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The Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy offers a unique program combining a concentration in conflict resolution and peace studies with a master' s degree in social and public policy. The program prepares students to address social injustice and political problems, and trains them to become leaders in mediation, conflict resolution, and peace building.
Program Goals and Philosophy
The Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies program introduces students to the field of conflict transformation. The curriculum is designed to provide students with the academic and practical tools needed to work on issues related to peace and justice. Specifically, the program:
• Introduces theoretical tools for the analysis of conflict
• Offers training in the methods of conflict resolution
• Imparts ethical, moral, and philosophical insights into the process of creating peaceful social change
• Provides opportunities for experiential learning through internships
Curriculum
All students in the M.A. program fulfill the general requirements for the social and public policy degree. Those concentrating in conflict resolution and peace studies receive a certificate of proficiency in this area upon completion of four required courses:
• Theories of Conflict
• Theory and Practice of Conflict Resolution
• Nonviolent Social Change
• Either an internship or Community Organizing and Social Movements
The certificate may also be earned in conjunction with another graduate program.
• All M.A. students in the conflict resolution and peace studies concentration in the Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy must also complete a fifth course that has an international focus.
Faculty
The faculty of the Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy take an interdisciplinary approach to the study of peacebuilding and conflict resolution. Their interests include mediation, nonviolence, international social movements, non-governmental organizations, human rights, ethnic politics, international negotiation, post-conflict justice and reconciliation, and comparative social change.
Local and Global Emphasis
From its inception, the Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies program has focused on local as well as global concerns. On a local level, students have done internships with regional organizations such as the Pittsburgh Mediation Center and Conflict Resolution International. The Policy Center has also obtained grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement mediation training with the Pittsburgh police and conflict intervention programs with at-risk youth. With an international focus, the Policy Center has sponsored workshops on peacemaking in Cyprus , drawing both Greek and Turkish Cypriots to campus for a week-long training on prejudice reduction and conflict transformation.
Alumni
Our graduates have found employment in a variety of areas. Some of our alumni are working with organizations such as CDR (Communications, Decisions, Resolutions) Associates, Centers for Disease Control, Catholic Relief Services, and regional community mediation centers.
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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