JOA N B . K ROC SCHOOL OF PEACE STUDIES PARTNE RSH IP
SUA is honored to announce the development of an Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Program between SUA and the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego (USD). This partnership brings together two universities whose mission and founding principles are so closely aligned. Under this agreement, SUA students will be able to begin their graduate studies while completing their undergraduate degree in one of three Master’s Degrees offered at the Kroc School: MA in Peace and Justice (MAPJ); MA in Social Innovation (MASI); and MS in Conflict Management and Resolution (MS-CMR).
MA IN PEACE AND JUSTICE (MAPJ) PROGRAM The interdisciplinary MAPJ program is ranked #1 nationally. Drawing upon the expertise and experience of peacebuilders from around the globe, students learn how to address a wide range of peace and social justice challenges, including armed conflict, refugee and forced displacement issues, human rights abuses, and environmental injustices. In so doing, students acquire the capacity to analyze the root causes of violence, oppression, and injustice, and apply impactful peacebuilding strategies to address them. At the global level, the MAPJ program prepares students for careers in public and private sectors, as well as intergovernmental organizations and nonprofits. Graduates work in areas of international development, humanitarian aid, human rights, environmental policy and peace and security, and in fields including policy advising, advocacy and research, conflict resolution, community outreach, trauma recovery, refugee support, fundraising and more.
MA IN SOCIAL INNOVATION (MASI) PROGRAM The interdisciplinary and nationally ranked MASI program provides students with an opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to develop sustainable, scalable solutions to tackle humanity’s urgent challenges, whether that leads to growing their own social impact startup or leading innovative programs in established organizations. Drawing upon purpose-driven social innovators from around the globe, coupled with a curriculum that emphasizes experiential learning and human-centered design, students learn how to develop, implement, and manage innovations for social change. Based upon a deep understanding of the historical, institutional, and cultural factors that drive conflict, injustice, oppression, and poverty, students learn to design and implement solutions effectively and sustainably. MASI graduates have found careers leading entrepreneurial ventures, in the public and private sector as well as intergovernmental organizations and nonprofits. Graduates work within organizations focusing on social change, creating economic, social, and environmental value, within corporate social responsibility departments, as well as local, state, and national governments.
MS IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND RESOLUTION (MS-CMR) PROGRAM In common with its counterparts, the nationally ranked MS-CMR program draws in working professionals from around the globe. Students gain the skills necessary to expertly navigate intra-societal conflicts at the individual, workplace, community, national and international levels. Through an interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes experiential learning, students encounter multiple approaches to effectively manage and resolve conflict, graduating with a readiness to transform conflict into positive change through conflict analysis, intervention design, negotiation, mediation and facilitation and dialogue. MS-CMR graduates have made a global impact through careers in public and private sectors, as well as intergovernmental organizations and nonprofits. Graduates work within organizations as ombudspersons, diplomats, mediators, human resources specialists and more.
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