SIT Graduate Institute

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SIT Graduate Institute's goal is to prepare generations of global citizens to address the world’s most critical challenges. Building on its experiential education model - "where learning occurs at the nexus of theory and practice" - SIT Graduate Institute offers master’s degrees, certificates, and professional development programmes on its historic 250-acre campus.

Programmes

1. Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation - Students of this programme aim to develop practical skills in inter-ethnic dialogue, inter-communal relationship building, mediation, negotiation, and group facilitation in preparation for positions with governments, educational institutions, non-governmental organisations, the media, the private sector, and other professional venues. It is a partial residency programme with a practicum.
   
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2. Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation (CONTACT) - This option is designed for working professionals or others who wish to pursue a Programme in Intercultural Management (PIM) MA degree while minimising the amount of time they spend away from their homes and careers. It is also designed for current participants of the CONTACT Graduate Certificate programme who wish to apply their certificate programme credits to the PIM MA. It is a partial residency programme with a practicum.
   
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3. Post Graduate Certificate in Conflict Transformation - Conflict Transformation Across Cultures (CONTACT) - The Certificate in Conflict Transformation is a one-year, low-residency, 14-16 graduate credits and professional development programme. Through a combination of paedagogical approaches, participants develop theoretical knowledge and practical, hands-on skills needed to design and manage programmes that transform conflict and promote healing and reconciliation in individuals and communities torn by violent conflict. The 14-16 graduate credits may be applied towards a Master's Degree at the SIT Graduate Institute: Master of Art in Conflict Transformation or Master in Intercultural Services, Leadership, and Management. The programme combines distance-learning courses with limited on-site meetings to minimise time away from jobs and families while maintaining an international cohort learning community and the experiential learning paedagogy characteristic of the SIT Graduate Institute.
   
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4. Master of Arts in Social Justice in Intercultural Relations - SIT ’s Social Justice in Intercultural Relations degree intends to prepare students for careers that involve issues of social justice and equity in multicultural contexts, and to support developing the comprehensive intercultural skills and awareness needed to work for greater social justice through professional roles as facilitators, advisers, trainers, educators, curriculum developers, organisational consultants, outreach workers, organisers, managers, programme planners, and evaluators in a wide range of contexts.
   
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5. Master of Arts in Sustainable Development - Students analyse competing theories and alternative approaches to development while building competencies in areas such as programme planning, proposal writing, policy advocacy, and training. The programme emphasises the importance of civil society, which embraces a diversity of spaces, actors, and institutional forms. These include non-governmental organisations, community groups, women's organisations, social movements, coalitions, advocacy groups, charitable organisations, and faith-based organisations.
   
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