Master of Peace and Security Studies
Hamburg, Germany
DURATION
2 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English, German
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 332 / per semester
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Are you interested in the connections between peace and security? Do you want to learn about complex security challenges and policy strategies to avoid or reduce violence? Do you already have first practical experiences in the field and want to expand your knowledge and skills?
Join our two-year master's program Peace and Security Studies and study at one of Germany’s leading research institutions. You need a previous degree with 180 ECTS. After admission, candidates with 240 ECTS have the opportunity to apply for a two-semester curriculum. High-level proficiency in both German and English is required.
Our program is unique as it combines a focus on security research and policy with a peace studies perspective. Students receive a comprehensive overview of the social science foundations of peace and security research. Seminars and practical exercises cover topics ranging from climate change to arms control, migration, wars and conflicts in different world regions, and peacebuilding and development cooperation.
The curriculum combines research-oriented learning with hands-on skills in an interdisciplinary environment. We cooperate with German and international academic institutions that cover different aspects of peace and/or security research from different disciplinary perspectives. Students meet and learn from experts in the social sciences, law, humanities, ethics, and natural sciences.
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Curriculum
Lectures are conducted in English or German. Examinations may be written in either German or English.
The curriculum begins with an orientation unit. Afterward, students start with the basic modules "Fundamentals and Methods of Peace and Security Research" and "Normative Issues in Peace and Security Research". The profile modules "Security Studies" and "Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Peace and Security" are the core modules of the master’s program. In the "Practice Module", students acquire practical skills, job-specific qualifications, and knowledge about possible occupational fields and their requirements. Students are required to do an internship at one of the cooperating institutes involved in the program (KoFrieS). In addition, an excursion to Berlin is offered as part of the Practice Module, during which students get to know actors from politics, administration, political counseling, and civil society. In the “final module,” students are required to write a Master's thesis.
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Career Opportunities
Graduates of the MA in Peace and Security Studies from Germany and abroad are equipped for careers in peace research and teaching, national and international organizations, public administrations, professional associations, private-sector companies, the media, etc.