MSc in Conflict Studies
Programme Code: TMCS
Department: Government
For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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Paper 1 |
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GV4G4 Comparative Conflict Analysis (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) |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and courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: MY421L Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) |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MY421M Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) |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) # (suspended 2025/26) |
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MY451L Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) |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MY451M Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) |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MY452L Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) |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MY452M Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) |
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Paper 2 |
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Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: 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) |
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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) |
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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) (suspended 2025/26) |
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GV4K7 Conflict and Cooperation: Key Debates (0.5) |
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Paper 3 |
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Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following: | ||
DV428 Managing Humanitarianism (0.5) |
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DV434 Human Security (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) |
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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) (suspended 2025/26) |
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GV4E1 Comparative Democratization in a Global Age (0.5) |
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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) # (suspended 2025/26) |
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GV4J8 Middle East Politics in Transnational Perspective (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) |
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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) # (suspended 2025/26) |
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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) (suspended 2025/26) |
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LL475 Terrorism and the Rule of Law (0.5) |
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or other courses from the Paper 2 options list below | ||
Paper 4 |
GV499 Dissertation (1.0) |
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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) | |
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) | |
GV4E8 Power Sharing and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (0.5) | |
GV4F2 Popular Politics in the Middle East (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) | |
GV4K7 Conflict and Cooperation: Key Debates (0.5) |
Footnotes
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
A: Paper 1: MY421, MY452 and MY451 are half unit courses which run twice per year – once in MT and once in LT.
B: Paper 1: Note: MY421, MY452 and MY451 are half unit courses which run twice per year – once in MT and once in LT.
C: Paper 3: 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).
Note for prospective students:For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the . Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the .