This programme is one of five South West Doctoral Training Centre (SWDTC) interdisciplinary pathways that are delivered in partnership with the Universities of Bath and Exeter. The programme recognises different disciplinary social scientific research on security, conflict and justice, and how different approaches treat these issues. The programme moves beyond traditional approaches to security studies, complementing these with new perspectives, such as human (in)security more widely (including domestic insecurity and violence), in order to develop better strategies for resolving conflicts and securing social justice. The MRes' emphasis on ESRC accredited research methods training, on the ability to plan, research and write a sophisticated dissertation, and on the ability to think in broad theoretical and interdisciplinary terms about challenging issues, provides an ideal introduction not only to academic research but also to working for NGOs. This pathway would be of interest to those with career paths in international security, development and conflict issues, the Department for International Development, policy researchers, consultants, policy civil servants or the military.