Masters Degrees (Migration)

With more than 230 million global citizens living outside their home countries, international migration is one of the most critical issues facing the global community in the 21st century. Read more

Are you involved in – or contemplating – working with migrants, refugees and asylum seekers? Our course will broaden your understanding of the relevant theories, concepts and policies. Read more

Do you want to know more about the reasons why people migrate from the Global South? Is it because aid and development initiatives fail to meet their stated goals? Our interdisciplinary approach gives you a distinctive and critical grounding in international development and migration studies. Read more

This programme is designed to analyse various aspects of International Relations in a scholarly, critical and methodologically sophisticated manner. Read more

The two-year full-time study programme (120 ECTS) studies multilingualism and multiculturalism and the issues raised by these themes in a society characterised by increased mobility, migration and diversity. Read more

The Master in Border Studies is a two-year joint international study programme addressing the complex economic, political, social and cultural issues of borders and of border regions in Europe and beyond. Read more

The Master's degree in Mobility Studies is driven by the assumption that the Humanities can play a crucial role in facing and understanding mobility in present society. Read more

The related postgraduate qualifications in Conflict, Peace and Security , offered jointly by UNITAR, Division for Peace and  Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) , focus on specific parts of the curriculum of  the Master’s in Conflict, Peace and Security , providing leaners with academic flexibility depending on their interests and professional needs. Read more

This MRes programme is dedicated to the development of professionally based research skills in the sport for development sector.  The course focuses upon the concepts, practices, evidence and organisational knowledge in which sport is used to tackle a range of social welfare issues, and how development has come about through sport policy worldwide. Read more

This MA draws on Sussex’s academic expertise from across multiple disciplines. We combine internationally recognised research with fresh thinking, contributing practical insights of great value to policy-makers. Read more

Sussex is an internationally recognised centre for teaching and research in international development in the UK. Sussex Anthropology pioneered the anthropological critique of development. Read more

International law is an exciting and ever changing area of law. Read more

Sussex is a world leader in the anthropological study of economic life – one of the most dynamic and fast-growing areas within anthropology. Read more

This MA highlights a range of environmental and developmental challenges surrounding sustainability. You’ll gain an understanding of how policy has sought to address them. Read more

Gain the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to become a social development practitioner. This course addresses the increasing focus on social aspects of development in policy, planning and practice. Read more