Course options
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Qualification
MSc - Master of Science
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Location
University of Stirling
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
22-SEP-25
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Duration
12 months
Course summary
Overview
Delivered by our experienced practitioners and leading scholars, our master's degree in International Conflict and Cooperation prepares you to address a variety of challenges facing the international community today. The course looks at the dynamics of international conflict and cooperation considering major events such as the war in Ukraine, the Syrian civil war, the rise of China, the Gaza/Israel conflict and the relationship between global climate change and conflict.
We take a thematic approach to conflict resolution and the role of international organisations in order to focus on conflict prevention and management in specific geographical areas. The course also explores the development and regulation of conflict in relation to factors like natural resources and migration.
Contemporary dilemmas surrounding the politics of climate change negotiations, environmental and resource conflicts, civil war and ethnic tensions, human rights, humanitarian intervention, global security and international political economy provide some of the raw material for this course, which are studied in-depth over the course of the academic year.
Course objectives
This course will help you to develop the transferrable skills that employers are looking for. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:
- critically read and comprehend texts and other source materials critically and empathetically;
- appreciate the complexity and diversity of global situations, events, mentalities and institutions;
- recognise there are ways of testing statements, and that there are rules of evidence that require integrity and maturity;
- reflect critically on the nature and theoretical underpinnings of the discipline;
- organise an argument, be self-disciplined and be intellectually independent;
- express yourself orally and in writing with coherence, clarity and fluency;
- gather, organise and deploy evidence, data and information;
- analyse and solve problems;
- use ICT effectively for information retrieval and presentation skills;
- exercise self-discipline, self-direction and initiative;
- work with others, and have respect for others’ reasoned views;
- work collaboratively and participate effectively in group discussions;
- show empathy and imaginative insight;
- prepare for further academic research such as a PhD.
Modules
Tuition fees
- Hong Kong
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- England
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea DPR (North Korea)
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestinian Authority
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Republic of Ireland
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St Vincent
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- UAE
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wales
- Western Samoa
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
£ 22,900per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
University of Stirling
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University League Table
53rd
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Campus address
University of Stirling, University of Stirling, Stirling, Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom
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Subject ranking
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Entry standards
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Graduate prospects
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.07 77%50th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10071.0 71%42nd
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Student satisfaction
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