Conflict, Peace, & Transition Courses

This program has a set curriculum taught in a modular format with four intensive content courses, with the option of taking an internship seminar and 4-credit internship placement of 200 hours minimum.

  • Please review your courses with your academic or study abroad advisor to ensure they will transfer back to your home school and that you are following your home school’s policies.
Course ID Title Credits Syllabus
INS 317 Understanding the Politics of the Northern Ireland Conflict 4 PDF
INS 316 Building a Sustainable Democracy 4 PDF
POL 347 Peacebuilding, Community, and Reflective Practice 4 PDF
INS 366 Community Participation and Social Change 4 PDF

Internship Seminar and Internship Placement

Students may choose to enroll in an internship placement and seminar course in lieu of POL 347 and INS 366. In this program, students participate in lectures, discussions, field experiences, and an integrating weekly seminar. A deeper understanding and application of theory studied in class is achieved through engagement in a seven week internship placement in a setting that focuses on one or more of the key themes: Diversity and Inclusion; Equality and Social Justice; Democracy and Active Participation; Human Rights and Social Responsibility.  

Course ID Title Credits Syllabus
INS 387 Integration Seminar- Internship Theory and Practice 4 PDF
INS 399 Internship Placement 4 PDF

View the integrated program syllabus, including information regarding the internship seminar and placement, here

Grade Scale

Grades will be reported exactly as they appear on the Augsburg University transcript.