This course will have three distinct parts: Orientation, Introduction to Peacebuilding, and Capstone Preparation, all designed to set students up for success in their year at Hartford Seminary. The Orientation will serve to introduce students to each other, and prepare them for a year of study with Hartford Seminary. Introduction to Peacebuilding will familiarize students with a collective peacebuilding vocabulary they will use throughout the year. Additionally, this short course will introduce international students to the participatory nature of higher education in the United States. Capstone Preparation will be done in two parts. In August, students will learn about capstone requirements. During the week after graduation they will work with their capstone advisors to advance their capstone plans.

Students are expect to have read The Moral Imagination by John Paul Lederach prior to the start of class.

Course fulfills the following curricular requirements:
MAP – Core course