- UCAS course code
- VL38
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
BSc International Disaster Management & Humanitarian Response
Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: VL38 / Institution code: M20
- Typical A-level offer: AAB
- Typical contextual A-level offer: BBB
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBB
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 35 points overall with 6,6,5 at HL
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £26,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
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- Eligible UK students can apply for bursaries and scholarships
- Funding for EU and international students is on our country-specific pages
- Many students work part-time or complete a student internship
Course unit details:
Introduction to Conflict Analysis
| Unit code | HCRI10002 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 1 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
This module seeks to expose students to the main tools and perspectives that may be used to analyse contemporary conflicts. The module will critically appraise the main perspectives given for the outbreak and maintenance of violent conflict. Each week would review the utility of a particular conflict analysis lens in relation to examples so that students could build a toolkit of possible explanations for violent conflict. The module will give students the opportunity to discuss and gauge the effectiveness of rival conflict analysis approaches and to engage in in-depth learning on particular conflicts.
Pre/co-requisites
Year 1, semester 2 core on BSc International Disaster Management and Conflict Response.
Aims
- Appreciate different perspectives in conflict analysis
- Understanding that there is often more than a single cause for conflict
- Recognise the potential of synchronicity between case studies and arguments
- Understanding the intersection between different causes of conflict
Knowledge and understanding
- Knowledge of specific case studies (for instance Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Sudan, India or Northern Ireland)
- Knowledge of specific conflict analysis perspectives (postcolonialism, nationalism, ethnicity, religion, economics, feminism)
- An understanding of the complexity of conflict analysis
Intellectual skills
- To encourage intellectual curiosity
- Deepen critical reasoning
- To develop analytical and editorial skills
- Appreciate differing theoretical/conceptual perspectives
- Link theoretical/conceptual material with case study material and to understand the utility of case studies
Practical skills
- To develop analytical skills by applying them to specific cases
- To develop discursive and argumentative skills, both written and oral.
- Editorial skills in working to strict word counts.
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- Working autonomously
- Respecting different views
- Giving feedback to others
Employability skills
- Analytical skills
- - Editorial and analytical skills - Evidence-led decision-making
- Project management
- - Putting together and maintaining arguments (useful for a marketing/awareness campaign or business case)
- Written communication
- - Communication skills - especially in terms of comprehending large amounts of information and drawing reasoned conclusions
- Other
- - Meeting deadlines - Independence ¿ capacity for self-discipline, motivation and diligence - Self-management ¿ capacity for self-appraisal, reflection and time management - Adaptability ¿ ability to respond positively to changing circumstances - Ethical appreciation ¿ a willingness to ascertain the ethical implications of proposed courses of actions or situations and to take the necessary steps to ensure that result from this analysis
Assessment methods
Assessment Task | Formative or Summative | Weighting |
| One book review on a prescribed book | Summative | 40% |
| One essay from a list provided | Summative | 60% |
| Essay plan | Formative | 0% |
Feedback methods
Feedback method | Formative or Summative |
| Written feedback on assignments | Summative |
| Verbal feedback in seminars | Formative |
Recommended reading
Cheldelin, Sandra I., Druckman, Daniel and Fast, Larissa (2008). Conflict: From Analysis to Intervention. A&C Black.
Enloe, Cynthia (1989). Bananas, Beaches, Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics. University of California Press.
Fanon, Frantz (1995). Wretched of the Earth. Penguin Books.
Jabri, Vivienne (1996). Discourses on Violence: Conflict Analysis Reconsidered. Manchester University Press. Jeong, Ho-Won (2008). Understanding Conflict and Conflict Analysis. (Sage).
Mac Ginty, Roger (2013). Routledge Handbook of Peacebuilding (Routledge).
Ramsbotham, Oliver, Miall, Hugh and Woodhouse, Tom (2011). Contemporary Conflict Resolution. (Polity).
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 22 |
| Seminars | 10 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 168 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Kirsten Howarth | Unit coordinator |
| Kristina Tschunkert | Unit coordinator |