M.A. Peace Education
Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica
MA
DURATION
11 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 19,500 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus, Blended
* fees may be paid via online credit card payment or international wire transfers to our bank location in Costa Rica in USD only. American Express and Discover cards not accepted
Fast-track counseling
By contacting the school, you'll get access to free priority counselling for any study and application questions.
Key Summary
The Master of Arts Degree in Peace Education seeks to develop and strengthen the capacity of formal and informal educators to build a peaceful world on all levels and in all dimensions of life. Through coursework and independent research or internship experiences, complemented with a unique and cooperative learning environment at UPEACE, students will enhance their values formation, knowledge and skills for living in and building cultures of peace. An understanding of the roles of education, educators and institutions can play in resolving and transforming conflicts and violence towards holistic cultures of peace is explored.
Student Body
The University for Peace is characterized by its diversity and multiculturalism. For 2018-2019, we have 174 students from 55 countries (166 women vs. 58 men). As a result, our campus is always full of student activities, most of them organized by the students themselves. In past years, we have had yoga classes, conversation classes in different languages, the celebration of cultural nights (Asian night, Latin night, European night, etc.), as well as institutional activities open to students (Zumba classes, academic "brown bag" lunches, etc.).
Course Examples
- Gender Mainstreaming in Peacekeeping Operations and in Humanitarian Assistance
- Strategic Nonviolence Resistance
- Terrorism and Conflict: Issues and Perspectives
- Working in Conflict and Post-Conflict Areas - Field Training
Career Prospects
Graduates of the program will be sensitive to peace-oriented values and principles and empowered with a critical understanding and knowledge of the root causes of diverse conflicts as well as nonviolent strategies for transforming these conflicts toward a peaceful world. They will also be able to share creative curriculum and pedagogical skills in peace education in formal contexts (e.g., schools, universities, departments or ministries of education) and equally in non-formal and community contexts (e.g., intergovernmental or state agencies, the private sector, NGOs, and CSOs). Graduates will be able to consult on educational practices or engage in educational research.