School of Politics and International Studies

Compulsory Modules

Conflict, Complex Emergencies and Global Governance examines the economic and political elements of contemporary internal and regionalised conflict. You will examine humanitarian, developmental and security policy responses and investigate the organisational adaptations that are emerging among state and non-state actors in relation to such instability.

Dissertation: Conflict, Development and Security leads you through the process of developing a deeper understanding of a particular topic in conflict, development and security through independent research and the preparation of an extended piece of writing. You agree a research topic with your supervisor and write a 12,000 word dissertation that demonstrates your research skills, your ability to assess information, and appraise relevant concepts and theories.

Optional Modules

You will also choose between three and six of the following optional modules:

• Africa in the Contemporary World
• Democracy and Development
• Democratisation and Multi-Party Politics in Africa
• Famine and Food Security
• Gender, Globalisation and Development
• Political Economy of Resources and Development
• European Defence and Security Analysis
• The Politics of the European Union
• American Foreign Policy
• Contemporary Politics of the Middle East
• Contemporary International Security
• Contemporary Issues in Nuclear Non-Proliferation and WMD
• Environmental Politics and Policy
• Insurgency
• International Political Economy
• International Politics and The Environment
• Policing Post-Conflict Cities
• Terrorism
• World Politics and The Environment
• Research Methods

Please note module options may be subject to change and are subject to availability.