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Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Management

Introduction

Peace has been a major concern of the world since the WW I and the WW II when it was decided through the UN that peace be given a chance. There is no single country that does not suffer from some form of conflict especially after the Cold War period.

Although international and national efforts to define and prevent conflict have been put in place, there are several inter-state and intra-state conflicts that still threaten the peace of the world. Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), boundary conflicts, conflicts over resources, election-based conflicts among others are some of the threats of peace in the world today. Security experts and scholars of various disciplines have suggested new proposals for mitigating these threats. However, geopolitical reasons, diverging interests, and above all gaps in scholarly approach to peace and conflict has prevented the application of these noble ideas in the new multi-agency approach to manage, resolve and reconstruct conflict. The onus rest on how experts have been trained to deal with issues of dialogue, negotiation, mediation and diplomacy.

Programme Objective

To contribute towards the development of experts with knowledge and skills in peace and conflict management in order to enhance global peace.

Justification/

Rationale

The Programme seeks to respond to a number of challenges relating to peace and conflict around the world. After the Cold War, Africa has experienced a number of intra-conflicts that have adversely affected the development of the continent. The political instability in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region has also been a great source of insecurity due to inflow of illicit arms. This has necessitated the need for capacity building in peace and conflict management. Regional blocs such as AU, IGAD, ECOWAS, and SADC have played a major role in resolving conflicts in African countries under the auspices of the UN. These regional blocs will benefit from well-trained individuals with knowledge on how to manage and resolve conflict.

Entry Requirements

Minimum entry requirements are a Bachelor’s degree with at least Second Class Honours (Upper or Lower Division) from Kenyatta University or any other recognized by the Kenyatta University Senate. Those who are eligible to apply are fresh graduates in the disciplines of conflict and peace, political, development and gender studies, history, sociology, law, international relations, public policy and administration and personnel working with civil societies, government and the public sector interested in pursuing the discipline of peace and conflict.

Mode & Structure of  Delivery

Regular City Campus

DSVOL

Programme Duration

Two years

Curriculum Highlights

The Programme explores the nuances involved in defining peace, conflict and its dynamics in order to build capacities in training of key personnel on the practicum of the conflict management. The Programme will ground the understanding of the clientele on theoretical and philosophical foundation on this important discipline. The Programme provides learners with the opportunity of interrogating the principles of conflict management.

Career opportunities

Government and Non-Governmental institutions dealing with peace and conflict management, and research institutions.

Tuition & Fee Structure

 

Why Choose this Programme at KU

The Programme is tailored to meet the need of the industry and it is flexible in the sense that a student can choose his or her preferred mode of learning between Regular Part Time evening classes in City Campus and Virtual and Open Learning.
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