.

MSc Dissertation
Year: 2

This module enables students to develop and apply research skills in a 15,000 word dissertation, that rigorously explores, critically analyses, and systematically addresses a research question or issue in the interdisciplinary field of peace and conflict studies.

Social Action for Peace and Justice: A Community Development Approach
Year: 2

This module is optional

This module is designed as an integrated social sciences paradigm infused with a co-production theme.

The content is fashioned to raise the awareness of students to injustices oppression and discrimination that are embedded in personal, cultural and structural frames of reference. They will be challenged to explore how to tackle these issues using a community development approach that leads to sustainable social action.

The module is primarily focused on emancipatory praxis to promote critical dialogue and social action using a community development lens.

Memory, Identity and Dealing with the Past
Year: 2

This module is optional

This module will provide the development of the analytical and theoretical skills to understand the importance of memory in constituting identities and how it can be used constructively to transform conflicts at individual, group and political levels.

Survey and Quantitative Methods
Year: 2

This module is optional

This module provides students with a thorough knowledge of survey research and quantitative analysis. It takes students from an introduction to the principles and practice of elementary techniques through to use of advanced quantitative methods. Topics covered include survey methods and sampling as well as univariate, bivariate and multivariate techniques. Practical applications are used to give the student experience of data handling, analysis, inference and results presentation.

Qualitative Research Methods
Year: 2

This module is optional

The module will introduce students to essential features of qualitative research through: conceptualizing research, constructing appropriate and effective data collection instruments, accessing archived data, interpreting and presenting research findings. Throughout, the module explores issues of ethics, access and accountability; and issues of application and limitation of different qualitative approaches in different exampled research contexts. This module is designed to introduce participants to approaches to research with groups who are most impacted by social inequality and to understand the ethical issues that apply to research with 'vulnerable groups', a term that is used here in the sense in which it is used by ethics approval committees. By the end of the module, students are expected to be conversant with qualitative research perspectives and methods, skilled in the techniques of qualitative research design and data collection, and competent in both manual and computer-aided qualitative data analysis (Nvivo), and will be required to demonstrate their newly acquired competencies through coursework.

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