Peace and Conflict Studies - Liberal Arts Diploma

Take this program if you have a strong desire to understand human conflict and to help put an end to the world’s needless suffering through viable non-violent methods and practices.The two-year Peace and Justice Studies diploma emphasizes building cultures of peace through interdisciplinary study, conflict analysis and transformation and service learning. Students also have the opportunity to study internationally in PEAC 205: Global Perspective in Peace: An Independent Studies Course. The global landscape is changing as individuals and groups seek new ways to address conflict that adheres to principles of nonviolence and sustainability. In these exciting times, you can strive to be part of the global peace movement that looks at these events in a different light, choosing to see hope and optimism by viewing situations from the perspective of peace and justice.Emphasizing peace from the interpersonal to the international, this program combines courses in the humanities and social sciences and gives you opportunities to engage in service learning or in self-directed peace related academic research.Themes include environment, restorative justice, leadership, international development, social justice, human rights and non-violence.

Completion of an Early Childhood Care and Education Certificate from an approved BC institutionBC high school graduation or equivalentEnglish 12 or equivalent, with a minimum of 60% or better or a minimum LPI score of level 4Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who have received their primary education in a language other than English, are required to provide proof of English language proficiency in one of thefollowing ways: (a) completion of BC English 12 with a minimum final grade of C+ at an English curriculum secondary school where English is the primary language(b) completion of International Baccalaureate (IB) English Language A (Higher level) with a minimum grade of 3 or C(c) completion of the Advanced 4 and 5 (or equivalent) of the Selkirk College English Language Program with a minimum of ”C+” (60%)average in core subjects and provincial level English 51, with at least a "C+"grade(d)