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BA in Peace Studies and International Relations
This degree scheme offers a flexible choice of courses from Peace Studies, Politics and International Relations. The course offers an introduction to peace and conflict research and an analysis of the practical problems of conflict prevention, conflict resolution, and post-conflict peace-building.
Part I:
Lancaster offers a broad choice of subjects in the first year. Students study one broad course in Politics and International Relations Department which covers the following topices; Principles of Liberal Democracy, Practice of Liberal Democracy, Institutions of Liberal Democracy, From the Cold War to the New World Order, Global Political Economy, Global Governance and The USA and its Discontents. They also take two other subjects from among almost fifty courses available (including computer studies, culture and communication, economics, geography, history, law, linguistics, management, marketing, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, religious studies, sociology, women's studies and languages).
Year 2:
In year 2 you must take the following courses
Year 3
In year 3 you must take two of the following courses
- The Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Politics of Middle Eastern States
- Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
- Understanding the Internal Dynamics of Peace Processes
- Understanding External Intervention in Violent Conflicts
- The Politics of Human Rights
- Contemporary Issues in Human Rights
The two or more remaining courses are selected from an extensive list of subjects offered by the Department of Politics and International Relations.
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