Peace Studies Certificate at University of Saskatchewan

Programme overview

The Certificate in Peace Studies takes an interdisciplinary approach to peace, conflict, reconciliation, substantive justice and nonviolent resistance, treating peace as including social justice, gender and racial equality and ecological health as well as the absence of war. It draws on political science, religious studies, history, anthropology, Indigenous studies, sociology, psychology, economics, English, philosophy and international studies.

Faculty: College of Arts and Science | Duration: One- or two-year certificate (part-time) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

18 credit units from at least 3 subject codes: CPSJ 112.3 and CPSJ 310.3, 3 credit units from IS 401, PHIL 239, POLS 201, POLS 372 or RLST 284, and 9 credit units of electives across anthropology, history, Indigenous studies, philosophy, political studies and religious studies.

Career pathways

Conflict resolution skills for management, criminal justice, counselling, politics, social work, business, child and family services and mediation; suited to students in nursing, medicine, education or law adding peace studies to their skill set.

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Application information

Entry requirements

College of Arts and Science (BA, BSc and BA&Sc undergraduate admission): regular admission from high school requires Grade 12 standing or equivalent, Foundations of Mathematics 30 or Pre-Calculus 30 (applicants may be admitted with a mathematics deficiency), a minimum 70% average on five high school subjects and proficiency in English. Applicants with 18 or more transferable post-secondary credit units need a minimum 60% average on those units, plus the same mathematics and English requirements. Special (mature) admission is available to applicants aged 21 or older who do not qualify for regular admission.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: One- or two-year certificate (part-time)

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.usask.ca/peace-studies.php

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