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Master of Arts in Peace Studies
an interdisciplinary, two-year program

Application Deadline: JANUARY 5, 2009
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The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies seeks outstanding students to participate in its challenging program of graduate study leading to the Master of Arts degree in Peace Studies. The multidisciplinary program is designed to equip students with both theoretical understanding and practical skills. It prepares graduates for careers in peacebuilding, including scholarly and policy research, teaching, public service in government and in non-governmental organizations, social action, diplomacy, and conflict transformation. At the Kroc Institute, Peace Studies is defined in the broadest terms as research, education and training towards building conditions necessary for peace, constructive social change, equitable social and economic development, a sustainable global ecology, and universal respect for human rights.

The Kroc Institute seeks candidates for admission from throughout the world, of diverse cultural, religious, and political backgrounds. Financial aid in the form of scholarships, stipends, support for travel, and funded internships is awarded to more than 90 percent of Kroc students. Graduates of the institute now work in over eighty countries, building on the integration of scholarship and praxis that is the foundation of the Kroc educational experience.

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The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
100 Hesburgh Center for International Studies · P.O. Box 639 · Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
(574) 631 - 6970
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