The Certificate in Conflict and Conflict Resolution is offered to Visiting Students only (i.e. JYA students, Visiting Erasmus students, etc). It runs in Semester 1 of each year (September-December).

To be considered for the award of Certificate in Conflict and Conflict Resolution a student must have satisfactorily attended modules to the value of 30 credits below.

Core Modules

Students take 20 credits as follows:
GV2236 International Politics 1: Concepts and Theories (5 credits)
GV3006 Politics in Northern Ireland (5 credits)
GV3210 Conflict and Conflict Resolution (5 credits)
GV4401 Global Governance 1 (5 credits)

Elective Modules

Students choose one module to the value of 5 credits from the following list of elective modules and one other 5 credit module from any academic department offering modules to Visiting Students, subject to timetable constraints.

GV1215 Local Government and Politics of Ireland (5 credits)
GV1217 Introduction to Political Science (5 credits)
GV2002 Politics of the United States of America (5 credits)
GV2230 Public Management Concepts (5 credits)
GV2232 Quantitative Methods for Political Science (5 credits)
GV2234 Core Issues in Comparative European Government (5 credits)
GV3208 Elections and Voting (5 credits)
GV3212 Political Economy 1 (5 credits)
GV4305 The European Union: Integration and Institutions (5 credits)
GV4409 Political Ideologies and Social Change (5 credits)
LW1108 Introduction to the Legal System (5 credits)
LW1161 Constitutional Law: Fundamental Rights (5 credits)
LW1162 Constitutional Law: Institutions of Government (5 credits)
LW2100 Constitutional and Institutional Law of the European Union (5 credits)
LW2207 International Human Rights Law (5 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Programme Learning Outcomes for the Certificate in Conflict and Conflict Resolution (NFQ Level 7, Special Purpose Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Understand key concepts in conflict and conflict resolution;
• Apply these concepts to contemporary cases;
• Assess the merits of competing arguments in political science;
• Research and write political science assignments.