Restorative Justice in Education

Class Type:

In person, hybrid and online

Cost:

$489 per credit hour

Next Start Date:

Rolling starts, see courses page

Program Options:

MA in Education, Graduate Certificates, Professional Training

36*

Credit Hours

1-3*

Years (Avg.)

*Graduate Certificate is 15 credit hours and generally takes 1-2 years.

Making a difference in educational settings

Be empowered to transform your school into a healthy, respectful educational community equipped with restorative approaches to conflict and discipline.

EMU's restorative justice in education program offers master's degree and graduate certificate options, either fully online or in the hybrid format. These programs can be tailored for K-12 teachers, administrators or other school leaders, community leaders, and social workers or school counselors. Along with a variety of electives, these can help you learn the skills you need to:

Promote positive student behavior and increase student achievement and attendance;
Replace suspensions and expulsions with strategies that work; and
Improve relationships and school climate while increasing instructional time.

Graduate certificate in Restorative Justice in Education (15 SH)

To qualify for the graduate certificate in restorative justice in education, candidates must complete twelve required semester hours (SH) and three elective semester hours from the following courses.

Required

EDCC 521 Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation (3)
EDRJ 551 Foundations of Restorative Justice in Education (3)
EDRJ 601 Facilitating Circle Processes (3)
EDRJ 621 RJE Principles and Practices for Schools (3)

Elective (choose 1)

Three hours of elective courses are to be taken from the following CJP (PAX) or Education (ED) courses.
EDCC 501 Creating Cultures of Change (3)
EDCC 531 Social and Ethical Issues in Education (3)
EDCI 511 Teaming and Collaboration (3)
EDCI 541 Supporting Positive Classroom Behaviors (3)
EDDA 501 Fostering Resilience through School & Community Partnerships (3)
EDDA 511 Teaching Diverse Learners (3)
EDDA 631 Research in Risk and Resilience (3)
EDRJ 581 Analyzing Conflict in Educational Settings (3)
PAX 540 STAR: Strategies for Trauma Awareness & Resilience (3)
PAX 571 Restorative Justice (3)
PAX 615 Leading Organizational Change (3) (has pre-reqs)
MOL 600 Developing Healthy Organizations: Team Building & Collaboration (3)
MA in Education: Restorative Justice in Education (36 SH)

EMU offers an interdisciplinary concentration in Restorative Justice in Education (RJE) by taking courses through the education department as well as EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Practitioners focus on helping teachers, administrators, and other school personnel to develop skills in peaceable and restorative ways of teaching and leading.

Program core (15 SH)

EDCC 501 Creating Cultures of Change (3)
EDCC 521 Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation (3) +
EDCC 531 Social and Ethical Issues in Education (3)
EDCC 551 Action Research in Educational Settings (3)
EDPC 611 Action Research Project in some area of RJE (3)

Concentration area courses (12 SH)

EDRJ 551 Foundations of Restorative Justice in Education (3) +
EDRJ 581 Analyzing Conflict in Educational Settings (3)
EDRJ 601 Facilitating Circle Processes (3) +
EDRJ 621 RJE Principles and Practices for Schools (3) +

Elective* courses (9 SH)

9 Credit Hours to be selected from the following or other approved courses by adviser.

Ed (Graduate Education) courses

EDCI 511 Teaming and Collaboration (3)
EDCI 541 Supporting Positive Classroom Behaviors (SPED focus) (3)
EDDA 501 Fostering Resilience through School & Community Partnerships (3)
EDDA 511 Teaching Diverse Learners (3)
EDDA 571 Trauma, Restoration and Resilience in Educational Environments (3)
EDDA 631 Research in Risk and Resilience (3)
EDSL 581 Language and Culture (3)

Center for Justice & Peacebuilding courses

PAX 533 Analysis: Understanding Conflict (3)
PAX 540 STAR: Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (3)
PAX 571 Restorative Justice: Principles, Theories and Applications (3)
PAX 615 Leading Organizational Change (3) (has pre-reqs)

MA in Organizational Leadership courses

MOL 600 Developing Healthy Organizations: Team Building and Collaboration (3)

*Decisions are made in collaboration with your academic adviser.
+Required as part of the certificate program.

Courses are available in a variety of formats for practicing local and regional school personnel, community leaders, social workers, school counselors, international candidates, and persons serving in informal educational settings.

Learn more about the core curriculum of EMU’s master of arts in education.
Individual courses
Upcoming courses in restorative justice include:

Summer 2021
- EDCC 521 Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation (3 SH)
Fall 2021
- EDRJ 551 Foundations of Restorative Justice in Education (3 SH)