Trinity College Dublin TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN | AT BELFAST Conflict Resolution - Searching for Shared Solutions Reconciliation Studies - Learning to Transform Relationships Master in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation Studies
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Conflict Resolution - Searching for Shared Solutions Reconciliation Studies - Learning to Transform Relationships
Master in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation Studies
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The M.Phil. in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation
The Master in Conflict Resolution is offered within Trinity’s Belfast-based M.Phil. in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation.
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The joint course
This joint course enables study in both specialist fields within the M.Phil. in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation.
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Trinity College Dublin was founded in 1592 and is Ireland’s oldest university. It is recognised as one of the top 50 in the world.
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The Irish School of EcumenicsDublin and Belfast
The Irish School of Ecumenics (ISE) is a specialist cross-border School within Trinity College. It has sites in Dublin and Belfast.
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The Irish School of EcumenicsDialogue | Peace | Reconciliation
The ISE specialises in the study and promotion of dialogue, peace and reconciliation in Ireland and around the world.
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Teaching in Belfast
Most modules for the Master in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation Studies are taught at our site in Belfast.
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Teaching by Professional Partners
Three of the modules from the Conflict Resolution list are taught by our programme partner organisations, the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation and TIDES Training and Consultancy. This partnership allows students to work with specialists
at the forefront of conflict resolution as a professional field of work.
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Teaching at Glencree
www.glencree.ieThe Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation is a non-profit, non-governmental
organisation that is devoted to peacebuilding and reconciliation in Ireland and beyond. It is situated in the beautiful Wicklow Hills (outside Dublin) and teaches the modules in ‘Conflict Transformation’ and ‘Conflict Resolution Lessons from Comparative Peace Processes’.
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Teaching by TIDES Training
www.tidestraining.orgTIDES is a national award winning, ethically based voluntary non-profit professional
training organisation. It teaches the programme’s Conflict Resolution Skills module.TIDES works in conflict resolution in Northern Ireland and in international settingsthat have included the Balkans, Africa, Asia and North America.
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European Credit Transfer System
Trinity’s courses are organised in a modular structure in accordance with the European Credit Transfer Scheme (ECTS)
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Modular structure - 90 ECTS Students must pass the assessment requirements in 60 credits of taught
modules and a 30 credit dissertation to complete the degree.
30 ECTS of required modules• Research Skills. 10 ECTS.• Conflict Analysis and Interventions. 10 ECTS.• Dynamics of Reconciliation. 10 ECTS.
30 ECTS of optional modules• At least 10 ECTS from the Conflict Resolution options list below.• At least 10 ECTS from Reconciliation Studies options list below. • The other 10 ECTS may be from either list or from another ISE
programme, subject to permission from the programme convener.
30 ECTS Dissertation
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Required modules for joint course
Research Skills10 ECTS
Conflict Analysis and Interventions
10 ECTS
Dynamics of Reconciliation10 ECTS
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Optional modules from Conflict Resolution list
Conflict Resolution Skills
10 ECTS
Conflict Transformation
10 ECTS
Conflict Resolution from Comparative Peace Processes
10 ECTS
Social Research for Transformation
10 ECTS
Guided Research Project5 ECTS
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Reconciliation in Northern Ireland
10 ECTS
Theology of Reconciliation
10 ECTS
Community Learning10 ECTS
Post-Conflict Justice and Truth
Commissions10 ECTS
South Africa: Ethics of Truth and
Reconciliation5 ECTS
Optional modules fromReconciliation Studies list
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Required module –Research Skills
Generic research skills required for graduate work and dissertation writing. 10 ECTS.
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Required module –Conflict Analysis and Interventions
Theories for understanding conflict, and models of intervention, conflict management, conflict resolution and conflict
transformation. 10 ECTS.
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Required module –Dynamics of Reconciliation
Overview of the key concepts and ethical issues in social reconciliation after political conflict. 10 ECTS.
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Optional module -Conflict Resolution Skills
Practical skills and techniques for handling group conflicts and developing interventions. 10 ECTS. Taught by TIDES.
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Optional module –Conflict Transformation
Lessons from the Irish experience of conflict transformation, focusing on work in small group situations. 10 ECTS.
Taught by Glencree.
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Optional module - Conflict Resolution Lessons from Comparative Peace Processes
Lessons in conflict resolution from around the world. 10 ECTS.Taught by Glencree.
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Optional module –Social Research for Transformation
Research methodology training for qualitative social research on conflict and post-conflict issues. 10 ECTS.
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Optional module –Guided Research Project
Research project paper on an agreed topic of student interest written under guided supervision. 5 ECTS.
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Optional module –Reconciliation in Northern Ireland
The complexities of political identity, national allegiance and religious loyalty in ‘post-conflict’ Northern Ireland. 10 ECTS.
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Optional module –Theology of Reconciliation
Christian theologies of reconciliation and their relevance for addressing violence and conflict. 10 ECTS.
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Optional module –Community in Learning and
Reflective Practice in Northern Ireland
A placement or internship with a community-based organisation in Northern Ireland. 10 ECTS.
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Optional module - South Africa Ethics of Truth and Reconciliation
The ethical challenges faced by the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 5 ECTS.
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Optional module –Post-Conflict Justice and Truth Commissions
The challenges of truth-recovery and post-conflict justice in Latin America and other societies. 10 ECTS.
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Dissertation
Research dissertation on an agreed topic of personal interest.15,000-20,000 words. 30 ECTS.
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Career Development
The course equips graduates for work with local and international organisations, and provides transferable skills for a wide variety of careers, including mediation, diplomacy, policy, advocacy, journalism, teaching and Ph.D. research.
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Application and enrolmentwww.pac.ie/tcd
Application and enrolment for this new course is through the M.Phil. programme in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, course code TRT94 (full time) or TRT95 (part time). Applications for this course should be made online through www.pac.ie/tcd
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Further informationwww.tcd.ie/ise/resolution
We welcome enquiries about any aspect of the course. Please visit our website or contact us at:
Trinity College Dublin | at BelfastIrish School of Ecumenics, 683 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 4EG, Northern IrelandEmail: [email protected]. +44 (0)28 9077 0087
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Last revision 31 March 2010.