Graduate Certificate in Conflict Transformation Requirements

Semester Hours: 18
This 15-credit graduate certificate is designed for professionals who wish to develop secondary skills to further their work and organizational mission. The certificate can be completed in two semesters or two summersthrough the fall and spring semesters, or through a combination of summer , online and weekend fall courses. Students work with a faculty an academic advisor to develop a program that meets their needs.

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Required coursework : PAX 534 Foundations I (6 9 SH) OR

• Foundations 1 sequence

  • PAX 533 Analysis: Understanding Conflict (

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• • 3 SH)

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• • PAX 532 Formation for Peacebuilding Practice (3 SH)

• PAX 665 Designing Processes for Conflict Transformation (FA) (3 SH

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• ) OR PAX 687 Critical Issues in Peacebuilding (SP) (3 SH)

Electives (9 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.

Graduate Certificate in Restorative Justice Requirements

Semester Hours: 18
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. Are

Unique features of this certificate program:

• Earned through graduate courses also taken with master’s degree students at CJP

• Allows working professionals to continue working while completing their studies

• May complement an existing graduate degree or build on an undergraduate degree

• Issued by EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, a recognized leader in the field

Are you a criminal justice professional, an educator, religious leader, or a community organizer feeling burnt out and unclear about how to really help individuals and groups that have been involved in harmful encounters? This certificate may be all you need to revitalize your vision and work.

 Are Are you a restorative justice practitioner or an international transitional justice consultant? This certificate will help you reflect on your work and increase your knowledge and skills.

This Graduate Certificate graduate certificate is 18 semester hours ( SH), which consists of six 6 SH in conflict analysis and formation for peacebuilding practice, six 6 SH of restorative justice studies, and six 6 SH of electives. The certificate can be completed in a variety of ways: through courses taken during the annual Summer Peacebuilding Institute or (SPI), through the combination of one semester on campus and one summer term or fall and spring semesters, or through part-time studies spread out over a longer period of time.

Curriculum

Curriculum for 18 SH Graduate Certificate in Restorative Justice:

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Required coursework (12 SH)

• Foundations 1 sequence

  • PAX 533 Analysis: Understanding Conflict (3 SH)

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  • PAX 532 Formation for Peacebuilding Practice (3 SH)

  in SPI 

• PAX 571 Restorative Justice

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  : Principles, Theories & Applications (3 SH)

• Practice course (

  PAX 676 Restorative Justice Practices

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  OR SPI

  advanced

  restorative justice skills course

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  (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

• Online restorative justice courses (when offered)
• Justice in Transition/Building Justice (in SPI)
• Circle Processes (Fall/Spring for 1 credit; SPI for 2-3 SH)
• Organizational development courses (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)
• Building Resilience in Body, Mind & Spirit (in SPI)
• MA in Education RJ courses (especially for those wanting to work within educational settings)

What makes this program unique? Unique features of the certificate program:

• Degree is earned through graduate courses also taken by master’s degree students at CJP.
• Allows working professionals to continue working while completing their studies
• May complement an existing graduate degree, or build on an undergraduate degree.
• Graduate Certificate is issued by Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, a recognized leader in the field

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Electives (6 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.