If you want to jump into a rewarding, people-focused career in social work, our MA course is the perfect next step for you to professional practice and make a real difference. When you join our Social Work MA, you jump right in from day one. Through a combination of study and placement work, you'll gain the knowledge, skills and confidence you need for your career.

Gain a high-level understanding of philanthropy to advance your professional development or to gain knowledge and insights that will enable you to pursue a career in the rapidly expanding philanthropy sector. Our program in MA Philanthropic Studies (Distance Learning) is designed so you can fit learning around your life and work commitments with a flexible course and a variety of study options (MA, PDip, PCert, and Standalone Modules).

Gain a solid understanding of contemporary security challenges, from environmental degradation to gender-based insecurity, and the ability to analyse these issues surrounding MA security and terrorism. Develop your research skills which will contribute to your specialist dissertation.

The MA Advanced Child Protection and other postgraduate courses in Advanced Child Protection - delivered by the Centre for Child Protection – are a fantastic opportunity to expand your knowledge through a 360-degree approach to child protection, giving you the skills and confidence to take the next step in your career and make a real difference.

MA International Relations Explore real-world issues and key policy areas and learn from leading experts who advise governments and shape debates. Innovative teaching practices like simulations, interactive seminars, and flipped classrooms, will develop your capacity for independent thinking and incisive analysis. Our alumni, who form an international network, have used this programme as a springboard into foreign offices and diplomatic services, the UN, EU and OECD, the IRC, Amnesty International and other NGOs, as well as businesses with an international outlook.

The MA in Peace and Conflict Studies is an exciting international and interdisciplinary two-year Program focusing on violent conflict as well as its prevention and management. It is a unique Program that is jointly offered by the University of Kent and the Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany and is taught in English.

The actions of individuals and states in international relations raise crucial questions of legality. This has been seen in recent years about wars and state interventions, migration of peoples, and justice and retribution. This program is designed to provide you with an advanced understanding of key issues in the place and role of law in international affairs. 

Gain the knowledge you need to pursue a career in international peace-keeping, crisis diplomacy, post-conflict reconstruction, and sustainable development. Focused case studies and interactive simulations will build your understanding of negotiation, mediation, diplomacy and third-party intervention.