Peace and Security

Peace and Security

Peace and Security

Georgetown is an international leader in the study of peace and security issues.

The School of Foreign Service offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in international studies and is home to the Security Studies Program and the Institute for Women, Peace and Security. Georgetown College offers a master's degree in conflict resolution and recently introduced a justice and peace studies major. The university's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs explores issues of faith, justice, and peace connected with Georgetown's identity as a leading global university in the Catholic and Jesuit tradition. Georgetown’s Washington, D.C., location gives students and faculty access to U.S. government organizations, including the Departments of State and Defense and the U.S. Institute of Peace, as well as a range of other think tanks and institutes focused on security questions.

Select Centers, Institutes,
and Research Programs

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Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World AffairsGeorgetown Unit

Established in 2006, the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of religion, ethics, and public life. It conducts research, teaching, and service under the Office of the President.

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Center for Security StudiesGeorgetown Unit

Established in 2000, the Center for Security Studies is an academic research center in the School of Foreign Service that offers a master's degree program in international security.

Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security

Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and SecurityGeorgetown Unit

Established in 2011, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is an institute for research, scholarship, and outreach at the School of Foreign Service that seeks to deepen and extend the university's engagement with the critical issues of our time involving women worldwide.

Select Academic Programs

M.A. in Conflict Resolution

M.A. in Conflict Resolution

This M.A. program is sponsored by the Department of Government at Georgetown. Participants gain essential skills and multi-disciplinary knowledge to effectively analyze and intervene in the complex conflicts challenging the world.

M.A. in Security Studies Program

M.A. in Security Studies Program

The Center for Security Studies in the School of Foreign Service sponsors this master's program designed to give students a solid grounding in the history and substance of national and international security problems, and the skills to conduct original research on contemporary security issues.

Major in International Politics

Major in International Politics

The School of Foreign Service (SFS) sponsors this major for SFS undergraduate students. Participants examine how states and non-state actors cooperate and compete on political issues.

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M.A. in German and European Studies

M.A. in German and European Studies/Master of Public Policy

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M.A. in Latin American Studies

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M.S. in Foreign Service

M.S. in Foreign Service/M.A. in Global, International, and Comparative History

Major in International Politics

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Master of Professional Studies in Emergency and Disaster Management

Minor in Justice and Peace Studies

Minor in Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs

Ph.D. in Government

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U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative Student Leaders Program

Undergraduate Certificate in Asian Studies

Arab Studies Journal

Conflict Transformation Lab

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Global Public Health Seminars

Global Security Studies Review

Journal of National Security Law and Policy

Women, Peace, and Security Index

Berkley Center Graduate Fellows

Carnegie Junior Fellows Program

Education and Social Justice Summer Research Fellowship

Guantanamo Observers Program

M.S. in Foreign Service Internship Opportunity with Geneva Centre for Security Policy

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Paul F. Pelosi Scholars Initiative

Pulitzer Center International Reporting Fellowship

Qatar Post-Doctoral Fellowship - State of Qatar

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Study Abroad in Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland - Institute for Study Abroad

Study Abroad in Belfast, United Kingdom - Queen's University Belfast

Study Abroad in Canberra, Australia - Australian National University

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Study Abroad in Dakar, Senegal: Global Security and Religious Pluralism - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Kathmandu, Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Kigali, Rwanda: Post-Genocide Restoration and Peacebuilding - School for International Training

Study Abroad in London, United Kingdom - King's College London

Study Abroad in Melbourne, Australia - University of Melbourne

Study Abroad in Seoul, South Korea: Arts and Sciences - Yonsei University/Council on International Educational Exchange

Study Abroad in Serbia, Austria, and Hungary: Comparative European Perspectives on Conflict and Democracy - School for International Training

Study Abroad in Singapore - National University of Singapore

Study Abroad in St. Andrews, United Kingdom - University of St. Andrews

Study Abroad in Sydney, Australia - University of New South Wales

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Study Abroad in Tokyo, Japan - International Christian University

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Study Abroad in Tokyo, Japan - Sophia University

Study Abroad in Tokyo, Japan - Waseda University

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Summer in Bogota, Colombia: Human Rights and Conflict Resolution - Universidad de los Andes

Summer in Cape Town, South Africa: Social Transformation in South Africa

Summer Institute in National Security

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Horace Porter Travel Grant

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Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs

Center for Global Health Science and Security

Center for International and Regional Studies

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Center on National Security and the Law

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Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

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Mortara Center for International Studies

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A Child-centered Policy Workshop Amplifies the Voices of Young People with Lived Experience

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