M.A. Sustainable Peace in the Contemporary World
DURATION
18 up to 48 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
31 May 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 15,000 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* 3-credit course: $950; non-credit $750 plus bank charges | 2-credit course: $700; non-credit $500 plus bank charges
Key Summary
Introduction
The online Master of Arts program in Sustainable Peace in the Contemporary World engages competent professionals and researchers to resolve pressing and complex global problems that concern humanity. Every course in the program shares a commitment to ethics, fundamental human values, gender sensitivity, and multiculturalism.
The content of the online M.A. moves from a study of the origins of conflict at the personal, local, internal, and international levels to the promotion and practice of peace. The program discusses the responsibilities and capacities of all social sectors, including key political and economic institutions, as well as civil society and individuals, and their potential impact on the environmental and social aspects of peace and conflict. Skills for the maintenance of peace are emphasized throughout the program, including analyzing and understanding conflict from multiple perspectives.
This is an interdisciplinary online program, drawing on scholarship and methodologies from across academia. The complexities of today's world, and the developments of the last thirty years in understanding peace and conflict, demand an approach that crosses boundaries while seeking to create new progressions in the main field of study.
All courses are well-integrated within the program, bringing together modern theories, and concepts, in-depth case studies, best practices from around the world, sound methodologies, and the valuable contributions of course-takers.
Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Students can begin the M.A. program at the start of any new course, upon approval.
Admissions
Curriculum
Duration
Individual courses run for either 6 weeks (for a 2-credit course) or 9 weeks (for a 3-credit course). For online M.A. students, the academic year proceeds from September of one year to December of the next year. But students can start the online M.A. at any time. If students begin the program in September, they can complete the online M.A. in one and a half years. Extensions may be provided for a maximum of four years, after enrolling in the program.
Scholarships and Funding
Financial Aid and Scholarships
As a not-for-profit institution, UPEACE has limited funds for financial assistance. Therefore, we strive for balance, diverse class composition, and merit in distributing financial assistance among admitted students.
Regulations to Receive Financial Assistance in the UPEACE Online MA and individual online courses.
The prospective applicant has to be admitted to UPEACE before requesting financial assistance from the University. The financial assistance awarded is not negotiable.
NOTE: The waivers below are not automatic, but are reserved for a limited number of applicants based on the decisions of the Programme Committee, including the applicant’s merits.
Financial Assistance Categories
50% Tuition Waiver for M.A. Program
- Costa Rican citizens (Host country)
- UN Volunteers
- UN Staff on the following levels
- General Service and related categories (G, TC, S, PIA, LT)
- National Professional Officers (NO)
- Field Service (FS)
- General Service and related categories (G, TC, S, PIA, LT)
- National Professional Officers (NO)
- Field Service (FS)
30% Tuition Waivers for MA Program
- UN Staff on P level positions and higher
- Applicants who come from signatory countries of the International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace
- Professors and Alumni from a partner university