Peace and Conflict Studies

The Peace and Conflict Studies program explores why conflict and violence occurs, and to understand how conflict can be transformed by "collaborative decision-making" to accomplish constructive ends. We inspire our students to understand new perspectives to approach towards interdisciplinary conflicts.

The Peace and Conflict Studies program at the University of Waterloo is flexible to meet your interests. Our courses are designed to challenge your thinking and compliment your academic goals.

Within Peace and Conflict Studies there are engaged and committed faculty members with diverse research interests and areas of expertise a long with small class sizes. We also have a number of sessional instructors who come directly from their field to teach our students.

• Peace is Everybody's Business
• Roots of Conflict, Violence, and Peace
• Conflict Resolution
• A History of Peace Movements
• Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State 
• African Music and Peace
• Promoting Peace in Perilous Times -
• Music, Peace, and Conflict 
• Advocating for Peace
• Refugees and Forced Migration 
• Peace Through Tourism
• Doing Development Issues of Justice and Peace
• Quest for Peace in Literature and Film
• Community Conflict Resolution
• Conflict Resolution in Schools
• Violence, Nonviolence, and War
• Peace-building, Human Rights and Civil Society
• Christian Approaches to Peacemaking
• Gender in War and Peace
• Negotiation Theories and Strategies
• Human Rights, Peace, and Business
• Religion and Peacebuilding
• Cultural Approaches to Conflict Resolution 
• Fair Trade 
• Restorative Justice
• War and Peace in Christian Theology 
• Trauma, Healing and Conflict Resolution 
• Ethics of Peacebuilding
• Advanced Mediation Practice
• Interships in Peace and Conflict
• Conflict Resolution Skills Workshop
• Peace and Conflict Studies 
• Directed Readings in Peace and Conflict Studies
• Senior Research Seminar 

Requirements

• Minimum B average in an undergraduate degree with a minimum of 6 units in the social sciences, including 10 specified courses from the Renison curriculum or their equivalents.
• If your first language is not English, you may need to meet ourEnglish language requirements.Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) - Test Of English as a Foreign Language min 90, IELTS Academic - International English Language Testing System  min 7.0. 
• An Admission Information Form must be filled out for this program. 

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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Scholarships

• James Downey Entrance Scholarship in Arts
• Penelope Glasser Memorial Scholarship in Arts
• Professor Ashok Kapur Scholarship
• Lithgow Memorial Entrance Scholarships in Arts
• J. Sayer Minas Entrance Scholarship