Our new MA in Peace, Resilience and Social Justice is designed for those seeking an advanced understanding of the major contemporary trends shaping our world, such as environmental crisis, widening inequality and social division, resource scarcity, and violent conflict.

The programme critically examines how society is responding to these challenges, from contentious collective action and political resistance through to efforts to design and create more resilient, sustainable communities.

You will explore topics such as:

• implications of climate change for peace and social justice
• the role of resource limits and land-grabbing in the promotion of conflict
• emergence of movements for indigenous rights and food sovereignty
• crisis of democratic institutions and the rise of political populism
• increase in contentious collective action – in both the real and virtual realms

The programme is delivered by the Division of Peace Studies and International Development, which maintains an international reputation as a centre for excellence in research, teaching, training and policy engagement. This means your teaching will not only be research-informed but also by staff that are well positioned to facilitate policy and practitioner community engagement.

Please note that for 2019 entry, the module information is subject to change.

Modules

Core

Studying Peace in a Changing World (PES7051-B)

Social-Ecological Resilience: Discourses and Practices (PES7050-B)

Movements for Social and Ecological Justice (PES7044-B)

Dissertation (PES7040-E)

Option

Applied Conflict Research (PES7036-B)

African Politics and Security Dynamics (PES7035-B)

Natural Resource Governance (PES7045-B)

Sustainable Cities (PES7052-B)

Skills for Constructive Conflict Engagement (PES7049-B)

Creative Conflict Transformation (PES7038-B)

Gender, Conflict and Development (PES7041-B)

Assessing Development Needs and Outcomes (DEV7036-B)

Middle East Politics and Security Dynamics (PES7043-B)

International Environmental Governance (PES7042-B)

Transnational Challenges: Problems and Responses (PES7055-B)

Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (PES7046-B)

Africa Study Visit (PES7034-B)

Elective

An undergraduate degree at 2.2 or above.

Plus minimum of GCSE English grade 4 or C or above (equivalents accepted).

English language requirements: IELTS 6.0, with no less than 5.5 in any competency. If you do not meet the IELTS requirement, you can take a University of Bradford pre-sessional English course.

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

Enroll in the course

Fees for 2019 entry listed below.

Home/EU: £6,850 per year

International: £16,040 per year

Politics at Bradford is ranked 45th in the UK in The Complete University Guide University Subject Tables 2019 for its undergraduate courses. These rankings also place Bradford in the top 20 in the UK for graduate prospects.

Our postgraduate politics courses were ranked 2nd in the UK for employability in the 2018 Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES).