Master's Programme in Crisis Management and Peacebuilding

While studying

Master’s Degree Programme in Crisis Management and Peacebuilding gives you in-depth knowledge about crisis management and peacebuilding at national and international level. The main perspective is governance under uncertainty caused by crisis, disasters and conflicts. You will develop skills to analyze and manage uncertainty in light of knowledge about crisis management systems, legal norms, power relations and planning for societal reconstruction. You will get in-depth training in analysis methods and writing of scientific reports.

The program can be attended for one year for the degree of Master of Science 60 credits or for two years for the degree of Master of Science 120 credits. In both cases the first year starts with mandatory courses such as Crisis Management Systems in Comparative Perspective, Global and Regional Governance, and Reconstruction after Crisis and Disasters, as well as courses in method which will prepare you for the work on Master’s Degree Thesis. There are also opportunities to study elective advanced level courses from other disciplines and universities within Sweden as well as abroad.

Master’s Degree Programme includes internship period that can be conducted once or twice during the programme. Thus, the programme is characterized by a high degree of free choice of courses, internships and thesis topics. 
 

Programme overview

Career opportunities

Master’s Degree Program in Crisis Management and Peacebuilding prepares you for work in the public sector on local, regional, national and international level and in governmental and non-governmental organizations in the fields of crisis management and peacebuilding. Among other things, you can work with management, analysis and planning in crisis and conflict areas.

International activities in fields of crisis, disaster and conflict management have dramatically increased in the latest decades and there is a need for qualified human resources. Many of the larger international organisations are also requiring an advanced level university studies degree. 

 

Degree

Master of Science (60 credits). Major field of study: Peace and Conflict Studies. Specialisation: Crisis Management and Peacebuilding.

Master of Science (120 credits). Major field of study: Peace and Conflict Studies. Specialisation in Crisis Management and Peacebuilding.