Prerequisite courses for this course are: FK101E Peace and Conflict Studies I (passed) and FK102E Peace and Conflict Studies II (passed) [or FK101L Peace and Conflict Studies I (passed) and FK102L Peace and Conflict Studies II (passed)]

The aim of this course, which is a continuation course in the multidisciplinary subject of Peace and Conflict Studies, is to give students both theoretical understanding and professional skills that will enhance their employability.

The course equips students with knowledge and skills that will enable their practical engagement in various projects within conflict resolution, peace building, development and aid. Cases of concrete projects of, NGOs and INGOs are discussed and scrutinized. The course consists of two modules: Project management, implementation and evaluation (7.5hec), Conflict complexity: Analysis of conflict dynamics and actors (7.5hec)

The module focuses on the practicalities concerning project management in the field of conflict resolution and prevention, development and aid, such as project planning, budget making, fund raising, project management, public relations, as well as post-project evaluations.

In this course students will individually conduct conflict analyses in which the complexity of conflict/war is examined, and in which the role of civil society will be considered specifically, among other things through critical scrutiny and evaluation of civil society actors. The course aims at broadening and deepening the student’s capacity to analyse the complexity of conflicts.

After finishing the course, the student

• can demonstrate an understanding of civil society actors’ project-work relating to peace and conflict studies;

• can demonstrate in-depth understanding of the management and implementation of projects in the field

After finishing the course, the student:

• can demonstrate the ability to independently propose and plan projects relevant to civil society actors engaged in issues concerning peace and conflict;

• can demonstrate the ability to within given time frames carry out a task that is of relevance for project management

After finishing the course, the students:

• can show the specialised ability to independently analyse and critically reflect upon project management, implementation and evaluation relevant to peace and conflict studies

• has the specialised ability to independently evaluate own knowledge in relation to the project-work taken up in the course, and identify the need for acquiring further competence within the subject.

Lectures, seminars, oral presentations, data processing, budget making, fund raising, report writing.

A student who has not finished the project work during the course, or has not received a passing grade on the project work at the end of the course cannot be guaranteed continued supervision.

Students’ performance are, in module 1 and 2, examined by means of obligatory written assignments, formal exam, planning and execution of an event, take-home exam in the form of an independent conflict analysis and through seminar presentations.

Further instructions regarding examination as well as grading criteria will be provided at the start of the course.

Students who do not pass the regular course exams have the minimum of two re-sit opportunities. Re-sits follow the same form as the original exam, apart from re-sits for group work, which take the form of individual written and oral assignments.

A maximum of 500 pages of literature may be added.

A number of other references will be added in connection with individual conflict analyses.

All students are offered an opportunity to give oral or written feedback at the end of the course. A summary of the results will be made available on the school’s web-pages. The students are also given a possibility to offer feedback for each module.