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Displaying 151 universities offering MA programmes in Peace from all over the globe.
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Japan
Hiroshima City University
Graduate School of Peace Studies (MA). Hiroshima City University's Graduate School of Peace Studies grew out of the Hiroshima Peace Institute, founded in 1998, and opened its master's programme in 2019 and a doctoral programme in 2021. The two-year MA, with a cohort of about ten students, combines social science methods, peace theory and global and regional governance with a dedicated course group on Hiroshima and nuclear issues.
Hiroshima University
International Peace and Co-existence Program. The International Peace and Co-existence Program in Hiroshima University's Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences offers master's and doctoral degrees taught in English. The cross-disciplinary programme draws on peace studies, cultural anthropology, international relations, law, ethics, area studies and memory studies around the idea of peace and co-existence.
International Christian University
MA in Peace Studies. Peace Studies is one of the concentrations in the Public Policy and Social Research Program of ICU's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in Tokyo. Courses, mostly in English, cover peace, conflict and security, with students taking coursework in the first year and writing a thesis in the second. ICU hosts a Rotary Peace Center and has welcomed Rotary Peace Fellows into this master's every year since 2002.
Jordan
University of Jordan
MA in Conflict Resolution. The Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Jordan in Amman offers an MA in Conflict Resolution, alongside master's programmes in diplomatic studies and in human rights and human development. Founded in 2008, the school is the University of Jordan's centre for international and political studies.
Kenya
Africa Nazarene University
MSc in Governance, Peace and Security. Africa Nazarene University in Nairobi offers a Master of Science in Governance, Peace and Security through its School of Humanities and Social Sciences, delivered online via ANU Online. The programme builds skills in governance, peacemaking, security and conflict studies for graduates from a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds.
Daystar University
Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Transformation. The Department of Peace and International Studies at Daystar University in Nairobi offers a Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Transformation, introduced in 2008 as one of the first such degrees in Kenya. Treating conflict as an inevitable part of human relationships, it integrates theory and practice and emphasises conflict transformation and nonviolent responses, preparing graduates to act as agents of change in conflict-affected societies in Africa and beyond. The department also offers a diploma in the field.
Garissa University
Master in Peace, Security and Conflict Management. The Institute of Peace and Security Studies at Garissa University in north-eastern Kenya, established in 2020, offers a Master in Peace, Security and Conflict Management through face-to-face and online learning. The programme aims to give graduates a deeper understanding of peace and security and practical approaches to conflict management, resolution and transformation, including research, gender and ethics. The institute also offers a PhD in the same field.
Hekima University College
MA in Peace Studies and International Relations. The Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR) at Hekima University College in Nairobi, established in 2004, offers an MA in Peace Studies and International Relations. The Jesuit-run programme integrates rigorous academic training with an applied and ethical orientation, focusing on conflict resolution, peacebuilding, governance and human rights in Africa, and drawing students from across the continent.
Kenyatta University
Master of Arts and PhD in Peace and Conflict Management. Kenyatta University in Nairobi offers a two-year Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Management covering the theoretical and philosophical foundations of conflict and its dynamics, taught in regular city-campus classes, part-time evening study or through its Digital School of Virtual and Open Learning. Its three-year PhD in Peace and Conflict Management is currently offered by thesis.
St. Paul's University
Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies. The School of Education and Social Sciences at St. Paul's University in Limuru, Kenya, offers a four-year interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies (two and a half years under the trimester system), also available through open and distance learning. Drawing on political science, international relations, ethics and psychology, it examines the causes and effects of war and armed conflict and trains students in mediation, negotiation and arbitration for lasting peace in Africa and beyond.