Master of Peace and Security Studies Postgraduate Program By Universität Hamburg |Top Universities
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Program overview

Main Subject

International Relations/Studies/Affairs

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Are you interested in the connections between peace research and security policy? Would you like to learn more about strategies for avoiding or reducing violent conflicts and what conclusions politicians should draw from this? Do you have practical experience and want to acquire further knowledge and skills? 
In our two-year master's program, you will receive an overview of the social science foundations of peace research and security policy. Applicants need 180 ECTS. If you can show 240 ECTS from previous degrees, you can shorten the duration of your studies to one year. The "Peace and Security Studies" master's program is the only one in Germany to date that combines questions of security policy and security research with a peace science perspective. 
The course combines research- and practice-oriented learning and is interdisciplinary: knowledge and skills are imparted at the interface between social sciences, law, humanities, ethics and natural sciences. This is made possible by close cooperation with other academic institutions from Germany and abroad that are thematically related to the work of the IFSH. It is about current conflicts in individual regions of the world, specific aspects of peacekeeping, disarmament and foreign policy.

Program overview

Main Subject

International Relations/Studies/Affairs

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Are you interested in the connections between peace research and security policy? Would you like to learn more about strategies for avoiding or reducing violent conflicts and what conclusions politicians should draw from this? Do you have practical experience and want to acquire further knowledge and skills? 
In our two-year master's program, you will receive an overview of the social science foundations of peace research and security policy. Applicants need 180 ECTS. If you can show 240 ECTS from previous degrees, you can shorten the duration of your studies to one year. The "Peace and Security Studies" master's program is the only one in Germany to date that combines questions of security policy and security research with a peace science perspective. 
The course combines research- and practice-oriented learning and is interdisciplinary: knowledge and skills are imparted at the interface between social sciences, law, humanities, ethics and natural sciences. This is made possible by close cooperation with other academic institutions from Germany and abroad that are thematically related to the work of the IFSH. It is about current conflicts in individual regions of the world, specific aspects of peacekeeping, disarmament and foreign policy.

Admission requirements

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Applicants must meet the following requirements to be admitted to the master's program:
  • 180 performance points/credits acquired in previous studies. If you can show 240 ECTS from previous degrees, you can apply to shorten the duration of your studies to one year.
  • a successfully completed degree at a German or foreign university
  • Good language skills in German and English
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Your choice of subject determines the degree awarded: subjects in the humanities generally award a Bachelor of Arts, subjects in the natural sciences award a Bachelor of Science, and our two interdisciplinary law programs offer a Bachelor of Laws. Teacher training programs also award a special bachelor’s degree.

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After completing a bachelor’s degree, graduates can pursue a Master of Arts or a Master of Science straight away, or take a break and enroll at a later date. As a rule, it takes 5 years to complete a bachelor’s followed by a master’s degree. Universität Hamburg offers two different types of master’s degree. Consecutive master’s programs deepen knowledge and skills acquired during a bachelor’s degree and graduates may commence these programs straight after graduation. Professional master’s degree programs are graduate programs that develop existing professional skills in a particular field. Applicants must thus demonstrate at least 1 year of professional experience. The requirements and qualifications are the same for both types of degree.

Master’s programs may have admission restrictions and individual subjects also have different admission requirements. You can find more information about master’s programs in our German-language information sheet on master’s and professional master’s degree programs (Master- und Aufbaustudiengänge) or in the bilingual online guide to degree programs at Universität Hamburg.

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