The MSc program in Peace & Conflict Studies (MAPCS) at the Social Sciences University of Ankara (SSUA) is the only one of its kind in its region.  The Program is strategically situated in the Anatolian peninsula, home to numerous civilizations throughout history that has witnessed and experienced conflicts and sought its way out of them through its wisdom of peace. The wisdom of Anatolia refers to the cultural, customary, and political attitudes in the process of unifying the elements of this peninsula.

The main objective of the MAPCS is to provide   students with an opportunity for developing their skills in critical thinking and a gaining professional growth to analyze deep cultural and structural conflicts, their underlying causes, and how to transform and manage them in a peaceful and   ethical way. The program’s inter-disciplinary nature will enhance your ability to work in an academic manner while learning the necessary analytical skills for peace studies in the related areas, such as political science, sociology, psychology, media studies, civil society, development studies, human rights, and more.

Turkey’s strategic location connecting Europe to Central Asia and the Middle East offers unique opportunities to analyze and study conflict in light of the country’s diverse historical, cultural, religious, and linguistic traditions. Being a part of this inter-disciplinary and intercultural environment, students of the MAPCS enjoy not only the opportunity to study with nationally and internationally renowned professors with invaluable knowledge and expertise in the field, but also to interact with practitioners working on some of the most pressing contemporary issues concerning refugees, migrants, mediation, conflict transformation and peacebuilding initiatives. By means of countless theoretical knowledge and praxis opportunities, the MAPCS prepares students for future careers in academia or in government ministries, local and international nongovernmental organizations.