MA Program in Peace and Conflict Management Studies

  Israel

• Other Cities in Israel: 
Haifa

Description: The Faculty of Social Sciences and the International School are co-sponsoring the MA Program in Peace and Conflict Management Studies. This innovative degree program seeks to combine an in-depth understanding of theory with applications from a regional perspective. Students will investigate ethnic, national, cultural, and religious conflicts in deeply-divided societies. They will study and evaluate different approaches to conflict management, while immersing themselves in a region that offers a great deal of relevant real-life case studies.

The program is interdisciplinary and based primarily on theoretical and practical frameworks in the fields of psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science, communications, history, law, philosophy, and education. These perspectives will enrich the students' understanding of conflicts within and among societies and nations. The curriculum also examines specific case studies of conflict and uses the Middle East and Israel as a living classroom for empirical learning.

The MA degree is awarded by the Faculty of Social Sciences.

The main objectives of the program are to:
1.Provide students with an invaluable opportunity to learn about discord around the world, and especially the specific conflicts in Israeli society and the Middle East;
2.Endow students with theoretical knowledge and practical tools to deal with ethno-national conflicts and peace-building;
3.Give students field experience to apply to their future careers.

Highlights: The University of Haifa is known for faculty expertise in the fields of coexistence, conflict-settlement and peace processes and is a center for research of these areas in Israel. Conferences on these topics, that bring together leading specialists in the field, are held frequently at the University. In addition, the University has three research centers relevant to the program: The Center for Research on Peace Education; The Jewish-Arab Center; The Center for Multiculturalism and Educational Research.

Due to its multicultural orientation and the daily coexistence between Arab and Jewish citizens on campus, the University of Haifa is an ideal location for this unique curriculum. As one of the few mixed Jewish-Arab cities in Israel, Haifa has achieved a high level of normalcy and cooperation among its diverse residents. Jews (Israeli-born and immigrants from many countries), Christian Arabs, Muslim Arabs, Druze and Baha'i, live and work together in the city and study together on campus. Each year, close to 700 international students from around the world join this academic community and add to its diversity and cultural richness.

The highlights of this program include a practicum/internship where students will be placed with a local NGO working toward Arab-Jewish and Israeli-Palestinian coexistance and peace. This excellent opportunity will foster student awareness of grassroots initiatives and give them invaluable field experience.

The program also requires that the student take two semesters of Hebrew or Arabic in order to be able to communicate with the people of the region in their own language, a crucial skill in Peace and Conflict Management Studies.   

Degree Level: Masters Degree

Minimum Education: Bachelor of Arts

Cost in US$: Please see our website for details

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Israel Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Scholarships are Available. Please see our website for details

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application