MS Peace and Conflict Studies
What MS Peace and Conflict Studies covers, career paths in Pakistan, and which universities offer it.
Quick Facts
| Degree Level | MS |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Social Sciences |
| Offered By | 1 university in our directory |
| Typical Duration | 2 years |
An MS in Peace and Conflict Studies is a two-year postgraduate degree examining the causes of conflict and the methods of preventing, managing and resolving it.
What You’ll Study
Coursework covers conflict theory and analysis, peacebuilding and conflict transformation, mediation and negotiation, security and human security, transitional justice, religion and conflict, and research methods.
MS, MSc or MPhil?
Pakistani universities use several titles for the two-year postgraduate degree following a four-year bachelor’s, and HEC treats them as equivalent 18-year qualifications. What matters practically is whether the programme is thesis-based, since that governs readiness for doctoral study.
Career Scope in Pakistan
Pakistan’s experience — militancy and counter-insurgency, sectarian conflict, ethnic and provincial tensions, and the regional consequences of the Afghan conflict — gives this field direct local relevance rather than abstract interest.
Graduates work in peacebuilding and conflict prevention programmes at international organisations and NGOs, policy research and think tanks, government and security policy analysis, humanitarian organisations working in conflict-affected areas, journalism and conflict reporting, and academia. Donor-funded peacebuilding and countering-violent-extremism programming provides a meaningful share of the employment.
Admission Requirements
A relevant 16-year degree, plus the university’s postgraduate admission test and interview. Many programmes run in evening formats suited to working professionals.
Where You Can Study This
- 1 universities
- 1 cities
- 1 public
| University | City | Sector | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| National University of Sciences and Technology | Islamabad | Public | 2 years |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between an MS and an MPhil?
Both are two-year postgraduate degrees treated as equivalent 18-year qualifications by HEC. MPhil is the more traditional and usually more thesis-weighted designation; MS is more common at newer and private universities.