International Politics and Security Studies

MA Full-time

Suitable for International Students?

Yes

Course Introduction

This course reflects the particular values of Peace Studies at Bradford, with a curriculum that provides a thorough grounding in the theoretical and empirical foundations of the discipline whilst also offering students the opportunity to engage with thecore questions of peace and security that animate the research work of lecturers here.

Our research is founded on an understanding that no single discipline on its own is sufficient to comprehend the dynamics of issues as complex as war, world hunger, sustainable development and social justice, or problems as challenging as negotiating our differences in culture and belief.

You will acquire subject-specific knowledge and understanding of:

• Theories and concepts of peace and conflict and their application to global, regional and local contexts
• The nature and significance of politics, security and co-operation as global, regional and local activities
• The origins and evolution of the international political and security system, including contemporary changes

You will also acquire an ability to evaluate different interpretations of world political and security events and issues and to articulate such evaluation at a recognised postgraduate level.

Course Syllabus

2011/12: (C) = Core, (O) = Option

Semester 1 (60 Credits - 2 x (C) Modules and 1 x (O) Module):

• International Politics and Security Studies (20 Credits) (C)
• Introduction to Peace Studies (20 Credits) (C)
• African Security Studies (20 Credits) (O)
• Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice 1 (20 Credits) (O)
• Critical Perspectives on Proliferation: Arms Control and Disarmament (20 Credits) (O)
• European Regional Security (20 Credits) (O)
• Gender, Conflict and Development (20 Credits) (O)
• Human Rights (20 Credits) (O)
• Introduction to African Politics (20 Credits) (O)
• Middle East: Area in Conflict (20 Credits) (O)
• Nationalism, Peace and Conflict (20 Credits) (O)
• Participation and Politics (20 Credits) (O)
• Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (20 Credits) (O)

Semester 2 (60 Credits - 1 x (C) Module and 2 x (C) Modules):

• Perspectives on Security and Development (20 Credits) (C)
• African Approaches to Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding (20 Credits) (O)
• African Study Visit (20 Credits) (O)
• Applied Conflict Resolution Skills (20 Credits) (O)
• Christianity and Politics (20 Credits) (O)
• Collective Action for Social Change (20 Credits) (O)
• Conflict and Change in Contemporary Latin America (20 Credits) (O)
• Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice 2 (20 Credits) (O)
• Crisis of Post-coloniality in Africa (20 Credits) (O)
• Critical Security Studies (20 Credits) (O)
• Democracy - Theory and Practice (20 Credits) (O)
• From Islam and the West to Muslims in the West (20 Credits) (O)
• International Political Economy (20 Credits) (O)
• Politics of the Global Environment (20 Credits) (O)
• Regional Security in East Asia (20 Credits) (O)

End of Semester 2 onwards (60 Credits - 1 x (C) Module):

• Dissertation project in a topic of your choice (related to International Politics and Security Studies) (60 Credits) (C)

MA Part-time

Suitable for International Students?

Not suitable for International Students

Course Introduction

This course reflects the particular values of Peace Studies at Bradford, with a curriculum that provides a thorough grounding in the theoretical and empirical foundations of the discipline whilst also offering students the opportunity to engage with thecore questions of peace and security that animate the research work of lecturers here.

Our research is founded on an understanding that no single discipline on its own is sufficient to comprehend the dynamics of issues as complex as war, world hunger, sustainable development and social justice, or problems as challenging as negotiating our differences in culture and belief.

You will acquire subject-specific knowledge and understanding of:

• Theories and concepts of peace and conflict and their application to global, regional and local contexts
• The nature and significance of politics, security and co-operation as global, regional and local activities
• The origins and evolution of the international political and security system, including contemporary changes

You will also acquire an ability to evaluate different interpretations of world political and security events and issues and to articulate such evaluation at a recognised postgraduate level.

Course Syllabus

2011/12: (C) = Core, (O) = Option

Stage 1 (60 Credits - 2 x (C) Modules and 1 x (O) Module):

• International Politics and Security Studies (20 Credits) (C)
• Introduction to Peace Studies (20 Credits) (C)
• African Security Studies (20 Credits) (O)
• Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice 1 (20 Credits) (O)
• Critical Perspectives on Proliferation: Arms Control and Disarmament (20 Credits) (O)
• European Regional Security (20 Credits) (O)
• Gender, Conflict and Development (20 Credits) (O)
• Human Rights (20 Credits) (O)
• Introduction to African Politics (20 Credits) (O)
• Middle East: Area in Conflict (20 Credits) (O)
• Nationalism, Peace and Conflict (20 Credits) (O)
• Participation and Politics (20 Credits) (O)
• Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (20 Credits) (O)

Stage 2 (60 Credits - 1 x (C) Module and 2 x (O) Modules):

• Perspectives on Security and Development (20 Credits) (C)
• African Approaches to Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding (20 Credits) (O)
• African Study Visit (20 Credits) (O)
• Applied Conflict Resolution Skills (20 Credits) (O)
• Christianity and Politics (20 Credits) (O)
• Collective Action for Social Change (20 Credits) (O)
• Conflict and Change in Contemporary Latin America (20 Credits) (O)
• Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice 2 (20 Credits) (O)
• Crisis of Post-coloniality in Africa (20 Credits) (O)
• Critical Security Studies (20 Credits) (O)
• Democracy - Theory and Practice (20 Credits) (O)
• From Islam and the West to Muslims in the West (20 Credits) (O)
• International Political Economy (20 Credits) (O)
• Politics of the Global Environment (20 Credits) (O)
• Regional Security in East Asia (20 Credits) (O)

Stage 3 (60 Credits - 1 x (C) Module):

• Dissertation project in a topic of your choice (related to International Politics and Security Studies) (60 Credits) (C)

PG Diploma Full-time

Suitable for International Students?

Yes

Course Introduction

This course reflects the particular values of Peace Studies at Bradford, with a curriculum that provides a thorough grounding in the theoretical and empirical foundations of the discipline whilst also offering students the opportunity to engage with thecore questions of peace and security that animate the research work of lecturers here.

Our research is founded on an understanding that no single discipline on its own is sufficient to comprehend the dynamics of issues as complex as war, world hunger, sustainable development and social justice, or problems as challenging as negotiating our differences in culture and belief.

You will acquire subject-specific knowledge and understanding of:

• Theories and concepts of peace and conflict and their application to global, regional and local contexts
• The nature and significance of politics, security and co-operation as global, regional and local activities
• The origins and evolution of the international political and security system, including contemporary changes

You will also acquire an ability to evaluate different interpretations of world political and security events and issues and to articulate such evaluation at a recognised postgraduate level.

Course Syllabus

2011/12: (C) = Core, (O) = Option

Semester 1 (60 Credits - 2 x (C) Modules and 1 x (O) Module):

• International Politics and Security Studies (20 Credits) (C)
• Introduction to Peace Studies (20 Credits) (C)
• African Security Studies (20 Credits) (O)
• Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice 1 (20 Credits) (O)
• Critical Perspectives on Proliferation: Arms Control and Disarmament (20 Credits) (O)
• European Regional Security (20 Credits) (O)
• Gender, Conflict and Development (20 Credits) (O)
• Human Rights (20 Credits) (O)
• Introduction to African Politics (20 Credits) (O)
• Middle East: Area in Conflict (20 Credits) (O)
• Nationalism, Peace and Conflict (20 Credits) (O)
• Participation and Politics (20 Credits) (O)
• Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (20 Credits) (O)

Semester 2 (60 Credits - 1 x (C) Module and 2 x (O) Modules):

• Perspectives on Security and Development (20 Credits) (C)
• African Approaches to Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding (20 Credits) (O)
• African Study Visit (20 Credits) (O)
• Applied Conflict Resolution Skills (20 Credits) (O)
• Christianity and Politics (20 Credits) (O)
• Collective Action for Social Change (20 Credits) (O)
• Conflict and Change in Contemporary Latin America (20 Credits) (O)
• Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice 2 (20 Credits) (O)
• Crisis of Post-coloniality in Africa (20 Credits) (O)
• Critical Security Studies (20 Credits) (O)
• Democracy - Theory and Practice (20 Credits) (O)
• From Islam and the West to Muslims in the West (20 Credits) (O)
• International Political Economy (20 Credits) (O)
• Politics of the Global Environment (20 Credits) (O)
• Regional Security in East Asia (20 Credits) (O)

PG Diploma Part-time

Suitable for International Students?

Not suitable for International Students

Course Introduction

This course reflects the particular values of Peace Studies at Bradford, with a curriculum that provides a thorough grounding in the theoretical and empirical foundations of the discipline whilst also offering students the opportunity to engage with thecore questions of peace and security that animate the research work of lecturers here.

Our research is founded on an understanding that no single discipline on its own is sufficient to comprehend the dynamics of issues as complex as war, world hunger, sustainable development and social justice, or problems as challenging as negotiating our differences in culture and belief.

You will acquire subject-specific knowledge and understanding of:

• Theories and concepts of peace and conflict and their application to global, regional and local contexts
• The nature and significance of politics, security and co-operation as global, regional and local activities
• The origins and evolution of the international political and security system, including contemporary changes

You will also acquire an ability to evaluate different interpretations of world political and security events and issues and to articulate such evaluation at a recognised postgraduate level.

Course Syllabus

2011/12: (C) = Core, (O) = Option

Stage 1 (60 Credits - 2 x (C) Modules and 1 x (O) Module):

• International Politics and Security Studies (20 Credits) (C)
• Introduction to Peace Studies (20 Credits) (C)
• African Security Studies (20 Credits) (O)
• Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice 1 (20 Credits) (O)
• Critical Perspectives on Proliferation: Arms Control and Disarmament (20 Credits) (O)
• European Regional Security (20 Credits) (O)
• Gender, Conflict and Development (20 Credits) (O)
• Human Rights (20 Credits) (O)
• Introduction to African Politics (20 Credits) (O)
• Middle East: Area in Conflict (20 Credits) (O)
• Nationalism, Peace and Conflict (20 Credits) (O)
• Participation and Politics (20 Credits) (O)
• Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (20 Credits) (O)

Stage 2 (60 Credits - 1 x (C) Module and 2 x (O) Modules):

• Perspectives on Security and Development (20 Credits) (C)
• African Approaches to Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding (20 Credits) (O)
• African Study Visit (20 Credits) (O)
• Applied Conflict Resolution Skills (20 Credits) (O)
• Christianity and Politics (20 Credits) (O)
• Collective Action for Social Change (20 Credits) (O)
• Conflict and Change in Contemporary Latin America (20 Credits) (O)
• Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice 2 (20 Credits) (O)
• Crisis of Post-coloniality in Africa (20 Credits) (O)
• Critical Security Studies (20 Credits) (O)
• Democracy - Theory and Practice (20 Credits) (O)
• From Islam and the West to Muslims in the West (20 Credits) (O)
• International Political Economy (20 Credits) (O)
• Politics of the Global Environment (20 Credits) (O)
• Regional Security in East Asia (20 Credits) (O)