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Required coursework: PAX 534 Foundations I 1 (6 SH) OR PAX 533 Analysis: Understanding Conflict (3 SH) AND PAX 532 Formation for Peacebuilding Practice (3 SH).
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Graduate Certificate in Restorative Justice
Restorative justice Justice (RJ) practitioners work with those affected by crime, violence and abuse to identify or create outcomes that heal relationships while holding those responsible accountable for the harms that were done.
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This Graduate Certificate is 18 semester hours (SH), which consists of 6 SH in conflict analysis and formation for peacebuilding practice, 6 SH of restorative justice studies, and 6 SH of electives. The certificate can be completed in a variety of ways: through courses taken during the annual Summer Peacebuilding Institute or through the combination of one semester on campus and one summer term or part-time studies over a longer period of time.
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- PAX 534 Foundations for Justice & Peacebuilding I – 1 (6 SH) OR PAX 533 Analysis (3 SH) AND PAX 532 Formation for Peacebuilding Practice (3 SH) in SPI
- PAX 571 Restorative Justice: Principles, Theories & Applications – 3 SH
- Practice course (PAX 676 Restorative Justice Practices or SPI restorative justice skills course) – 3 SH
Electives with advisor approval. Any CJP course can be beneficial depending on the student’s area of interest. Below are some suggested options – 6 SH
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- Justice in Transition/Building Justice (in SPI)
- Circle Processes (Fall/Spring for 1 credit; SPI for 2-3 SH)
- Organizational development courses leadership course (in SPI)
- Community Organizing (in SPI)
- STAR (Fall, Spring or SPI)
- Philosophy & Praxis of Forgiveness & Reconciliation (in SPI)
- Nonviolent Mobilization for Social Change (Spring)
- Mediation & Negotiation (Fall)
- Facilitation (Spring)
- MA in Education RJ courses (especially for those wanting to work within educational settings)
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