TRACK I (Kent-Marburg)

Students who start the degree programme at Kent University will take the following courses:

First year

Autumn term (September-December) at Kent University

3 modules of 10 ECTS credits (20 Kent credits) each

Required

• PO825 Philosophy and Methodology of Politics and IR (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)
• PO832 Conflict Resolution in World Politic (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)

Optional

• PO824 International Relations (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)
• PO866 Federalism and Federal Political Systems (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)
• PO885 Decision-making in the European Union  (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)
• PO916 International Security in a Changing World (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)
• PO917 Terrorism and National Security (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)
• PO920 International Political Economy: Conflict, Co-operation, and Institutions (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)
• PO926 Designing Democracy (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)

Spring term (January-April) at Kent University

3 modules of 10 ECTS credits (20 Kent credits) each

Required

• PO828 Theories of Conflict and Violence (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)

Optional

• PO848 Negotiation and Mediation (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)
• PO859 Human Rights in a World of States (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)
• PO886 European Public Policy (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)
• PO913 American Foreign Policy: Ordering and International (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)
• PO918 Regional Conflict & Security (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)
• PO817 Resistance and Alternatives to Capitalism and Democracy (10 ECTS credits/20 Kent credits)

Summer semester (April-September) at Marburg University

Required

• Internship of at least 10 weeks duration (students choose the organisation and location. Students can also intern with several two or more organisations and split the internship accordingly) (12 ECTS credits/24 Kent credits)
• Optional module for international students (non-German speaking students)  (6 ECTS credits/12 Kent credits):
  Intensive language and preparation course for international students at Marburg University in September

Second year

Winter semester (October-March) at Marburg University

One required module of 12 ECTS credits (24 Kent credits) and one optional module of 6 ECTS credits (12 Kent credits)

Required

• Intergroup Conflicts I (12 ECTS credits/24 Kent credits)

Optional (at least three of these modules will be offered in English)

• Critical Approaches to Peace and Conflict Studies (6 ECTS credits/12 Kent credits)
• Violent Conflicts and Peace Processes  in  World Society (6 ECTS credits/12 Kent credits)
• Development and Peace (6 ECTS credits/12 Kent credits)
• Mediation (6 ECTS credits/12 Kent credits)
• Social Structures of Conflict and Peace (6 ECTS credits/12 Kent credits)
• Project management (6 ECTS credits/12 Kent credits)
• Language training in German (6 ECTS credits/12 Kent credits)
  

Summer semester (April-September) at Marburg University

Required

• Intergroup conflicts II
• Master dissertation of 14,000 words (due by August) (30 ECTS credits/60 Kent credits