Conflict, Security and Development MA 12 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Sussex |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

23,500 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

01 Aug, 2026Application Deadline

Starting Month

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

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  • 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. 

01 Aug 2026
1 Year
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
11,250 GBP
International
23,500 GBP

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