MA Peace

MA Peace is a Masters program taught at University of Manchester, UK. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (1 year) options.

MA Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manchester explores how conflicts emerge, how peace is built, and how societies recover after violence. Students develop conflict-sensitive research skills and engage with ideas about how peace is defined, built, and maintained. The course draws on politics, history, anthropology, and the arts to support work on conflict management, conflict resolution, conflict transformation, peacebuilding, and statebuilding theories and practices.

Teaching is available as full-time (in person) or part-time (in person) and takes 1 year. Students put theory into practice through an international fieldtrip, where they engage with policymakers and international and regional organisations, including the UN. The programme is described by the University as supporting a fully-funded 1+3 pathway from Master’s to PhD study through the ESRC North West Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP).

The minimum requirements for admission in MA Peace at University of Manchester for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Manchester.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Manchester as pre-requiste for admission in MA Peace.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

We require a UK bachelor's degree with a First or Upper Second classification or the overseas equivalent, in any discipline.

When assessing your academic record we consider your degree subject, grades you have achieved and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.

• IELTS Academic test score of 7 overall, including 7 in writing with no further component score below 6.5
• TOEFL IBT 100 with 25 in writing and no further score below 22 in each section. TOEFL code for Manchester is 0757. From 2026: 5 overall, with 5 in writing and no other subskill below 4.5
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 76 overall, with 76 in writing and no further score below 70

We will consider applicants who do not meet these scores but you will be required to complete a pre-sessional English language course at the University of Manchester prior to the start of the course. To be considered for a pre-sessional English language course for this programme we require the following minimum IELTS (Academic) scores:

• 6 Week Pre-Sessional Course: IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.5 in writing and no more than one sub-skill of 6.0.
• 10 Week Pre-sessional Course: IELTS 6.0 overall with 6.0 or above in each sub-skill

If you have not yet completed your current academic study and are interested in studying a pre-sessional course, you must hold an IELTS for UKVI (Academic) test certificate to ensure that you are eligible for a separate visa for the English language course.

Some English Language test results are only valid for two years. Your English Language test report must be valid on the start date of the course.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/09784/ma-peace-and-conflict-studies

85 fully funded scholarships are listed for UK. See UK scholarships.