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First year: Autumn term (September-December) at Kent University

Modules of 10 ECTS credits (20 Kent credits) each

Spring term (January-April) at Kent University

Modules of 10 ECTS credits (20 Kent credits) each

Summer term (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 term (October-March) at Marburg University

  • Required
    Intergroup Conflicts (6 ECTS credits/12 Kent credits)
  • Optional
    At least three of these courses 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 courses (6 ECTS credits/12 Kent credits)

One required module of 6 ECTS credits (12 Kent credits) and two elective modules of 6 ECTS credits (24 Kent credits)

Summer term (April-September) at Marburg University

  • Required
    Master dissertation of 14,000 words (due mid-August) (30 ECTS credits/60 Kent credits)