Certificate in Faith-Rooted Advocacy and Conflict Transformation at Duke University

Programme overview

The certificate offers theological learning and spiritual formation for students discerning vocations in advocacy, public witness, peacebuilding and reconciliation, in partnership with the Center for Reconciliation. Declarations are open from August 2026.

Faculty: Duke Divinity School | Study mode: part-time | Location: Durham, NC, United States

What you will study

M.Div. students complete a core conflict transformation class, two policy or practice electives, co-curricular engagement (such as the Summer Institute for Transformation and Reconciliation) and a field education case-study prompt; M.T.S. students complete the core class, one elective, a related thesis and co-curricular engagement.

Career pathways

Advocacy, public witness, peacebuilding and reconciliation vocations.

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Entry requirements

Duke Divinity School degree-based certificate: it is earned alongside a Duke Divinity master's degree (residential and hybrid M.Div., M.T.S., M.A. in Christian Practice), so students must be admitted to and enrolled in one of those degree programmes. No separate admission requirements, GPA, test scores or deadlines are published for the certificate itself.

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