Academic Year 2015-2016
Academic Year ‘14-‘15
MA in International Peace and Conflict Resolution
(39 credits)
Academic Advising Worksheet
Name:
AUID:
SEMESTER/YEAR
CORE COURSES (9 Credit Hours)
SIS-607
Peace Paradigms (3)
SIS-609
Conflict Analysis & Resolution: Theory & Practice (3)
SIS-606
Culture, Peace & Conflict Resolution: Alternatives to Violence (3)
ECONOMICS (3 Credit Hours) Choose one of the following:
SIS-619
Economics of Violence and Peace (3) OR
ECON-603
Introduction to Economic Theory (3) OR
SIS-616
International Economics (3)* OR
SIS-673
Comparative Political Economy (3) OR
An approved economics course (3):
RESEARCH METHODS (6 Credit Hours)
SIS-600
Int’l Affairs Stat/Methods (3) OR
SIS-619
Adv. Int’l Affairs Stats/Methods (3)
AND
SIS-612
Qualitative Research Methods in PCR (3) OR
An approved methods course (3):
CONCENTRATION (15 Credit Hours)
Applied Conflict Resolution
Human Rights
Identity and Culture
Peacebuilding
International Negotiation
Research and Policy
Regional
Related Field
Self-Designed Concentration**
ELECTIVE (3 Credit Hours)
Electives may include professional skills institutes, an internship for credit, additional thesis credits, or an elective course
CAPSTONE (3 Credit Hours) Choose one of the following:
SIS-795
Substantial Research Paper – SRP (3) OR
SIS-794
Substantial Research Paper w/coursework (3) OR
SIS-793
Practicum (3) OR
SIS-797
Thesis (3-6) *An additional 3 credits of thesis may be registered as elective credit
NON-CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
FOREIGN LANGUAGE CERTIFICATION
LANGUAGE:
INTERNSHIP/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATION
*SIS-616 requires a pre-requisite of ECON-603 or a waiver. Please see your Graduate Academic Advisor for more information.
**If you plan on self-designing your own concentration please see your Graduate Academic Advisor. Please find signature lines on
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Academic Year ‘14-‘15
SUGGESTED CONCENTRATIONS (WITH SUGGESTED COURSES) FOR IPCR
Applied Conflict Resolution
SIS-611 International Negotiation
SIS-617 Applied Conflict Resolution
SIS-619 Islamic Sources of Conflict
Resolution
SIS-619 Peacemaking/Intractable Conflict
SIS-619 Conflict Prevention and Assessment
SIS-619 Dialogue: Approaches &
Applications
SIS-619 Peacebuilding in Divided Societies
SIS-619 Peace Education
SIS-619 Localizing Peace
SIS-619 Theories & Methods of Nonviolence
SIS-619 Policies for Constructive Intergroup
Relations
SIS-619 Comparative Peace Processes
SIS-628 Children, Media and Conflict
SIS-640 International Communication
SIS-642 Cross-Cultural Communication
ANTH-635 Race, Gender, & Social Justice
EDU-642 Training Program Design
EDU-647 Global/Cultural Edu & Training
LAW-614 Alternative Dispute Resolution
MGMT-665 Negotiation
PUAD-652 Facilitation & Team Development
PUAD-658 Managing Conflict
Human Rights
SIS-519 Migration, Refugees & Trafficking
SIS-519 Ethnicity, Crime & Immigration
SIS-613 Reconciliation & Justice
SIS-619 Human Rights & Conflict
SIS-619 Gender & Conflict
SIS-619 Islam & Human Rights
SIS-619 Youth & Conflict
SIS-619 Minorities in Mid-East/N. Africa
SIS-619 Human Rights Org/Law in Americas
SIS-622 Human Rights
SIS-621 Int’l Law & the Legal Order
SIS-625 Int’l Organizations
SIS-696 United Nations
SIS-696 Minorities/Int’l Human Rights Law
ANTH-635 Race, Gender & Social Justice
LAW-626 Human Rights
JLS-615 Law & Human Rights
RELG-686 Religion & Social Justice
Identity & Culture
SIS-619 Islamic Sources of Conflict
Resolution
SIS-619 Kurds & Their Neighbors
SIS-619 Gender & Conflict
SIS-619 Islamic Peace Processes
SIS-619 Peacebuilding in Divided Societies
SIS-619 Islam & Democracy
SIS-619 Islam & Human Rights
SIS-619 Localizing Peace
SIS-619 Conflict in Africa
SIS-619 Youth & Conflict
SIS-624 Children in Int’l Development
SIS-642 Cross-Cultural Communication
SIS-648 Women & Development
SIS-676 Race & Ethnicity in Americas
SIS-676 Afghanistan: Conflict & Society
SIS-696 Youth & Int’l Development
ANTH-535 Ethnicity & Nationalism
ANTH- 596 Understanding War/Blding Peace
ANTH-635 Race, Gender, & Social Justice
RELG-675 Religion & Violence
RELG-686 Peace & Religion
International Negotiation
SIS-611 Int’l Negotiation
SIS-617 Applied Conflict Resolution
SIS-619 Peacemaking in Intractable Conflict
SIS-619 Comparative Peace Processes
SIS-619 Negotiation Analysis & Skills
SIS-619 Int’l Economic Negotiation
SIS-628 Communication for Social Change
SIS-642 Cross-Cultural Communication
LAW-614 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW-677 Int’l Litigation & Arbitration
LAW-789 Int’l Commercial Arbitration
LAW-987 Int’l Business Negotiation Seminar
JLS-615 Law & Human Rights
MGMT-665 Negotiation
Peacebuilding
SIS-519 Post-Saddam Iraq
SIS-540 Conflict & Development
SIS-542 Human & Global Security
SIS-613 Reconciliation & Justice
SIS-619 Peacebuilding in Divided Societies
SIS-619 Spirituality & Global Politics
SIS-619 Peacebuilding in Africa
SIS-619 Post-War Peacebuilding
SIS-619 US Experiments in Peacebuilding
SIS-619 Conflict in Africa
SIS-619 Dialogue: Approaches &
Applications
SIS-619 Localizing Peace
SIS-619 Youth & Conflict
SIS-619 Economics of Violence & Peace
SIS-619 Conflict Prevention & Assessment
SIS-619 Comparative Peace Processes
SIS-619 Policies for Constructive Intergroup
Relations
SIS-619 Corruption, Dev. & Democracy
SIS-619 Insurgency & Counterinsurgency
SIS-625 Int’l Organizations
SIS-635 Complex Emergencies
SIS-653 U.S. Policy toward Weak States
SIS-696 United Nations
ANTH-596 Understanding War/Blding Peace
GOVT-634 Democratization: Past, Present,
Future
RELG-686 Peace & Religion
Research & Policy
SIS-541 System Analysis for Management,
Development, and the Environment
SIS-582 USFP Towards Latin America
SIS-601 Intro to Theory in Int’l Relations
SIS-612 Qual. Research Methods in PCR
SIS-619 Peacebuilding in Africa
SIS-619 US Experiments in Peacebuilding
SIS-619 Post-War Peacebuilding
SIS-619 Policies for Constructive Intergroup
Relations
SIS-619 Political Risk Analysis
SIS-623 Int’l Policy Analysis
SIS-626 Social Policy & Development
SIS-634 Field Research Survey Methods
SIS-635 Program Evaluation
SIS-653 US Policy toward Weak States
SIS-672 Theories of Comparative & Int’l
Studies
SIS-680 Qual. Methods for IR
SIS-684 Nat’l Security Policy
ANTH-541 Anthropology & the State
ANTH-552 Anthropological Research
Methods
ANTH-632 Contemporary Theory: Culture,
Power, History
GOVT-720 Adv. Quant. Methods
PUAD-607 Econ & Politics of Public Policy
SOCY-580 Social Policy Analysis
SOCY-620 Social Research I
SOCY-621 Social Research II
STAT-515 Regression
STAT-530 Mathematical Statistics I
STAT-600 Adv. Mathematical Statistics
WGST-500 Current Issues & Research in
Women’s & Gender Studies
Self-Designed Concentration: Students may
design their own concentration with approval
from an IPCR faculty member and the IPCR
Academic Advisor. Please find space for a
faculty member and the Academic Advisor to
sign off below.
IPCR Faculty Approval of Concentration:
______________________________________
IPCR Academic Advisor Approval of
Concentration:
______________________________________
Regional Concentration: Students may
concentrate regionally on Africa, the
America’s, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, or
Russia and Central Eurasia.
Related Field: Students may choose to
concentrate in a related field by focusing on
the content of another SIS master’s program
including Global Environmental Policy, Int’l
Economic Relations, Global Governance,
Politics & Security, Natural Resources &
Sustainable Development, Int’l
Communication, Int’l Development, US
Foreign Policy & Nat’l Security, Int’l Media,
or Social Enterprise.