Master of Peace and Security Studies
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Programme overview
Main Subject
International Relations/Studies/Affairs
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
In our two-year master's program, you will receive an overview of the social science foundations of peace research and security policy. Applicants need 180 ECTS. If you can show 240 ECTS from previous degrees, you can shorten the duration of your studies to one year. The "Peace and Security Studies" master's program is the only one in Germany to date that combines questions of security policy and security research with a peace science perspective.
The course combines research- and practice-oriented learning and is interdisciplinary: knowledge and skills are imparted at the interface between social sciences, law, humanities, ethics and natural sciences. This is made possible by close cooperation with other academic institutions from Germany and abroad that are thematically related to the work of the IFSH. It is about current conflicts in individual regions of the world, specific aspects of peacekeeping, disarmament and foreign policy.
Programme overview
Main Subject
International Relations/Studies/Affairs
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
In our two-year master's program, you will receive an overview of the social science foundations of peace research and security policy. Applicants need 180 ECTS. If you can show 240 ECTS from previous degrees, you can shorten the duration of your studies to one year. The "Peace and Security Studies" master's program is the only one in Germany to date that combines questions of security policy and security research with a peace science perspective.
The course combines research- and practice-oriented learning and is interdisciplinary: knowledge and skills are imparted at the interface between social sciences, law, humanities, ethics and natural sciences. This is made possible by close cooperation with other academic institutions from Germany and abroad that are thematically related to the work of the IFSH. It is about current conflicts in individual regions of the world, specific aspects of peacekeeping, disarmament and foreign policy.
Admission Requirements
- 180 performance points/credits acquired in previous studies. If you can show 240 ECTS from previous degrees, you can apply to shorten the duration of your studies to one year.
- a successfully completed degree at a German or foreign university
- Good language skills in German and English
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