Students who successfully complete this collaborative postgraduate programme earn two Masters degrees: MSc Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and an MA Conflict Resolution and Mediterranean Security from the University of Malta. The programme aims to provide students with an array of theoretical and practical tools that will enable them to: (1) Carry on a systematic and ongoing study of the nature, origins, and types of conflicts, (2) Analyze the international relations and security scenarios of the Mediterranean and in particular the nature, types and origins of the conflicts in the region, (3)Develop the requisite processes and conditions for the productive resolution of conflicts, (4) Apply the theories, skills, processes and techniques to empirical case-studies that will focus on the Mediterranean.

The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of a first cycle degree obtained with a Second Class Honours or better classification, or an equivalent classification.