Peace and Conflict Studies MA

Conflict mediation and facilitation, organizational leadership and human resources, post-conflict development and reconstruction activities, peace research, preparation for doctoral studies.

Interpersonal Communication, Problem-Solving and Trust-Building examines role of language and communication where theoretical and practice perspectives are fundamental to the field of conflict analysis and resolution/peace studies. Power, gender, culture in communication and conflict; theories, practical skills for problem-solving, and trust-building are explored in diverse milieus.

Theories of Conflict and Conflict Resolution provides an overview of the theoretical foundations of conflict analysis and resolution examining macro and micro theories regarding the causes of conflicts and approaches to their resolution. Conflicts are complex on multiple interlocking planes. The course focuses on theory and the implications of these theories for practice.

International Human Rights and Human Security examines the shift in focus from state security to people. Human security is a bridge between the inter-related fields of development, human rights and conflict resolution. The course explores how these efforts at exploring the human condition can best be understood and applied.

Peace-building and Social Justice examines the role of peace building in short-term crisis intervention and long-term conflict transformation processes.  Social justice is addressed at the systems level as it impacts the achievement of sustainable reconciliation. Crisis management in conflict settings and the root causes of conflict and its prevention are explored.

• Restorative and Social Justice
• Dispute Systems Design
• Peace Education
• Gender, Conflict and Peacemaking
• Indigenous World Views and Approaches to Peacebuilding