To obtain a BPhil in International Area Studies, I pursued a concentration in Peace, Conflict, and Security. I took multiple courses surrounding war which focused on the structural causes and potential solutions. This complimented my anthropology course that I took when I studied abroad which examined the civil war in Northern Ireland. Beyond the study of war, I have also concentrated on conflict in the Middle East through one history course, one political science course, and one linguistics course. I learned about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, current issues in the Middle East such as the Syrian Civil War, and an in-depth examination of one country in the region, Turkey. Finally, I took one political science course on international organizations that exist to deal with conflict and build relationships between countries, and I took one political science course to better understand research methods which was invaluable to my own research project.