Curriculum Objectives

Students in the program can expect to:

• acquire understanding and demonstrate knowledge of the major concepts, theories, and methods in the study of peace, justice, conflict transformation, and nonviolence;
• develop a more thorough understanding of the economic, social, political, philosophical, and theological dimensions of justice and conflict in neighborhoods, countries, and the global community;
• understand and begin to critically assess alternative conceptions of a just society;
• be able to develop and execute research projects integrating theory, analysis, and practice;
• develop their writing and speaking skills so that they can effectively convey their knowledge;
• develop skills of synthesis and imagination that allow them to bring multiple perspectives to bear in creative ways; and
• engage in work in the community in a way that is both informed by theory and that provides crucial tests of theory.