The Politics of Conflict and Violence MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning
Course Type: Full Degree
Course Level: Postgraduate
Study Method: Distance Learning
Course Duration: 24 months
Course Description
This degree will provide you with the skills and resources necessary to ask critical questions about the politics of conflict and violence in the modern world. Combining theoretical and empirical approaches, you will explore the politics, sites, logics, technologies and ethics of conflict and violence.
You will complete two core modules and then choose two option modules which, along with your chosen dissertation subject, allow you to focus on your preferred specialisms. You will have the opportunity to conduct advanced study on subjects which include:
- the politics of war and peace
- the politics of nuclear weapons and arms control
- humanitarian intervention
- the political legacies of conflict
- the changing character of war
- the nature and theoretical conceptualisation of violence
Course structure
Core modules
- The Politics of Conflict and Violence
- International Security
- Plus your Dissertation
Option modules
- Choose two option modules from:
- Critical War Studies
- Post Cold War World Order
- Theories of International Relations
- The International Politics of Protection
- Intelligence: Key Concepts and Debates
- The Politics of Human Rights
- Strategy in the Modern World
- Politics of International Development
Study Method
The Politics of Conflict and Violence MA degree is studied 100% online through the University of Leicester distance learning platform. As a distance learning student you will receive support throughout the course from a group of dedicated academic mentors and module tutors. You will use module study books – available in hard copy and electronically – and Blackboard, our virtual learning environment. This will give you online access to materials to support each module, discussion forums hosted by module tutors and chat rooms where you can network with fellow students