MSc Conflict, Statebuilding and Development

Course Overview

This Conflict, Statebuilding and Development programme from University of Birmingham recognises an area of increasing importance in the academic and policy worlds, namely the links between peace, conflict and development. It makes a direct link between academic and practical policy approaches to analysing and recovering from conflicts, with an emphasis on developing countries, and provides an extensive menu of choices for masters level students.

Contemporary debates cover issues as broad as accountability and transparency, corruption, conflict, political settlement, human rights, participation, access to justice, democratisation and state building and will be of interest to individuals already working in development or recent graduates with some work/volunteer experience seeking careers in development or government, or in NGOs related to governance, state-building and peace.

General Eligibility

• An upper second-class Honours degree or equivalent from an approved university or an equivalent professional qualification in a relevant field (the equivalent US Grade Point Average is 3.2) or

• A lower second-class Honours degree from an approved university with excellent work experience.

• Adequate capacity in written and spoken English. Find out more about international entry requirements.

• Degrees from all disciplines are considered and a candidate's work experience can also be taken into consideration.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• English requirements

  IELTS - 6.5

  TOEFL - 88