Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation Requirements
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The Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation (MACT) is awarded upon successful completion of 45 semester hours (SH). This includes a 15 credit required core, a high level conflict transformation course, a fall or spring skills assessment course, electives, and the practicum. Students work with an academic advisor to establish a course of study that will meet that student’s vocational goals. When pursued full-time, the program can be completed in two academic years; limited-residency students normally finish in three to five years. Normally all students are required to spend at least one spring semester (January-May) on campustake 5-6 credits of their MACT residentially, on EMU's campus, with one of those courses being PAX 635.
To graduate the student must meet all course and practicum requirements, earn a minimum GPA of 3.00, master the program assessment criteria for competency, and obtain formal approval of the faculty for graduation.
Master of Arts Core (15 SH)
- PAX 534 Foundations for Justice & Peacebuilding 1 (6 1 sequence
- PAX 533 Analysis: Understanding Conflict (3 SH)
- PAX
- 532 Formation for
- Peacebuilding Practice (3 SH)
- Foundations 2 sequence (6 SH)
- Please note that for the 2021-22 year academic year, PAX 635 plus a 3 credit hour course from the approved courses listed below will satisfy the PAX 634 Foundations 2 requirement.
- PAX 585 Global Development
- PAX 588 Nonviolent Mobilization for Social Change
- PPX 371 Peace and Security in East Asia
- PPX 401 Human Rights and Dignity
- PAX 692 Economics for Emancipation: The Past and Future of the Freedom Struggle
- PAX 568 Transformational Leadership for Social Change
- PAX 563 Forgiveness and Reconciliation
- PAX 640 STAR Level 2
- PAX 635 Global Challenges, Local Struggles and Transnational Solidarities (3 SH)
- One elective course from an approved list of courses (3 SH)
- Please note that for the 2021-22 year academic year, PAX 635 plus a 3 credit hour course from the approved courses listed below will satisfy the PAX 634 Foundations 2 requirement.
- PAX 535 Research Methods for Social Change (3 SH)
Conflict Transformation Required Courses (6 SH)
- PAX 665 Designing Processes for Conflict Transformation (fall) (3 SH)
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- Please note this is a new requirement for MACT students beginning Fall 2022
And choose one of the following:
- PAX 601 Mediation & Negotiation (fall) (3 SH)
- PAX 676 Restorative Justice Practices (spring) (3 SH)
- PAX 610 Facilitation: Process Design & Skills for Dialogue, Deliberation & Decision-making (spring) (3SH)
Electives (18-21 SH)
- Additional skills courses, other PAX courses, or other courses decided with your faculty advisor based on your interests and goals. CJP’s annual Summer Peacebuilding Institute is also an excellent opportunity to pick up interesting elective courses taught by practitioner experts.
Practicum (6-9 SH)
- PAX 682 Practicum (in select cases a student can petition
- CJP accepts one student petition per year to complete PAX 683 Thesis in lieu of
- PAX 682 Practicum
Master of Arts in Restorative Justice Requirements
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The Master of Arts in Restorative Justice (MARJ) is awarded upon successful completion of 45 SH. This includes a 15 credit required core, 9 credits of required restorative justice courses, cross-disciplinary elective courses, and the practicum. Students work with an academic advisor to establish a course of study that will meet that student’s vocational goals. When pursued full-time, the program can be completed in two years; limited-residency students normally finish in three to five years. Normally all students are required to spend at least one spring semester (January-May) on campustake 5-6 credits of their MACT residentially, on EMU's campus, with one of those courses being PAX 635.
To graduate, the student must meet all course and practicum requirements, earn a minimum GPA of 3.00, master the program assessment criteria for competency, and obtain formal approval of the faculty for graduation.
Master of Arts Core (15 SH)
- PAX 534 Foundations for Justice & Peacebuilding 1 (6 SH)PAX 634 Foundations for Justice & Peacebuilding 2 1 sequence
- PAX 533 Analysis: Understanding Conflict (3 SH)
- PAX 532 Formation for Peacebuilding Practice (3 SH)
- Foundations 2 sequence (6 SH)
- Please note that for the 2021-22 year academic year, PAX 635 plus a 3 credit hour course from the approved courses listed below will satisfy the PAX 634 Foundations 2 requirement.
- PAX 585 Global Development
- PAX 588 Nonviolent Mobilization for Social Change
- PPX 371 Peace and Security in East Asia
- PPX 401 Human Rights and Dignity
- PAX 692 Economics for Emancipation: The Past and Future of the Freedom Struggle
- PAX 568 Transformational Leadership for Social Change
- PAX 563 Forgiveness and Reconciliation PAX 640 STAR Level 2 PAX 635 Global Challenges, Local Struggles and Transnational Solidarities (3 SH)
- One elective course from an approved list of courses (3 SH)
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- PAX 571 Restorative Justice: Principles, Theories & Applications (3 SH)
- PAX 676 Restorative Justice Practices (3 SH)
- PAX 677 Restorative Justice and Whole System Approaches (3 SH)
Electives (12-15 SH)
- Additional skills courses, other PAX courses, or other courses decided with your faculty advisor based on your interests and goals. CJP’s annual Summer Peacebuilding Institute is also an excellent opportunity to pick up interesting elective courses taught by practitioner experts.
Practicum (6-9 SH)
- PAX 682 Practicum (in select cases a student can petition to complete PAX 683 Thesis in lieu of the practicum)
- CJP accepts one student petition per year to complete PAX 683 Thesis in lieu of PAX 682 Practicum
Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership Requirements
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