Modality
On Campus
Program URL
https://government.georgetown.edu/conflict-resolution/
The Master of Arts program in Conflict Resolution prepares students to resolve conflict in a turbulent world. The program includes a theoretically rigorous core curriculum, skills taught by top practitioners with a focus on negotiation, mediation, and facilitation, and practice through an experiential learning series. The curriculum explores the nature of conflict and how peace is made, built, and sustained. Building on Georgetown’s commitment to social justice, the program supports students’ focus at local, national, and global levels.
Academic Policies
The academic policies and procedures of the Conflict Resolution program are those specified in Georgetown University’s Bulletin and the Government Department’s handbook.
Program Requirements
The M.A. in Conflict Resolution requires 34 credit hours of coursework. Full-time students can complete these requirements in four consecutive semesters, including a summer of fieldwork.
The required core courses include:
- Introduction to Conflict Resolution Theory
- Applied Research Methods for Conflict Resolution
- Applied Negotiations
- Mediation
- Facilitation
- Conflict Resolution Practicum: Parts I & II
- Intersections
Students are also required to take five graduate level electives in the following areas:
- Two 3-credit Conflict Resolution electives
- Two 3-credit general electives that relate to the student’s individual interests and career goals.
- One 3-credit Area or Region-specific elective that focuses on a particular geographic region or area.
Students must take one-credit skills courses that focus on a particular set of skills or delve into a particular subject.
Required Examinations
All students in the program must demonstrate that they have completed substantial foreign language training prior to completing the program. Students may take language classes at Georgetown to meet the requirement. The full foreign language policy is found in the Government Department’s M.A. programs handbook.
Thesis Requirements
Students may opt to write a master’s thesis. The thesis should be research and written in the final semester study. The thesis is pursued as a three-credit elective.
