The Post-Graduate Diploma course is a nine-month programme designed for those who seek a deeper knowledge of Islam and interfaith relations. This programme is open to students from all religious and ideological backgrounds and has the objective of preparing them for interaction within a multi-faith society. Students are not assumed to have any significant previous background in Islam. This programme of study can also serve as a preparation for students who wish to enrol in the Master of Theology - Islam degree - under the Senate of Serampore. It also prepares pastors to engage meaningfully in the pastoral life of the church in the context of the pluralistic Indian society.

POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION, PEACE-BUILDING AND INTERFAITH RELATIONS

We seek to help men and women, especially from areas troubled by violent societal conflict, to gain in-depth experience in and understanding of peace-building to enable them to make significant contributions towards peace in their own regions and contexts.

Programme Objectives

In the course of the six-month programme, we seek to help participants to

Gain the ability to

• Analyse situations of conflict and movements toward peace
  
• Offer their own conflict-resolution workshops using participatory methods
  
• Analyze and setup useful interventions/strategies for positive change in conflict settings
  
• Document clearly workshops and peace-based initiatives
  
• Work across communities and cultures

Understand

• How religion can be a source of both conflict and peace
  
• How religious and cultural resources can be used in peace-building

Become familiar with

• Existing conflict-resolution networks and their activities
  
• Existing literature and sources of information in the peace-making field