Programs
Requirements for the Masters Degree
The program begins in late August with a required orientation, introducing students to the range of interdisciplinary scholarship in the program. Students in both tracks take four required core courses, one skills-based course, three 1-unit workshops/practica and three elective courses selected in consultation with their advisor. Students who wish to focus their studies on an emphasis (human rights, development and human security, or conflict analysis and resolution) must take at least two of the three elective classes in their area of emphasis. Both tracks conclude with a capstone project requiring students to apply skills and perspectives acquired in the program to a current problem threatening or preventing peace and/or justice. In the 17-month track, the internship course serves to integrate the practical experience of the internship with theory through critical discussion.
With the exception of the capstone course and, for students in the 17-month track, the internship, substitutions of required courses can occur with the approval of the Program Director if a required course duplicates previous academic work of the student.
Requirements for the Degree: 12-Month Track
- Full-time status as a graduate student
- Approval of courses by the Program Director
- Required Orientation
- 30 units of graduate work with a 3.0 or higher
- Four core courses (12 units)
- Three elective courses* (9 units)
- One skills-based course (3 units)
- Three 1-unit workshops/practica (3 units)
- Capstone Project (3 units) must be at “B” or better performance
- No more than 6 units of course work at the 300 level or 400 level can be counted toward the 30 units.
*Students who wish to focus their studies on an emphasis must take at least 2 of the 3 elective courses in their area of emphasis
Requirements for the Degree: 17-Month Track
- Full-time status as a graduate student
- Approval of courses by the Program Director
- Required Orientation
- 33 units of graduate work with a 3.0 or higher
- Four core courses (12 units)
- Three elective courses* (9 units)
- One skills-based course (3 units)
- Three 1-unit workshops/practica (3 units)
- Internship (3 units)
- Capstone Project (3 units) must be at “B” or better performance
- No more than 6 units of course work at the 300 level or 400 level can be counted toward the 30 units.
*Students who wish to focus their studies on an emphasis must take at least 2 of the 3 elective courses in their area of emphasis
