Conflict, Risk and International Security (Two Years)

Education facts

Code: LACRB

Interstate wars, civil wars, terrorism, and hybrid threats profoundly affect societies both nationally and internationally. To understand and address these challenges, you need knowledge of the underlying causes as well as the ability to analyse security risks, political processes, and societal dynamics from multiple perspectives. CRIS is a social science-based master’s degree rooted in security studies. You will learn to analyse armed conflicts and risks at several levels - from global politics to local security. You will also gain insights into how organisations such as the UN, NATO, and the EU work with peacekeeping operations, conflict resolution, and post-war reconstruction.

Entry requirements

The applicant must hold the minimum of a bachelor’s degree (i.e. the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at an accredited university) with at least 90 credits in social science including independent work, i.e., a thesis or the equivalent. English proficiency is required. Social sciences include areas such as social and behavioural sciences, psychology, sociology, ethnology and human geography, political science, economics and economic history, journalism and information, media and communication studies, library and documentation science, business, commerce and administration, purchasing, sales and distribution, marketing, banking, insurance and finance, accounting and taxation, management and administration, clerical and secretarial services, law and jurisprudence, criminology, anthropology, peace and development studies, human rights, disability science, gender science, etc.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Conflict, Risk and International Security (Two Years)

  Jönköping University

  Jönköping

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 4 June 2028

  Pace of study: 100 %