Master's Applicants:
The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution started the first MS program in conflict analysis and resolution in the world. Today it is able to present the MS in a variety of formats to meet the needs of the evolving graduate student audience. S-CAR offers four unique master's level cohort experiences. Students have the flexibility to choose the cohort that suits their learning and/or scheduling needs and have the option of adjusting their enrollment status (part time to full time for example) during the course of their study.
Traditional MS Cohort
- 41 credits total
- part time or full-time enrollment
- Arlington day, evening and weekend classes
- 2 year+ program
- fall or spring admission cycles
Full-Time Intensive Day Cohort
- 41 credits total
- 12+ credits per term
- Arlington day classes
- 15 month program
- May start-August finish
Distance Learning Cohort
- 41 credits total
- online courses
- 2-week residency requirement in Arlington at beginning of course
- fall or spring admission cycles
Master's International Cohort (Peace Corps)
- 41 credits total + 27 months of Peace Corps service
- students can be part of any of the above cohorts’ with the exception of the full-time intensive day cohort
- students take roughly 1-1.5 years of coursework, serve 27 months in the Peace Corps and return for one term of coursework
- students must first be accepted into the MS program before starting the Peace Corps application process
- students must be accepted into both the graduate program and the Peace Corps to be part of the Masters International
Please indicate your preferred master's level cohort on the Master's Supplemental Application. Save the completed document to your computer then upload it to the on-line application in order to complete the information required for your application.