Graduate Certificate in Conflict Transformation Requirements

Semester Hours: 18
This 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 through the fall and spring semesters, or through a combination of summer and fall courses. Students work with an academic advisor to develop a program that meets their needs.

Required coursework (9 SH)

• Foundations 1 sequence

  • PAX 533 Analysis: Understanding Conflict (3 SH)

  • PAX 532 Formation for Peacebuilding Practice (3 SH)

• PAX 665 Designing Processes for Conflict Transformation (FA) (3 SH) OR PAX 687 The Promise of 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 (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.

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 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 is 18 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 (SPI), through the fall and spring semesters, or through part-time studies spread out over a longer period of time.

Required coursework (12 SH)

• Foundations 1 sequence

  • PAX 533 Analysis: Understanding Conflict (3 SH)

  • PAX 532 Formation for Peacebuilding Practice (3 SH)

• PAX 571 Restorative Justice: Principles, Theories & Applications (3 SH)

• PAX 676 Restorative Justice Practices OR SPI restorative justice skills course (3 SH)

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.