Peace Studies

The Peace Studies concentration offers the opportunity for students studying conflict resolution to specialize their studies. Areas of study include the history and theory of international and domestic conflict; the political, economic, cultural, and social roots of such conflict; the causes and conduct of warfare; violence prevention; and global institutions for the resolution of conflict.

Students will learn to: 1) apply an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the field of peace building and peace studies; 2) provide an opportunity for students to engage in significant study and practice within the field; and 3) prepare students for professional positions in the fields of peacemaking and peace studies.

The concentration in Peace Studies focuses on a broad range community and global issues including social oppression, peace keeping, peace making, peace building, civil rights, conflict resolution, violence prevention and intervention, justice, and community advocacy, to name a few. The programs in Peace Studies serve as an academic catalyst for applied research, theoretical development, and the use of culturally informed methods for transforming oppressive situations. Students are trained to identify, assess, and create interventions that respond to the desire for justice and peace.

The concentration in Peace Studies is offered in both on-campus and online formats. These flexible formats allow mid?career working adults, and those unable to attend the on-campus program, to study conflict resolution in a creative, rigorous, and structured fashion. Students enrolled in the online program participate in on-campus institutes on the Fort Lauderdale campus twice per year, as well as online Web-based courses and individualized, independent studies. Students must apply to either the on-campus or online program. Students can switch formats at the beginning of a trimester, but not mid-trimester. Residential students who wish to take a combination of online and on-campus classes in any given trimester will be assessed a $70 technology fee for that trimester.

Admissions
Any student enrolled in the M.S. or Ph.D. program in Conflict Analysis & Resolution can elect to concentrate in Peace Studies.

Degree Plans
In addition to degree requirements, students must complete the following coursework to receive a Concentration in Peace Studies:

  • SFTM 5310/SFTD 5006: Intro to Systems Theories
  • CARM/CARD 5050: Foundations and Development of Peace Studies

Three of the following courses

  • CARM/CARD 6601: International Conflict Resolution
  • CARM/CARD 6604: Gender and Conflict
  • CARM/CARD 6607: Ethnopolitical and Community-Based Conflicts
  • CARM/CARD 6608: Non-Violent Social Movements
  • CARM CARD 6610: Trauma, Violence, and the Family
  • CARM/CARD 6611: Race and Ethnic Relations in America
  • CARM/CARD 6612: Conflict Transformation: Reconciliation and Healing
  • CARM/CARD 6615: Storytelling: Identity, Power, and Transformation
  • CARM/CARD 6616: Trauma and Violence: A Global Perspective

CARM/CARD courses will count as electives towards the M.S. or Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis & Resolution.