M.A. Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution
Rome, Italy
DURATION
15 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Mar 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 27,400 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 3 semesters
Introduction
AUR’s multidisciplinary Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution program explores how we approach, mediate, and resolve conflict both globally and in individual cultures. Our graduates analyze the background context and causes of conflict and develop ways of addressing it.
The Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution: Human Security in the Mediterranean and Beyond program provides the opportunity for students to understand peace and conflict in the interpersonal, institutional, societal, and global contexts and to engage with the subjects of intercultural dialogue, politics, religion, and nationalism as both causes of conflict and factors in peacebuilding.
This unique program provides students with an understanding of the political economy of peace and war, negotiation and conflict management, democracy and government, humanitarian crises, and international law and how these forces play their parts in conflict resolution. It is the ideal program for those seeking to enter a career in international relations, humanitarian aid, foreign policy making, or any area of peacebuilding.
What makes AUR's Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution program unique?
Location & Focus
Rome and the Mediterranean are central to the program, with their historical significance and prominence in contemporary international affairs and conflicts. The proximity of other centers and areas relevant to contemporary global affairs in peace and conflict – the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe – is an additional advantage to our location.
Professional Networks
Rome is home to a diverse range of multinational political, humanitarian, religious, and research institutions with which the university and its faculty have deep academic & professional connections, e.g., The Agency for Peacebuilding, which holds the annual international Peacebuilding Forum in Bologna. AUR Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution students are regular attendees.
Faculty Expertise
AUR's Peace Studies faculty are highly experienced academic and professional practitioners who have worked in international crisis management, humanitarian protection, and peacebuilding initiatives across the world. Many have occupied high-profile roles within academic research and advisory boards for NGOs and governmental organizations within Europe & the Mediterranean, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States.
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Curriculum
In order to obtain their M.A. degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, students need to successfully complete 36 credits, of which 27 are core courses, three credits are elective, and six credits are for the Thesis or for an internship and final paper.
Fall Semester
Each course is worth three credits
Core Courses (12 credits total)
- PST 504 Political Economy of Peace and War
- PST 505 Theories of Peace and Conflict
- PST 513 International Law and Human Rights Protection
- GSR 502 Research Methods for Social Sciences
Elective Course (choose one, or three credits)
- CH 503 Cultural Heritage, Conflict and Peace-building
- FS 502 Sustainable Food Systems
- GSB 506 Principles of Business for Non-Profit Organizations
Spring Semester
Each course is worth three credits
Core Courses (15 credits total)
- PST 503 Negotiation and Conflict Management
- PST 506 Religions, Cultures, and Peace-building in the Mediterranean and beyond
- PST 514 Democracy and Government: Contemporary Challenges
- PST 515 International Response to Humanitarian Crises
- GS 514 Grant Writing and Fundraising
Summer/Fall
- PST 599 Thesis (6 credits)
or - PST 590 Peace Studies Internship and Final Paper (6 credits)
Program Outcome
Program Objectives
AUR’s M.A. program in ‘Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution: Human Security in the Mediterranean and Beyond’ addresses the critical societal need to understand the causes of conflict and how to overcome or prevent these through dialogue, negotiation, and resolution.
The program's mission is to educate future professionals, scholars, and activists who can knowledgeably and professionally contribute to peace-building initiatives and conflict management in all sectors of our global society.
Learning Outcomes
- Students will gain the capacity to analyze contemporary conflicts with reference to current research and theories of conflict and peace-building.
- Students will gain the capacity to understand the root causes and dynamics of peace and conflict and to address disputes in order to achieve sustainable peace through negotiation.
- Students will develop practical skills for employment in the areas of peace and conflict, including conflict resolution, research and analysis skills, management, and fundraising.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Career choices may include Civil Service (working within various government ministries, including the foreign office, and international development offices), International Institutions (such as the UN Peacebuilding Commission, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and regional bodies such as the European Union, African Union, Organization of American States), NGOs (local and international) working on peacebuilding initiatives, and Academic/Research Institutes/Think-Tanks.
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