Academics
UPEACE has been offering Master’s Degree Programmes at its Costa Rica campus for students from all parts of the world since its establishment. The following Programmes are being offered during the academic year 2012-2013:
Regular Programmes • MA in International Law and the Settlement of Disputes; • MA in International Law and Human Rights; • MA in International Peace Studies; • MA in Gender and Peacebuilding; • MA in Peace Education; • MA in Environmental Security and Governance, with a specialization in Climate Change; • MA in Media, Peace and Conflict Studies; • MA in Sustainable Natural Resources Management; • MA in Responsible Management and Sustainable Economic Development; • MA in Sustainable Urban Governance and Peace; • On-line MA in Sustainable Peace in the Contemporary World.
Special programmes • Dual MA in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (with American University, Washington DC); • Asia Leaders Programme, a Dual Campus MA in International Peace Studies (with Ateneo de Manila University, The Philippines) • Dual MA programmes with Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea; • Joint Degree in Peace and Security Studies with the Institute of Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia • Dual MA in Peace Studies with the University of Innsbruck • Joint MA programme in Sustainable Peace through Sports with International University in Monaco
Study Abroad Programmes UPEACE offers graduate and advance undergraduate students from other institutions the opportunity to enrol in UPEACE’s Study Abroad Programme (SAP) in three different ways: • Semester Abroad Programme • UPEACE Institute in January • Undergraduate Credit Building
Distance Education Courses Apart from its online MA in Sustainable Peace in the Contemporary World, UPEACE also offers a series of individual online courses that can be taken for both academic credits or for certificates.
Doctoral Programme The University has announced its new "Doctoral Programme in Peace & Conflict Studies" that is expected to commence in Fall of 2012. According to the website of the University for Peace, "this Doctoral Programme is designed to respond to a growing demand for academic and professional training that addresses the complex and multidimensional issues of peace and conflict in societies." The Programme offers a broad range of research foci and specializations including, though not limited to, Environmental Security and Peace, Gender and Peace Building, International Law and Human Rights, International Law and the Settlement of Disputes, International Peace Studies, Media, Peace and Conflict Studies, Natural Resources and Peace, Peace Education, Responsible Management and Sustainable Development, and Sustainable Urban Governance and Peace. The Programme offers two tracks for achieving the doctorate - a research track and a professional track.
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