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- Accelerated Master's (Open to all undergraduate degrees)
Work on issues of peace and conflict resolution with an undergraduate degree from the Carter School
Engage with conflict directly and gain the skills and experience to succeed in many professions.
Whether you’re pursuing a specific goal or still exploring your options, the Carter School prepares you for a meaningful career that you’re passionate about.
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"Whether it’s on a more local scale or global scale, there’s so many different directions you can take [conflict analysis and resolution] and that’s why I love it. This major allows you to dive into the conflicts you’re passionate about and study them to better shape you into your own defined conflict practitioner."
- Katherine Trejo, BA Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Carter School graduates follow many paths to success
Our graduates serve in a wide range of leadership roles in numerous organizations.
Leadership Roles
- Lead Disaster Recovery Program Manager
- Restorative Justice Specialist
- Communications Strategy Consultant
- Public Involvement Specialist
- Foreign Affairs Officer
- Innovator, Founder, and CEO
- Program Director and Lead Facilitator
- Transplant Donor Coordinator
- Human Resources Generalist
- Business Development Specialist
- Immigration Services Officer
- Community Programs Manager
- Storyteller and Web Developer
- Chief of Staff, State Congressional Office
- Research Project Manager
- Operations Manager
Organizations
- Agilex Technologies
- American Red Cross
- Americorps
- Apple
- Fairfax County Public Schools
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- The Hunger Project
- The Nature Conservancy
- NVMS Conflict Resolution Center
- Peace Corps
- Sierra Club
- UNICEF
- The United Nations World Food Programme
- U.S. Armed Forces
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Senate
“Being in a project management role, I use my degree on a daily basis. Most of my job is to facilitate conversations between teams across the company working on the same project, to implement policy changes effectively, and to holistically evaluate the team’s health from business and person-centric perspectives.”
- Caroline Chisolm, BA Conflict Analysis and Resolution ’15
Education with Impact
The Carter School offers two multidisciplinary bachelor’s degrees, an accelerated bachelor’s-to-master’s degree, and three minors.
Courses include:
- Social Dynamics of Terrorism, Security, and Justice
- Culture, Identity, and Conflict
- Negotiation
- Grants and Proposal Writing
- Human Rights and Inequality
- Justice and Reconciliation
- Mediating Conflict
- Youth and Conflict
- Dialogue and Difference
- Community Engagement and Collaborative Problem Solving
- Violence: Causes, Dynamics, & Alternatives
“I am someone who likes to dip her toes in each box. This is why [conflict analysis and resolution] was the perfect major for me! I was able to take my degree, delve into all my passions, and simultaneously forge my own path.”
- Marina Chafa, BA Conflict Analysis and Resolution ’19
Application Deadlines
The Carter School welcomes both freshman and transfer applications. Scholarships are available.
Freshmen
Fall Semester (Priority): November 1
Fall Semester (Regular) and Financial Aid: January 15
Transfer
Fall Semester (Priority) and Financial Aid: March 1
Spring Semester: October 1
An interdisciplinary education like no other!
