Details about Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Peace and Conflict Studies

Details about Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Peace and Conflict Studies

I want to do Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Peace and Conflict Studies. What does the study content include in this field and what are the career prospects?

Peace and Conflict Studies are greatly in demand in India as well as for international organizations outside India. Job prospects are good in governments as well as non-government organisations struggle for seeking methods to resolve conflicts without resorting to violence. The study includes a number of social and political issues revolving around international conflict, international relations, home-grown politics, ethics and justice and development politics. A major in this field is opted for understanding of the causes of political conflict and the possibilities of finding peaceful solutions to them. The study also includes generation of diagnostic tools for the study of social and political situations, an ability to employ in and understand the assessment of other courses of action and political analysis skills.

Being an inter-disciplinary program, students have the opportunity to look at the issue of violent conflict from a range of perspectives, drawing from a wide range of modules in Politics, International Relations, Law, Sociology and Criminology. The major part of study will include theories and approaches within the field of International Conflict Analysis. You can look forward to promising careers in this field such as Policy, United Nations, NGO’s, Government, Civil Service, Journalism, Security related training, Cyber security, Corporate security, Multi-national companies and aid organizations. At the completion of Bachelor’s degree, you can opt for masters choosing from a wide range of specializations to boost better career prospects in India and abroad. Good luck!