RJE Graduate Certificate
About
This graduate certificate is awarded through the master of arts in education program as internal recognition for having obtained a focused area of coursework in restorative justice in education. Practitioners may complete 15 semester hours of course work for the certificate only, or as part of their MA in Education degree.
Degree Requirements
To qualify for the graduate certificate in restorative justice in education, candidates must complete twelve required semester hours (SH) and three elective semester hours from the following courses.
Required (12 SH)
- EDCC 521 Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation (3 SH)
- EDRJ 551 Foundations of Restorative Justice in Education (3)
- EDI 621 Restorative Discipline: Accountability and Restoration in Schools (3)
- EDRJ 601 Facilitating Circle Processes (3)
Elective (3 SH)
Three hours of elective courses are to be taken from the following CJP (PAX) or Education (ED) courses.
- EDCC 501 Creating Cultures of Change (3)
- EDCC 531 Social and Ethical Issues in Education (3)
- EDCI 511 Teaming and Collaboration (3)
- EDCI 541 Supporting Positive Classroom Behaviors (3)
- EDDA 501 At-Risk Issues in School and Community (3)
- EDDA 511 Teaching Diverse Learners (3)
- EDDA 631 Research in Risk and Resiliency (3)
- EDI 611 The Bullying Phenomenon in Schools (3)
- PAX 532 Formation for Peacebuilding Practice (3) (SPI Only)
- PAX 533 Analysis: Understanding Conflict (3)
- PAX 540 STAR: Strategies for Trauma Awareness & Resilience (3)
- PAX 565 Leadership for Healthy Organizations (3)
- PAX 571 Restorative Justice (3)
- PAX 615 Leading Organizational Change (3) (has pre- reqs)
- PAX 654 Conflict Coaching (3)
- PAX 676 Restorative Justice Practices (3)
- PAX 677 Restorative Justice & Whole Systems Approaches (3) (has pre-reqs)
- PAX 688 Developing Restorative Organizations (3)