Degree Concentration

Concentration Requirements

For all students concentrating in peace education, six units will be covered by the two required courses (ITSF 4613 & ITSF 4603).  The additional units can be tailored to each student’s particular interests in the field of peace education. M.A. students need a total of 12 units for their concentration, Ed.M. students a total of 18, and Ed.D. students a total of 27.  Below you will find a list of courses that can count towards your peace education requirement. Independent study or internships can be counted towards the peace education requirement with the approval of the advisor. For more information on the IED degree concentration in Peace Education, please contact the faculty liaison: Monisha Bajaj, Ed.D. (bajaj(at)tc.edu)

Required Courses

 Two courses are required for the concentration in Peace Education: 

• Fundamentals of Peace Education (ITSF 4613, Fall)

• Human & Social Dimensions of Peace (ITSF 4603, Spring)

Recommended Courses

 Other recommended courses for the concentration are the following: 

Fall 2006

• Educational Planning: Politics, Education & Conflict (ITSF 4094-07)

• Cross-Cultural Communication & Classroom Ecology (ITSF 4075)
• Education & the Development of Nations (ITSF 5590)

Spring 2007

• Literacy & Development (ITSF 4013)

• Strategic Planning & Organizational Change (ITSF 4096)
• Educational Planning: Gender, Education & Development (ITSF 4094-06)
• Educational Planning: Theory & Practice of Education in Emergencies (4094-08)
• Educational Planning: Human Rights in Africa (ITSF 4094-02)

For courses not listed here, documentation that the course covers peace and human rights topics must be provided in order for the course to be counted towards your concentration in peace education.  Any course in conflict resolution can count towards the concentration.