Course summary
1st in the world for Development Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023) This course analyses the complex relationships at the heart of development and security in the Global South. We have an interdisciplinary perspective on questions of peace, vulnerability and insecurity. You’ll gain a grounding in concepts of conflict, security and development. You’ll explore:
- how cycles of insecurity and violence affect development.
- difficulties faced by various organisations negotiating spirals of violence and insecurity (for example during armed intervention, aid provision, peace-building processes or postconflict reconstruction)
- whether underdevelopment in the Global South facilitates the international spread of terrorist and criminal networks.
Modules
Core modules Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most. Autumn teaching
- Conflict, Security and Development
- New Security Challenges
- Spring teaching
- Research Methods and Professional Skills (IR)
- Dissertation (Conflict, Security & Development)
- Global Ethics and International Relations
- Managing Economic Instability
- Media and Political Violence in the 21st century: from managing perception to stopping revolution
- Political Economy of Global Finance
- Rethinking Imperialism
- Russia, Eurasia and the Crisis of the Liberal West
- The International Politics of Health
- The Middle East in Global Order
- War and Security in North/South Perspective
- War and the Politics of (Counter) Insurgency
- Dissertation with Placement (Global Studies)
- find an employer
- draft an application
- prepare for interviews.
Entry requirements
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. Your qualification should preferably be in a social sciences or humanities subject; alternatively, you should have relevant professional experience or engagement.
Fees and funding
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Provider information
University of Sussex
Sussex House
Brighton
BN1 9RH