PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES, bachelor

The field of peace and conflict studies emphasizes the analysis and resolution of conflict. It helps students to develop complex conflict-analysis and research skills and to apply theory to solve problems.

CAREER OPTIONS

Law

Ombuds

Politics

Education

Nonprofits

Intelligence

Public policy

Counseling or therapy

International peacemaking

Organizational development

Non-governmental organizations

POSITIONS HELD BY PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES MAJORS

An assistant in the music division at United Talent Agency

Candidate for a Master of Public Affairs degree with a concentration in Urban and Regional Governance

An assistant to a rock star

Consultant at Deloitte

Community outreach coordinator at a criminal justice ministry program

Grant writer

The operator of a nonprofit

Lieutenant in the U.S. Army

Director of human resources

Intelligence analyst level II

Publicist at a major publishing company

University director of multicultural affairs and diversity and engagement associate Manager for a division at UNICEF

DePauw is a place that attracts a specific kind of person. A person with many talents and the will to lead. A person who will find success in any role or discipline they seek. We promise small classes, innovative teaching, and an emphasis on free-thinking and dialogue. It's a promise that empowers students to impact the world even before they leave campus. Thirty per cent of DePauw students engage in real-world research with faculty members, and we encourage students to take on two or more internships during their time here. DePauw ranks in the top 10 for producing business executives and Fulbright Scholars. And 94 per cent of our students have a job or plan to attend a graduate, service, or fellowship program before graduation. That's what we call Uncommon Success.

DePauw is a fully residential liberal arts college, which means conversations spillover from the seminar table to the dining hall to the student lounge. Students embark on collaborative adventures with staff and faculty, local community members and alumni, and dorm-room peers, forming lifelong connections and impactful partnerships that often extend into their careers.

DePauw prepares you for a life of meaning and means; we enable you to join legions of alumni who are leaders the world needs. Extraordinary professors will teach you in small, exciting classes, live and study with peers whose diversity enriches the community, and supporting you as you pursue your academic and experiential passions.

DePauw University develops leaders the world needs through an uncommon commitment to the liberal arts.

DePauw's diverse and inclusive learning and living experience, distinctive in its rigorous intellectual engagement and its global and experiential learning opportunities, leads to a life of meaning and means. DePauw prepares graduates who support and create positive change in their communities and the world.