Certificate in Peace, Conflict & Security

The University of Colorado Boulder, founded in 1876 and set against the Rocky Mountains, is a major research university serving more than 37,000 students with nearly 3,000 international learners. CU Boulder is recognized for academic excellence, expansive research programs and a sustainability-driven campus culture. Students benefit from an array of undergraduate, graduate and professional offerings that encourage innovation across science, engineering, business, arts and humanities.

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The Certificate in Peace, Conflict & Security is a non-degree program for students who want to understand conflict and violence. It takes one year to complete and is taught in English at the University of Colorado Boulder. The program helps students become well-rounded scholars who can manage and transform conflict.

Students in this program analyze various forms of conflict and learn how to manage and transform it. They develop skills to become mediators and negotiators. The curriculum includes studying intra- and international conflict, and opportunities for personal and social change.

Graduates of this program can work as mediators, negotiators, conflict resolution specialists, or human rights advocates. They can work in government agencies, non-profit organizations, or private companies that focus on international relations and conflict resolution.