The Kroc Institute offers five related yet distinct doctoral degrees. Students apply for admission to one of these five degrees. Because each has a somewhat different set of expectations for degree candidates, requirements are presented in five distinctive curricula. Applicants should examine the specific requirements for the particular degree program in which they are interested.
Ph.D. in History & Peace Studies
Ph.D. in Political Science & Peace Studies
Ph.D. in Psychology & Peace Studies
Ph.D. in Sociology & Peace Studies
Ph.D. in Theology & Peace Studies
Kroc Institute faculty offer these foundational courses for the Ph.D.:
- Peace Research: Methods and Findings
- The Global Politics of Peacebuilding
- Culture and Religion in Peacebuilding
- The Political Economy of War, Peace, and Globalization
- Conflict Transformation and Strategic Peacebuilding
- Contemporary Conflict and Peace Processes
- Proseminar I - Methods
- Proseminar II - Professionalization
In addition, these and other electives supplement the core requirements:
- Communal and Transnational Conflict Resolution
- Ethics, Law, and International Conflict
- Gender and Human Development
- Gender, Conflict, and Peace Studies
- Globalization and Multinational Corporate Responsibility
- International Political Economy
- Islam and Muslim-Christian Dialogue
- Nonviolent Social Change
- Politics of Reconciliation
- Social Movements in Global Perspective
- Theories of Civil War and Civil Conflict
- Universal Protection of Human Rights
Students also have the opportunity to take a wide range of courses from departmental faculty. For information on departmental offerings, see the websites of Notre Dame’s departments of history, political science, psychology, sociology, or theology.
Faculty advisers for doctoral research are normally selected from among Kroc faculty or Kroc faculty fellows in the collaborating department.
