Program Overview

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Master of Peace and Conflict Studies

The Master of Peace and Conflict Studies (MPACS) program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of peace and conflict studies.

About MPACS

The MPACS program is focused on the potential of civil society to advance peace, which includes the practical and theoretical skills that go hand-in-hand with social entrepreneurship.

Admission Requirements

No specific admission requirements are mentioned in the provided context.

Student Experiences

Students in MPACS take advantage of mentoring opportunities, internships, networking, and special events at the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (CPA).

Course Offerings

• PACS 620: Thinking and Working Politically
  • This course cultivates the knowledge, skills, and sensibility required to engage governmental policies and programs in order to bring about systemic change.

Degree Requirements

No specific degree requirements are mentioned in the provided context.

Experiential Learning

• Conflict Skills Development
• Centre for Peace Advancement
• Internship

Peace Integration Specialization

No specific details are mentioned in the provided context.

Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement

The Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement (CPA) is a hub for innovative peace work and research located on the fourth floor of Conrad Grebel University College. The Centre contains partner organizations, an incubator for young peace initiatives, graduate student space, and a gallery.

Ways Students Get Involved

Academics

The CPA Director offers a popular graduate-level course that draws on the expertise and connections of Centre participants to bridge theory and practice.

Grebel Peace Incubator

The Grebel Peace Incubator supports start-up ventures who want to transform society locally or internationally. The program offers:

• Mentoring
• Funding
• Networking
• Access to desk meeting space Some of the current initiatives in the Incubator include:
  • GeoMate
  • Lunaria Solutions
  • ESGTree

Map the System

The Centre for Peace Advancement has been coordinating the University of Waterloo's participation in Map the System, a global competition that challenges students to think differently. This is not a pitch competition, but rather a discovery process for students of any discipline who have an interest in social and environmental change.

Conrad Grebel University College

Conrad Grebel University College is situated on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples.

Grebel Programs

• Conflict Management
• Mennonite Studies
• Music
• Peace and Conflict Studies
• Theological Studies