{"id":5020,"date":"2015-04-22T17:03:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T22:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=5020"},"modified":"2015-04-22T17:03:04","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T22:03:04","slug":"cmu-announces-new-graduate-studies-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2015\/cmu-announces-new-graduate-studies-program\/","title":{"rendered":"CMU announces new graduate studies program"},"content":{"rendered":"

New MA in Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development builds on institutional expertise<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

CMU is pleased to announce a new Masters of Arts in Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development, which will bridge the fields of peacebuilding-conflict resolution studies and development-transformational justice studies.<\/p>\n

\"MAPCDlogo\"CMU\u2019s new MA program builds on the institution\u2019s strong undergraduate programming in the areas of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and international development and reflects one of CMU\u2019s core values: educating for peace and justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to be offering this new MA, which is at the heart of CMU\u2019s mission and vision,\u201d says Gordon Zerbe, Vice President Academic at CMU.<\/p>\n

The MA is structured in a flexible way, granting students the ability to shape thematic tracks around their needs, goals, and areas of interest. Designed especially for practitioners and professionals who wish to be responsive to the needs of organizations and agencies, the MA retains academic rigour for those seeking traditional academic study.<\/p>\n

\u201cCMU\u2019s faculty, with strong academic and practitioner backgrounds in the areas of peacebuilding and international development, both in Canada and around the world, will provide an excellent foundation for this distinctive MA,\u201d says Zerbe.<\/p>\n

The MA will draw on resources and networks established at its two campuses and with practitioner agencies. Currently CMU offers undergraduate studies in Peace and Conflict Transformation at its Shaftesbury campus and Conflict Resolution at Menno Simons College in downtown Winnipeg. Both locations offer undergraduate studies in International Development.<\/p>\n

Initially the MA will be offered on a part-time basis, beginning with eligible courses at the 2015 Canadian School of Peacebuilding. As the program develops, students will have the option of completing full- or part-time studies. A thesis and non-thesis track will both be available.<\/p>\n

The MA in Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development provides a compliment to CMU\u2019s existing MA, which offers concentrations in Christian Ministry or Theological Studies.<\/p>\n

\u201cCMU has developed expertise in the areas of ministry and theology and peace and justice,\u201d says Zerbe. \u201cThis new MA will provide a nice complement to the other masters degree we currently offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more on the program, please visit the program’s webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About CMU
\n<\/strong>A Christian university in the Anabaptist tradition, CMU\u2019s Shaftesbury campus offers undergraduate degrees in arts, business, humanities, music, sciences, and social sciences, as well as\u00a0graduate degrees in theology,\u00a0ministry, peacebuilding and collaborative development, and an MBA. CMU has over about 900 full-time equivalent\u00a0students, including those enrolled in degree programs at the Shaftesbury and Menno Simons College campuses and in its Outtatown certificate program.<\/em><\/p>\n

For information about CMU visit www.cmu.ca<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

For additional information, please contact:
\nKevin Kilbrei, Director of Communications & Marketing
\nkkilbrei@cmu.ca; 204.487.3300 Ext. 621
\nCanadian Mennonite University
\n500 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, MB\u00a0 R3P 2N2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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