International Peace Studies

Course Description
International Peace Studies examines the sources of war and armed conflict and suggests methods of preventing and resolving them through processes of peacemaking and peacebuild-ing. The course combines perspectives from international relations, ethics and conflict resolu-tion to reflect critically upon the wide range of social, political and economic issues associated with peace and political violence. There is also the option to participate in various field trips in Ireland and abroad.

Students are required to take the two core modules as well as four others from the list of op-tional modules. A sufficient number of optional modules must be taken to fulfil credit requirements.

Core Modules
• The Politics of Peace and Conflict
• Research Methods

Students must take four modules from the following list of options:
• Armed Conflict, Peace-building and Development
• The United Nations and Conflict Resolution
• Human Rights in Theory and Practice
• Gender, War and Peace
• Gender Theories
• Forced, Displacement, Conflict and Peacebuilding
• Religion, Conflict and Peace in International Relations
• NGOs in Theory and Practice: Internship Module

Teaching takes place in Dublin over two terms.
Modules may change from year to year. Modules from the M.Phil. in Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies are open to students on the M.Phil. in International Peace Studies. Stu-dents may take up to two modules from this other course. Students seeking to be assessed for their work from this course must first secure the permission of the relevant course coordinator.

Dissertation: A research dissertation (15,000 – 20,000 words) to be supervised by an appro-priate member of staff and to be submitted in August. Students who complete the taught ele-ment of the programme but not the dissertation may be eligible for the postgraduate diploma.

Applicants should normally have an honors degree at second class level or GPA 3.2 or above. Students not meeting these criteria may exceptionally be considered at the discretion of the Dean of Graduate Studies.

Closing Date: 31st March 2023

1 Year Full Time/2 years Part Time

Next Intake September 2020