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MAConflict Resolution

University of Essex
United Kingdom, Colchester
More information

essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=PG00508&subgroup=1 

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

MA Dissertation
Conflict Resolution
Political Explanation (optional)
Advanced Research Methods (optional)
International Security Studies (optional)
Political Parties in Britain and Europe (optional)
Contemporary Theories of Justice (optional)
Environmental Politics (optional)
Theories of International Relations (optional)
Political Economy (optional)
Political Theory (optional)
Research Seminar in Political Theory and Methods (optional)
Research Design (optional)
Public Opinion and Political Behaviour (optional)
Comparative European Politics (optional)
Theory and Explanation in Political Science (optional)
Ideology and Political Discourse (optional)
Macroeconomics (Advanced) (optional)
Economics of the European Union (optional)
Economics of Transition (optional)
Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour (optional)
Environmental Economics (optional)
Psycho Analytic Theory (optional)
Psychoanalysis of Groups and Organisations (optional)
Thinking Psychoanalytically (optional)
Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (optional)
Digital Economy (optional)
Media Theory (optional)
Advertising: Commerce and Creativity (optional)
Interviewing and Qualitative Data Analysis (optional)
Texts and Documents (optional)
Ethnography (optional)
Dynamics of Home and Work (optional)
Formative Debates in Criminology (optional)
Organised Crime: Global and Local (optional)
Critical Perspectives on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism (optional)
Current Controversies in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy (optional)
Topics in Contemporary Social Theory (optional)
Sociological Research Design (optional)
Panel Data Methods (optional)
Introduction to Survey Design and Management (optional)
Applied Sampling (optional)
Dealing with Survey Non-response (optional)
Survey Measurement and Question Design (optional)
Work-Based Project (optional)
Finance, Globalisation and the Crash of 2008 (optional)
Colonialism, Culture and Human Rights (optional)

Career opportunities

All Essex politics graduates have the distinction of a qualification from one of the world’s leading politics departments.

Our MA Conflict Resolution will prepare you for a career in areas such as non-governmental organisations, international and national government, or the private sector.

Recent graduates have gone on to work for the following high-profile organisations:

The Civil Service
Local government
The World Bank
The United Nations
NATO
YouGov and YouGov America

We also offer supervision for PhD and MPhil in the following fields: government; ideology and discourse analysis; international relations; political behaviour; and politics.

Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you
Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you