Program Overview

The two-year Peace and Justice Studies Diploma emphasizes building cultures of peace through interdisciplinary study, conflict analysis and transformation and service learning. Students also have the opportunity to study internationally in PEAC 205: Global Perspective in Peace: An Independent Studies Course.

The global landscape is changing as individuals and groups seek new ways to address conflict that adheres to principles of nonviolence and sustainability. In these exciting times, you can strive to be part of the global peace movement that looks at these events in a different light, choosing to see hope and optimism by viewing situations from the perspective of peace and justice.

Emphasizing peace from the interpersonal to the international, this program combines courses in humanities and social sciences and gives you opportunities to engage in various service learning experiences or in self-directed peace studies related academic research.

Themes

• Environment
• Restorative Justice
• Leadership
• International Development
• Social Justice
• Human Rights
• Non-Violence

Download the Peace and Justice Studies brochure.