Master of Peace and Security Studies Postgraduate Programme By Universität Hamburg |TopUniversities
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Programme overview

Main Subject

International Relations/Studies/Affairs

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Are you interested in the connections between peace research and security policy? Would you like to learn more about strategies for avoiding or reducing violent conflicts and what conclusions politicians should draw from this? Do you have practical experience and want to acquire further knowledge and skills? 
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

Are you interested in the connections between peace research and security policy? Would you like to learn more about strategies for avoiding or reducing violent conflicts and what conclusions politicians should draw from this? Do you have practical experience and want to acquire further knowledge and skills? 
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

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Applicants must meet the following requirements to be admitted to the master's program:
  • 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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