Program Overview

MA Peace and Conflict Studies / Overview

Year of entry: 2025

Overview

The MA Peace and Conflict Studies is a one-year program that offers specialist training at a leading centre for critical approaches to peace and conflict studies.

Degree awarded

• Master of Arts (MA)

Duration

• 1 year

Entry requirements

• We require a UK bachelor's degree with a First or Upper Second classification or the overseas equivalent, in any discipline.
• When assessing your academic record, we consider your degree subject, grades you have achieved, and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.

Full entry requirements

• Full entry requirements can be found on the University's website.

Course options

| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning
---|---|---|---|---
MA | Y | Y | N | N

Course overview

• Study at one of the UK’s Top 5 Universities for Social Sciences (Times Higher Education 2024).
• Develop a sound understanding of peace interventions (e.g., conflict resolution, mediation, peacekeeping, peacebuilding) and their mixed outcomes.
• See peacebuilding and peace formation in action on an academically and culturally enriching international field trip.
• Benefit from a program developed by one of the world’s most prominent peace scholars, Professor Oliver Richmond, at a university with a long tradition of peace-related scholarship.

Why Study MA Peace and Conflict Studies at Manchester?

• The University of Manchester is a world-renowned institution with a strong reputation for academic excellence.
• The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of peace and conflict studies, as well as the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue a career in this field.

Open days

• The University holds regular open days, where you will have the opportunity to find out more about our facilities and courses.
• On this day, you will learn more about the School, our resources, and meet academic and admissions staff who will be able to answer any questions you have.

Fees

• For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
  • MA (full-time)
    • UK students (per annum): £17,000
    • International, including EU, students (per annum): £27,500
  • MA (part-time)
    • UK students (per annum): £8,500
    • International, including EU, students (per annum): £13,750

Policy on additional costs

• All students should normally be able to complete their program of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that program.
• Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totaling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the program in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application.

Scholarships/sponsorships

• For information on available funding, please see fees and funding or search the University's postgraduate funding database.
• Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships Plan (CSFP) General Scholarship

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• The University of Manchester is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS).
• The OfS aims to help students succeed in Higher Education by ensuring they receive excellent information and guidance, get high-quality education that prepares them for the future, and by protecting their interests.