MA Conflict, Development and Human Rights at Swansea University

An interdisciplinary MA examining how conflict, development and human rights interconnect, particularly in the Global South, drawing on historical context, legal instruments and contemporary case studies. An Extended MA route adds a semester at another university.

Faculty: School of Social Sciences  |  Department: Politics, Philosophy and International Relations  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 or 3 years part-time; Extended MA 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules are Methodology in the Social Sciences, Development in Practice, Humanitarian Affairs and Rights-based Approaches to Development, with optional modules such as International Human Rights Law, Human Rights and the Environment, Human Rights, Asylum and Migration, Violence, Conflict and Development and Critical Security Studies, plus a dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates pursue careers in international organisations such as the United Nations, government and politics, humanitarian and non-governmental organisations, business, media and public relations.

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