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Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies
Admissions guidelines: The admissions standards
and guidelines for the Conflict Resolution Certificate
Program is the same as those for normal admission
into the Masters program except the Graduate Record
Examination is not required.
Students completing
the 12-credit concentration in Conflict Resolution and Peace
Studies are awarded a Certificate in Conflict Resolution, on
behalf of Duquesne University. This certificate verifies that
students have successfully acquired the concepts and skills
necessary to work in the conflict resolution field.
Conflict
Resolution Certificate Courses
Nonviolent Social Change - 3 credits
Theory and Practice of Conflict Resolution - 3
credits
Theories of Conflict - 3 credits
Internship or Community Organizing and Social
Movements - 3 credits
Total 12 credits
Certificate
in Policy Analysis
Admissions guidelines: The admissions standards
and guidelines for the Policy Analysis Certificate
Program is the same as those for normal admission
in the Masters program, including the requirement
for taking the Graduate Record Examination.
Core Requirements
- 6 credits
Techniques - 6
credits
Substantive Area
- 6 credits
Internship - 3
credits
Total 21 credits
Course categories:
There are three sets of skills that are essential to successful
policy analysis. These three sets of skills include (1) understanding
the nature of the policymaking process; (2) understanding the
techniques of policy analysis and social science research methodology;
and (3) having a basic understanding of at least one substantive
area of public policy. More specifically, graduates of the policy
analysis certification program should be able to:
(1) The
Policymaking Process
•interpret policy outcomes as the
result of the interaction among
legislative actors, interest groups, political
parties, and other process participants
pursing both political and policy goals;
•analyze a set of political events and provide
a reasoned explanation of those events;
(2) The Techniques of Policy Analysis/Social
Science Research Methodology
•apply techniques of social science research
methodology and understand how this application
differs from that of the physical sciences;
•define the parameters of public policy problems;
•apply the techniques of formal policy analysis
in the consideration of public problems;
•perform data collection and analyze those
data to offer insights into policy
issues;
•effective communicate policy analysis in
writing and in speech;
(3) A Substantive Area of Public Policy
•identify the particular political forces
and other contextual factors that
constrain policy makers in a particular policy
area;
•analyze contemporary public policy debates
and provide a coherent, reasoned definition
of the issues at hand;
•identify and interpret the various contextual
factors that shape policy outcomes
in a policy area;
•acquire a "hands-on" understanding
of the substantive policy area through
the completion of a relevant internship.
Policy Analysis Certificate
Courses: Menu of Skills Sets
Policy
Making Process (6 credits total, 3 credits required)
Social and Public Policy Analysis (required)
8 Elective Courses Available
Techniques
of Policy Analysis/Social Science Research Methodology
(9
credits total, 6 credits required)
Research Methods (required)
Quantitative
Analysis (required)
6 Elective Courses Available
Substantive
Policy Areas/Additional Course Work
(6
credits total, 3 credits required)
Internship (required)
22 Elective Courses Available
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For more information about programs available
in the Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy
contact:
Duquesne University
Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy
539 College Hall
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
412-396-1780
Fax: 412-396-1739
E-mail: socialpolicy@duq.edu
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