Peace and conflict studies career outlook

What can I do with a minor in peace and conflict studies?

Students earning a minor in peace and conflict studies will be better prepared to launch careers in diplomacy and government service, non-governmental organizations, social service, law, education, business, personnel policy, counseling, the arts, scientific and health professions as well as in graduate and professional education.

Read more: Six Careers for Peace and Conflict Studies Graduates.

Transferable skills

A peace and conflict studies minor offers skills in:

• Ability to understand and resolve disputes
• Civic awareness of key controversial issues
• Critical thinking about social problems of our time
• Organizational ability on themes ranging from violence reduction and international trends to causes and consequences of war

Graduate study

This minor also provides support for graduate study in these areas and more:

• Business
• Counseling
• Education
• Law
• Public administration
• Social work
• Sociology

Notable people with a peace and conflict studies major/career

• Lillian Mellen Genser (pioneering peace educator, director of the Wayne State Center for Peace and Conflict Studies)
• Johan Vincent Galtung (Norwegian sociologist, principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies)
• Michael Murphy Andregg (retired professor, peace activist, author, documentarian)