Peace and Conflict Studies Minor (available prior to Fall 2025)
The Peace and Conflict Studies minor is no longer accepting new students. It is being replaced by the Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Management minor.
Peace and Conflict Studies minor (available prior to Fall 2025)
Starting in Fall 2025, the School of Peace and Conflict Studies will be offering two minors: Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Management, and Environment, Peace and Justice. The minor in Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Management is a revised version of our Peace and Conflict Studies minor that we offered in previous years.
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