The Master of Science Degree in Peace and Gender (MPG) at Midlands State University builds knowledge and conceptual understanding in gender, conflict, and peace. Students study modules including Theories and Concepts of Gender, Gender, Peace and Security, Gender and Security Sector, and Research Methods in Gender, Peace and Security. The programme also covers Religion, Gender and Ethics in Africa.
Teaching and learning use lectures, group research and discussions, and individual study. Assessment includes oral presentations, written assignments, and tests, with continuous assessment contributing 40% of the final mark and end-of-semester written examinations contributing 60%. The programme includes elective modules such as Human Security and Displacement, Migration, Citizenship and Conflict, Gender, Conflict and Media, and Gender Rights and International Law, plus a Dissertation.
Career prospects listed include humanitarian officers, government officers, intelligence officers and analysts, policy officers, and civil service officers. The programme also indicates further study through a doctoral programme in Gender, Peace and Security Studies.
Modules
- MPG 701 Theories and Concepts of Gender
- MPG 702 Gender and Security Sector
- MPG 703 Gender, Peace and Security
- MPG 704 Research Methods in Gender, Peace and Security
- MGP 705 Religion, Gender and Ethics in Africa
- MPG 706 Human Security and Displacement
- MPG 707 Migration, Citizenship and Conflict
- MPG 708 Gender, Conflict and Media
- MPG 709 Gender Rights and International Law
- MPG 711 Peace, Leadership and Governance
- MPG 815 Dissertation
