Program · Major

Peace and Conflict Studies, A.B.

DegreeA.B.
TypeMajor
DepartmentPeace and Conflict Studies

Learn how to resolve conflicts with care as a Peace and Conflict Studies major.

Let Peace Begin Here

Resolve conflicts with care as a Peace and Conflict Studies major at Guilford College. You’ll examine the relationship between personal and social change, structured modes of conflict resolution, and creative nonviolent activism and spiritual foundations for peaceable living.

Experiential learning is a natural component of this interdisciplinary program. Internships involve practical experience that focuses on social change, nonviolent intervention, conflict resolution or transformation, and/or building a culture of peace.

Guilford’s Conflict Resolution Center (CRRC) helps members of the Guilford College community resolve conflicts. Peace and Conflict Studies students may work in the CRRC, present programs on campus, and provide mediation for interpersonal conflict.

Graduates are currently attending or have attended prestigious programs at institutions including the University of Bradford, University of Peace in Costa Rica, University of Florida, UNC Chapel Hill School of Law, and Harvard. They have also built rewarding careers with VISTA, American Friends Service Committee, Peace Brigades International, and at domestic violence counseling centers and with mediation and conflict intervention.

Internship Ideas

Peace and Conflict Studies students have held internships at Center for North Carolinians, The Beloved Community Center and Greensboro Montessori School.

Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools

UNC Chapel Hill School of Law; Harvard University; Emory University; NOVA Southeastern Program on Conflict Analysis and Resolution; teaching; American Friends Service Committee; Peace Brigades International; U.S. Department of Justice; United Nations

College Catalog

For more information about courses within the Peace and Conflict Studies Major, visit the Academic Departments and Majors page in the College Catalog. For more information about courses within the Peace and Conflict Studies Minor, visit the Minors page in the College Catalog. In addition to the Undergraduate Catalog, information includes academic department and major information as well as academic regulations and resources; admission standards and requirements; and tuition, fees and financial aid information.

Hands-on Learning

A Peace and Conflict Studies internship involves practical experience that focuses on social change, nonviolent intervention, conflict resolution or transformation and/or building a culture of peace. Guilford students have performed internships at the following:

  • Center for North Carolinians
  • The Beloved Community Center
  • Greensboro Montessori School
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