The Master of Arts in Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs offers an ethical response to contemporary global problems. This 39-credit, interdisciplinary program is offered jointly by International Peace and Conflict Resolution in the School of International Service and the Department of Philosophy and Religion in the College of Arts and Sciences. The program prepares students broadly in the practical application of ethical theory and policy analysis to difficult ethical choices in global affairs, and specifically to the dynamics of war, peace, and conflict resolution. Hallmarks of the curriculum include interdisciplinary inquiry; solid grounding in the foundational concepts and issues of both philosophical ethics and international affairs, practical applications of ethical and policy analysis to contemporary social problems in global affairs; and interactive teaching utilizing case studies, simulations, interactive exercises, and intensive class discussion.

The program builds directly on the intersection of the IPCR idea of “positive peace” and contemporary ethical theory. Students select one of six different tracks—specially selected sets of courses in a content area of specialization. These tracks are human rights and social justice, peace and conflict resolution, global environmental justice, ethics of development, international economic justice, and global governance and international organizations.

For more information about the Department of Philosophy and Religion and this interdisciplinary joint degree:
http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/cas/philorel/department.html