Description

The master's program in International Peace Studies is designed to enable students from diverse cultures and backgrounds to attain a deep understanding of the central issues of peace and security, which will determine the future of humanity. Through their coursework, participants in the program will broaden their base of knowledge and will engage with the major concepts, themes, and debates within international peace and conflict studies, preparing themselves for work with NGOs, governments, aid agencies, the UN and other organizations where a deep understanding of these issues is critical.

Drawing on the unique mandate of the University for Peace and its privileged access to information and expertise from the whole United Nations family, the MA in International Peace Studies represents a unique educational opportunity. With access to scholarship and research from a range of partner universities, research, and policy centres, students will be exposed to a variety of key perspectives on the most serious international and global challenges to peace. They will learn from leading professionals, academics, and experts from around the world to develop their insights into these major challenges to peace in the 21st century. Progressively, students will be challenged to design and undertake their own research projects and to develop their capacities for critical analysis of complex issues in this area through a process of specialization, and ultimately through the composition of a final thesis project. The programme encourages students to develop a global perspective and the ethical and intellectual foundations that will be needed to confront current and emerging challenges to peace.

The program is intensive and is lasts from August to July. The program includes a number of compulsory courses and an elective for a total of 42 credits.

The program is designed for graduate students from all professional or academic backgrounds, who desire to follow a career in international peace issues vis-a-vis the aspirations and principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations. Often students apply with 3-5 years of working experience after they have received their baccalaureate degree in international affairs and multicultural issues.

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