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FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND WELFARE STUDIES

Peace, Mediation

and Conflict

Research

Master of Social Sciences

Studies Career

Taking a largely psychological and Whilst the aim of this programme is
anthropological approach, students to prepare students for professional
of this programme can look forward activity in both interpersonal and in-
to engaging with far-reaching and ternational conflict situations, many
highly relevant topics such as the graduates have also gone on to study
escalation of war and its effect on at PhD level, conducting advanced
cultural and social dynamics. The research within the field of social sci-
programme aims to help students ence.
understand the mechanisms behind
conflict and encompasses the teach- Graduates who have chosen to start
ing of mediation, negotiation, and working right after graduation have
peacebuilding from an objective and also had a great deal of success, with
balanced perspective. Other areas many now enjoying challenging ca-
of focus include subjects such as the reers in areas such as teaching, policy
evolution and escalation of aggres- making and advocacy work within
sion – the interdisciplinary nature of the public sector and private organ-
which provides a solid platform for isations. Other areas that students
students to base further independent have thrived in include: grassroots or-
research. ganisations, NGOs, intergovernmen-
tal organisations and even the estab-
lishment of their own organisations.

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