Peacebuilding (Graduate Certificate)

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Offered by the School of International Service .

Admission to the Program

Open to students with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited institution. Applicants must submit their official transcripts along with a one page statement of purpose.

Non-native English speakers are required to submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) unless they hold a degree from a US-accredited institution before enrollment at SIS. The minimum TOEFL score for full admissions consideration is 100 on the Internet-based test (iBT) or 600 on the paper-based test (PBT). The minimum IELTS score is 7.0.

Certificate Requirements

15 credit hours with grades of C or better, including at least 6 credit hours at or above 600-level
Compliance with all regulations for a certificate (Graduate Academic Regulations 4.11 , 5 , 6 )

Course Requirements

Required (6 credit hours)

Concentration (9 credit hours)

Complete 9 credit hours from one of the following concentrations:

Culture, Identity, and Peace

SIS-606 Culture and Peace and Conflict Resolution: Alternatives to Violence (3)
6 credit hours of approved coursework from Culture, Identity, and Peace concentration

International Negotiation

SIS-611 International Negotiation (3)
6 credit hours of approved coursework from International Negotiation concentration

Peacebuilding

SIS-735 Peacebuilding Theory and Organization (3)
6 credit hours of approved coursework from Peacebuilding concentration

Reconciliation and Justice

SIS-613 Reconciliation and Justice (3)
6 credit hours of approved coursework from Reconciliation and Justice concentration