Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding (MSP)

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

The Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding responds to a global and local need for professionals with advanced training in a rapidly growing field.According to the International Commission on Education for Sustainable Development Practice (2008), there is a gap in graduate programs that train students to think and plan holistically across disciplines and fields. Our program is designed to address that gap harnessing cutting-edge ideas and tools in peacebuilding education.The School of Nursing offers an interdisciplinary professional graduate degree program leading to a Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding (MSP). The MSP is designed to prepare students for careers in peacebuilding-e.g. international development, community change, conflict resolution, resource stewardship. The MSP curriculum is designed to develop student expertise in systems thinking, social-ecological interactions, and the application of such concepts to peacebuilding and development fields. MSP students complete 30 credits of interactive coursework with practice-based learning opportunities. In the last semester, MSP students fulfill Graduate School master’s degree requirements by completing a capstone (paper, presentation, & portfolio). MSP offers a two-year or three-year program of study.

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