BA/BS in Peace & Conflict Transformation Studies is a bachelor's degree in Peace and Development Studies programme taught at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 392 per credit (CAD 223 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Peace and Development Studies
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 223 / credit
International tuition: CAD 392 / credit
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies (PACTS) examines the roots and nature of human conflict and explores ways of responding to conflict and violence that promote peace, drawing on an interdisciplinary mix of psychology, international development, and communications. Coursework addresses violence, justice, power, culture, and dispute resolution, building skills for understanding and working constructively within personal, local, and global conflict situations rather than focusing on a single theoretical tradition. The program is delivered at Canadian Mennonite University's Winnipeg, Manitoba campus and is structured around small class sizes intended to support close collaboration between students and faculty; the program page does not describe alternative delivery formats. It is aimed at students concerned about conflict and injustice in the world who want to develop practical and analytical skills for transforming conflict situations, whether in community mediation, international development, human rights work, or further graduate study in peace and conflict studies. The program's interdisciplinary structure, combining social-science analysis with a stated peace-building orientation, distinguishes it from conflict-resolution training embedded within a single discipline such as psychology or political science alone.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Peace & Conflict Transformation Studies page does not publish its own entrance criteria and instead defers to CMU's general undergraduate admission requirements. For Manitoba applicants CMU requires five full-credit 40-level courses with a minimum 70% average across English 40S (minimum 60%), Math 40S and one further Academic Courses List subject, plus two more 40S/G/U/C-level courses; other provinces apply their own equivalent five-or-six-course requirement with a grade 12 English course and an overall average of roughly 60-70% (e.g. Nova Scotia: five academic/advanced grade 12 courses at 70% overall, English 12 at 65%). Applicants whose first language is not English must present one of CMU's accepted tests: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 4.5 overall with no section below 4.0 as published by CMU, PTE Academic 58, CAEL 60, or MELAB 80%; Duolingo is not accepted and results must be under two years old.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to Canadian Mennonite University: Winter 2027 undergraduate applications are already open and Fall 2027 applications open 30 September 2026, with no fixed closing date published, though scholarship applications are due 28 February and bursary applications 20 June. International undergraduate applicants must apply by 1 May for Fall entry or 15 August for Winter entry, with tuition deposits and study-permit confirmation due afterward; international deadlines differ by graduate program, with the MBA due 15 January (Fall), the Graduate School of Theology & Ministry due 31 March (Fall) or 30 June (Winter), and the MA in Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development due 31 March (Fall). CMU does not publish a general international closing date beyond these program-specific dates, and undergraduate admission otherwise runs on a rolling basis. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
