The MA Peace Studies is an interdisciplinary programme that is a distinct offering for the global market that meets the growing needs for positive conceptions of peace, and recognition of the interdependence between peacefulness, well-being, just society, and the flourishing of our planet. It aims to inspire graduate researchers and practitioners to identify the principles and values underlying positive peace, and to encourage questions concerning the policies, institutional practices, and structural conditions that contribute to peace, well-being, and social justice.
It strives to provide graduate researchers and practitioners with an in-depth understanding of key themes of positive peace, whilst ensuring that the learning is grounded in their professional interests. It encourages and facilitates empirical research that unfolds the complexity of fostering positive peace in a globalised world. It intentionally creates a learning community among the graduate researchers and practitioners, and embeds key approaches involved in peace, such as dialogue, listening, relational enrichment, and well-being sensitive practices, in the process of teaching and learning. The programme offers an opportunity for participants to advance skills and research capacities and to contribute to knowledge about structural peace, social transformation, and community regeneration.
An Innovative MA Focusing on Positive Peace
The MA Peace Studies is the first academic offering of the Global Humanity for Peace (GHfP) Institute which is a new research and teaching institute specifically designated by the UNESCO Social and Human Sciences Sector to implement the UNESCO Collective Healing Initiative. The Institute’s work focuses on positive conceptions of peace, and well-being, and promotes gender equality, social justice, and structural peace. The Institute has been appointed by UNESCO Rights, Inclusion and Dialogue Section to develop a UNESCO Futures Leadership Academy to empower future generations and nurture future leadership towards healing, well-being, justice and social transformation.
At the GHfP Institute, there is a wide range of research projects, community members, programmes, and perspectives that seek to address the big questions related to positive peace, well-being, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, collective healing, community regeneration, and good governance.
Why a Masters in Peace Studies at UWTSD?
This programme aims to appeal to graduate researchers and practitioners from diverse sectors and domains, including public, private, and non-for-profit sectors, national and transnational agencies, grassroots, regional and global organisations. If you are a graduate interested in pursuing peace-related higher learning, a researcher wishing to deepen your knowledge about global peace and familiarise yourself with methodological skills for peace research, a practitioner intending to strengthen your own knowledge of positive peace and reflect on and improve your practices, or a leader/policymaker seeking to broaden your understanding of the structural dimensions of peacefulness, this programme is for you.
How long will the course take?
MA Peace Studies: can be taken either full-time (18 months) or part-time (up to 36 months).
Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip): can be taken either full-time (1 year) or part-time (2 years).
All versions of the course can be taken online only in 2024.
What are the tuition fee costs?
Indicative costs for an MA at UWTSD in 2024/25 are:
Home (UK): £7,800
International/Overseas Online: £10,400
International/Overseas Resident: £15,000
For costs associated with other forms of study (PGDip, PGCert, etc), please see the Tuition Fees page.
Is there an opportunity for funding?
The University of Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD) aims to attract the world’s brightest researchers and practitioners to its international programmes. For that reason, the GHfP Institute in collaboration with the Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace has established a scholarship programme designed to offer talented and motivated international peace researchers and practitioners the opportunity to pursue a part-time MA Peace Studies degree while still maintaining their important peace building work.
For further information
Our websites provide more information about our course and advice about applying, as well as information about the GHfP Institute, its staff, and its teaching and research.
For more information about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities available at UWTSD, please visit our Scholarships and Bursaries and International Funding and Support sections.