12 monthsProgramme duration
23,500 GBPTuition Fee/year
01 Aug, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Development Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This course analyses the complex relationships between development and security across the globe. It brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on peace, conflict, vulnerability and (in)security.
Through a grounding in the key concepts of conflict, security and development, you’ll explore:
- a wide range of (in)security issues and development challenges, from war to armed intervention and global health and poverty to environmental degradation
- a plural perspective on actors in international politics – from diplomats and political leaders, to non-governmental organisations, criminal networks and civil society
- a diverse range of methodologies for addressing complex international issues.
You’ll learn theories and critical perspectives that will help you understand crises in innovative manners and address them across the power relations between the Global North and the Global South and their colonial histories.
Our international faculty are involved in cutting-edge research that informs their teaching. We also offer a distinctive programme of events that you can tap into, including from our research centres:
- Sussex Centre for Global Insecurities Research
- Centre for Advanced International Theory
- Centre for Global Political Economy
- Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative.
You can also make use of our strong working relationships with our distinguished alumni, collaborators and partner organisations around the world.
Students on this MA will also have the opportunity to apply for a small number of guaranteed placements with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Development Studies
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
This course analyses the complex relationships between development and security across the globe. It brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on peace, conflict, vulnerability and (in)security.
Through a grounding in the key concepts of conflict, security and development, you’ll explore:
- a wide range of (in)security issues and development challenges, from war to armed intervention and global health and poverty to environmental degradation
- a plural perspective on actors in international politics – from diplomats and political leaders, to non-governmental organisations, criminal networks and civil society
- a diverse range of methodologies for addressing complex international issues.
You’ll learn theories and critical perspectives that will help you understand crises in innovative manners and address them across the power relations between the Global North and the Global South and their colonial histories.
Our international faculty are involved in cutting-edge research that informs their teaching. We also offer a distinctive programme of events that you can tap into, including from our research centres:
- Sussex Centre for Global Insecurities Research
- Centre for Advanced International Theory
- Centre for Global Political Economy
- Religion and Foreign Policy Initiative.
You can also make use of our strong working relationships with our distinguished alumni, collaborators and partner organisations around the world.
Students on this MA will also have the opportunity to apply for a small number of guaranteed placements with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome.
Admission Requirements
- Degree requirements: You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Applicants with a lower second-class (2.2) degree classification will be considered on a case by case basis.
- Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification should preferably be in a social sciences or humanities subject; alternatively, you should have relevant professional experience or engagement.
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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