Intercultural Conflict Management

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 5.7 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 5.7 k / Year(s)  
StudyQA ranking:2480 Duration:18 months

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The Master of Arts in Intercultural Conflict Management (MA-ICM) has been designed as an application-oriented, non-consecutive study program set at Masters level according to acknowledged standards of Higher Education. It fulfills the requirements of the Bologna Declaration and following communiqués.

According to the stipulations of the Berlin-Communiqué and Paragraph 35 of the Berlin Law on Higher Education (BerlHG), graduates of the MA-ICM are entitled to register for a Ph.D. program. The orientation of the MA-ICM is suited to the requirements of the job market.

Fields of study Intercultural? Conflict? Management!
The MA-ICM is an interdisciplinary, application-oriented study program, combining studies in international development, human rights, diversity and democracy with methodological approaches, tools and techniques of international development cooperation, humanitarian aid, and conflict management.
It aims at providing students with the necessary theoretical understanding of culture, conflict, and the international context while at the same time lying special emphasis on a profound understanding of participatory approaches in social intervention. The MA-ICM is directed at qualifying students to work in a wide variety of fields and organizations that refer to the context of conflict management, development work or humanitarian aid and as such can be conducted on the level of a local NGO or even on that of international organizations.

Mode of study learning with international classmates The MA-ICM is based on 12 years of experience in teaching and learning. Since 2002, 165 students from 34 different countries have successfully completed this study program. The cultural, professional, political, social, and linguistic diversity of participants is one of the main characteristics of the program. The methodological and didactical design aim at employing the very diversity and differences that characterize the students in order to create a unique setting of learning: the students not only deal with these issues from a theoretical point of view but they are additionally given the possibility to practically experience and deal with differences and diversity within the context of lectures, discussions, working groups and every-day life. Consequently, the MA-ICM works with and integrates the issues of diversity and differences and thereby resembles a living laboratory for students and teachers.

Application of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) According to the regulations of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), 90 ECTS credits (about 2,700 working hours) are to be acquired during the MA-ICM. One ECTS credit represents 30 estimated working hours, including the time spent attending lectures, seminars, independent study, and preparation for oral and written assignments that are required to achieve the expected learning outcomes.
Each semester of the MA-ICM comprises a workload equal to 30 ECTS credits, so that a total of 900 working hours per semester is to be expected. As each semester on average refers to a studying period of 22.5 weeks (including weeks of attendance as well as periods dedicated to independent studies) and a standard of 40 working hours per week, a full-time commitment from students is inevitable.
In the third semester, the accomplishment of 30 ECTS credits (about 900 working hours) are allocated to the research and writing of the M.A. thesis.

The MA-ICM is based on an intensive modular study format. The curriculum consists of five modules and is designed to balance theoretical studies with an emphasis on the application of practical skills.

First semester: theoretical approaches and international framework
The first semester focuses on theoretical approaches to and the international framework of social and societal conflict. One of the major outcomes of the first semester is building the living laboratory of learning and teaching ICM as the common denominator. The semester comprises two modules that are divided into three units each:

Module 1: Theoretical Approaches to Culture, Democracy and Conflict
Unit 1a: Transnationalism and Community
Unit 1b: Democracy and Social Inequality
Unit 1c: Diversity and Conflicts

Module 2: Fields and Framework of Conflict Management
Unit 2a: Human Rights and Sociopolitical Action
Unit 2b: International Relations
Unit 2c: Conflict Management

Classes in the first semester will be held on a weekly basis with 4 SWS (contact hours) per unit. An exception is unit 1a Transnationalism and Community which will be imparted as an introductory unit in the first and the last week of the first semester. Consequently, the attendance period amounts to a total of 17 weeks. In addition to exams/ presentations that are part of students performance in each unit, modules 1 and 2 will be accomplished through the elaboration of an individual essay in one of the units of each module; students are entitled to choose individually which units they are going to write their essay in.

Second semester: social research and community intervention
The second semester focuses on the practical application of the theoretical fundaments that were acquired in the first semester. Thereby, methods from the field of development cooperation and conflict management will be imparted. The semester comprises three different modules, each of them containing two units:

Module 3: Supportive Module
Unit 3a: Mediation and Negotiation Workshop
Unit 3b: Thematical Unit

Module 4: Social Research
Unit 4a: Statistical Literacy
Unit 4b: Action Research

Module 5: Methods of Conflict Resolution and Community Intervention
Unit 5a: Networking
Unit 5b: Project Cycle Management

Unlike the first semester, classes in the second semester will be held in form of workshops with classes scheduled from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The workshops of the units 4b, 5a and 5b will each be accompanied by one research week (for individual and group work). Due to this workshop structure and the schedule referring to entire days, the attendance period of the second semester is slightly shorter than that of the first semester, amounting to a total of 13 weeks. The following four weeks are designated to the elaboration of a research exposé (module 4) and a project elaboration (module 5).

Third semester: Masters thesis
The third semester is reserved exclusively for the elaboration of the Master thesis. The topic of the thesis is chosen by each student individually in close communication with the teaching staff of the MA-ICM. It is required to be based on one or more of the theoretical and/ or methodological key components of the MA-ICM as set out above. Students are encouraged to begin thinking about a thesis proposal as soon as they take up their studies at ASH.

Applicants for admission to the Master programme must have: * An undergraduate degree preferably in one of the following disciplines:A.Social Sciences * Social Work - related to social justice, anti-discrimination and anti-racism; * Sociology - related to migration, inequity and marginalisation, social justice; * Political Science - related conflict, inter-state relations, inter-ethnic relations; * International Relations - related conflict, peace-keeping, inter-state relations;B.Law - related to human rights, international relations, conflict;C.Humanities and Cultural Sciences * History - related to conflict and international relations; * Geography - related to voluntary and forced migration, dispersion of populations; * Philosophy - related to ethics, world views and the logic of arguing and reasoning; * Psychology - related to human behaviours such as communication, conflict, identity; * Anthropology/Ethnology - related to ethnicity, culture and cultural diversity, human behaviour, communication, identity; * Theology - related to world religions, world views, human behaviour, communication, identity. * One year of practical (including internships and/or voluntary work) or professional experience in fields related to conflict, human rights, humanitarian aid, voluntary or forced migration, social work or relief work, teaching a relevant subject. * Referees to be contacted by the Alice-Salomon-University such as university instructors or employers willing to support the candidate's application. * Proficiency in English and computer competence. * Motivation and interest to study Intercultural Conflict Management. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test: 90 Technological Requirements All students must have regular access to a computer and possess general competency in computer skills in preparation for the e-learning portion of the programme. Required computer skills include the ability to use word processing, e-mail, and internet research. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that they are competent in the areas outlined before they enter the programme.

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