Washington, D.C.

 American University (university website) (Washington D.C.)

School of  International Service (SIS)
International Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) Program 

    MA in International Peace and Conflict Resolution. (39 credit hours of which 12 credit hours are in IPCR - includes 6 credit hours in Master’s Thesis or 3 credit hours in Substantial Research Paper and 3 credit hours of an internship or cooperative education; Practice: Optional Internship.)  Note:  Students enrolled in Skills Institute come from various graduate and professional programs.

    MA in Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs. (39 credit hours: 12 credits core courses; 9 credits foundation courses; 3 credits research methods; 6 credits research and writing requirements, internship or master's thesis option; and 9 credits track requirements).

    PhD in International Relations with a Concentration in International Peace and Conflict Resolution (72 credit hours with  9 - 15 credit hours in IPCR)

George Washington University (university website) (Washington, D.C.)

Law School
Master of Laws (LL.M.) Program

    LL.M. in Litigation and Dispute Resolution (24 credit hours of study includes 3 credit hours in College of Trial Advocacy; Practice: No Practice is required although 6 credit hours are dedicated to role-playing and simulations)

Georgetown University (university website) (Washington, D.C.)

Government Department
Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution

    Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution.  The program is designed to be small in size and intensive. It is housed in the Government Department, but is offered in conjunction with many other departments and schools at Georgetown University. Core and elective courses are taught in the departments of Psychology, Theology, Philosophy, and Sociology; in the Program on Communication, Culture, and Technology; and at the Law Center, Business School, School of Foreign Service, and Public Policy Institute. The program seeks to build on and reinforce Georgetown University's traditional commitments to peace, outreach, and ethics.

The broad themes of the program trace the three basic stages of conflict processes: first, the origins of disputes, second, mediation and negotiation, and finally post-conflict peacebuilding. Students are schooled in a variety of perspectives ranging from intergroup to community to global. Such themes as the role of religion in conflict and conciliation, alternative dispute resolution, multiparty negotiations, third party intervention in civil conflicts, and emerging norms in the resolution of conflict, are also highlighted. The program prepares students for further academic study, or for careers in the rapidly growing market for specialists in the field of Conflict Resolution.