International Peace & Conflict Resolution
Master’s Degree Requirements
Two-Year Full-time Program
(44–50 credits)
First Year
(courses held on the Arcadia campus)
Required Courses
- IP 501 Introduction to Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (fall)
- IP 502 Research Methods in Conflict Analysis and Peace Science (spring)
- IP 504 Foundations of Conflict Analysis (fall)
- IP 561 Graduate Colloquium (year-long course)
Electives* (Students may choose two electives in fall and three in spring for a total of five electives in their first year. NOTE: Not all courses run every year.)
- IP 507 Foundations of Peace Education (online)
- IP 511 Introduction to International Law
- IP 515 Mediation and Conflict Coaching (online)
- IP 520 International Security
- IP 521 International Organizations in Dispute Resolution
- IP 522 Conflict Resolution in Deeply Divided Societies
- IP 523 Post-Conflict Relief and Development
- IP 524 Conflict Management (online)
- IP 527 Peace Education I (online)
- IP 528 Peace Education II (online)
- IP 529 Advanced Mediation
- IP 532 Advanced Seminar in International Law
- IP 533 Conflict Transformation
- IP 535 Economics, the Environment and Development
- IP 537 Restorative Justice (online)
- IP 542 International Health and Human Rights
- IP 543 Peace Perspectives of World Religions
- IP 585 NGOs in International Politics: Concepts & challenges
- IP 585 NGO Management, Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation
- IP 585 Conflict, Governance and State Building
*Or others by permission of the program
Second Year
Required Courses
- IP 581 Study Abroad
- IP 583 Internship
- IP 598 Capstone Seminar (spring)
Each M.A. candidate has the option of an individually designed program in year two.
- IP 581 Study Abroad (9–12 credits) During their second year, graduate students in the IPCR program have the opportunity to take specialized courses in the area of their choice at one of our partner institutions abroad. Most students will spend the fall semester of their second year fulfilling this requirement, but in exceptional circumstances summer and short term options may be undertaken per the approval of the director.
- IP 583 Internship (9–12 credits) The professional internship experience is practical training at the graduate level with a practitioner organization in the field. 240 hours of internship are required, over the course of three to four months. The internship offers candidates substantive experience in their chosen areas of specialization. Candidates prepare a learning contract with their supervisors and the IPCR Director in order to determine their learning goals, resources and means of evaluation. All candidates keep a journal recording their activities and reflect on what they learn.
- IP 598 Capstone Seminar (2 credits) Candidates return to campus in the spring of their second year to complete their thesis requirement. The seminar meets weekly and follows a workshop format. Capstone culminates in a public presentation of the thesis project during the university-wide Capstone day.
