International Conflict MSc: Links with business and industry

Studying this course means you'll have opportunities to be involved with organisations outside the University – you can find out about them here.

Our links with professional practice provide a practical base for our courses. They also help us to ensure your studies are kept up-to-date and relevant to the workplace.

International Conflict students benefit from the input of visiting speakers. The series has included presentations by leading figures from:

• politics – such as Michael Ancram MP, the former Shadow Foreign Secretary;
• the media – such as Jonathan Freedland, an award-winning journalist;
• academia – such as Professor Stevan Pavlowitch, a world-renowned expert on Balkan history;
• international organisations – such as Christopher Cviic, head of political analysis at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); and
• non-governmental organisations (NGOs).